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Aven Colony

Aven Colony

Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

Released Jul 25, 2017 Developer Mothership Entertainment LLC Publisher Team17 Digital Ltd Platforms Windows Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySimulationSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

72.1%positive2,779 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Needs more development and more building options/strategy paths. I think it could benefit from more early game resource gathering methods. Trade could also use work, but a really cool mechanic over all. It has okay graphics and fun game play. It is a "Frost Punk" like survival…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I've enjoyed this colony sim quite a bit. I wouldn't say it's a particularly innovative one – I've seen everything it does before in other games – but it's polished and looks great, and I think it's a competent entry worth some play time if you enjoy the genre. One thing I will…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“It is a fun enough game, but even after finishing the campaign it felt too easy, underwhelming and bland. It is not a colony simulator nor a city builder, it acts more like a statistics game that doesn't know what it wants to be or focus on. I would not recommend this game on…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

1,735all-time peak
0 100 200 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 132 avg · Aug 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

48achievements
14.3%median completion
1.7%rarest: Speed Runner
36.5% of players 28.8% of players 28.6% of players 27.8% of players 27.4% of players 25.1% of players 23.9% of players 23.6% of players 23.1% of players 22.3% of players 21.8% of players 20.2% of players 19.6% of players 18.8% of players 18.5% of players 17.7% of players 17.7% of players 16.6% of players 16.6% of players 16.4% of players 16.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.5% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.5% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 9.6% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 36.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
36.5%Heisenberg — Distribute a total of 500 enhancers
28.8%The Upper Grade — Complete 100 building upgrades
28.6%Chancellor! — Attain the rank of Chancellor
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Speed Runner — Complete Vanaar by the end of Sol 5 (in campaign mode at Normal difficulty or higher)
2.0%Arctic Expansion — Reach a population of 350 colonists in Azara Falls by the end of Sol 5 (in campaign mode at Normal difficulty or higher)
2.9%This is Madness! — Win a campaign mission on Insane difficulty

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$29.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US2.99 USD−90%
EU2.99 EUR−90%
UK2.49 GBP−90%
Australia4.29 AUD−90%
Canada3.79 CAD−90%
Japan298 JPY−90%
Brazil15.99 BRL−90%
China14.90 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$1.9 China Canada US Australia Brazil UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-25 08-09 08-25 09-10 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 31, 2019
Two new Team17 games to be announced next week!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32941731/a40f6b6dbf27e728a0553c14eaafad6b425d00cd.png With E3 approaching and Hell Let Loose releasing on the 6th of June, it’s fair

Feb 18, 2019
The making of Aven Colony

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28666429/4cc14d4bb73dedc4c3b3ba9f8668ea6c5dc8cb01.png Hi there! Over on Team17.com we've been celebrating our landmark 100th game rel

Aug 21, 2018
Team17 - 100th Game Celebration

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32941731/ce201387f7d4e82ee6ad0624c277acea9e6a229a.png With the release of PLANET ALPHA on 4th September 2018, Team17 will have releas

Aug 15, 2018
Team17 Steam Publisher Sale!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32941731/2f82b5ccb8f14a68367e95df92ebf3179214e993.png It’s been a busy week here at Team17 Towers! Overcooked! 2 launched last Tuesda

Jul 27, 2018
Aven Colony Turns 1 This Week!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28666429/4cc14d4bb73dedc4c3b3ba9f8668ea6c5dc8cb01.png Greetings, governors! You might've been counting down the days as well, but jus

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsColony Sim · City Builder · Strategy · Simulation · Sci-fi · Base-Building · Indie · Space · Singleplayer · Survival · Resource Management · Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian *
Achievements48
Official sitehttp://AvenColony.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 Supported Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard only. Min screen resolution 1280 x 720