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The Colonists

The Colonists

Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.

Released Oct 24, 2018 Developer Codebyfire Publisher Mode 7 Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux City BuilderColony SimAutomationBuildingEconomy
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.7%positive1,161 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“This was one of the first ever games I ever played on PC. I got it a month after it came out when I watched Blitz play this and to this day it is still one of my favorites. While its not the most popular game, Its consistent and ever since the addition of the random maps it…”

— a player, Steam review · 202 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“the game is great but one thing i don't like is that the economic campaign is really slow and annoying. altough it is a good game so you should buy it or keep playing it.”

— a player, Steam review · 170 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“"Why the hell are you importing from that distant island when you have the resources available right in front of the construction site?!" is what you will be yelling at the screen over and over again as you play this game. It's got a good idea, reminiscent of the original…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

20playing at last check
2824-hour peak
712all-time peak
0 250 500 2019 2021 2023 2025 364 avg · Oct 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

27achievements
2.4%median completion
0.2%rarest: Supplier Challenge - LEGENDARY
68.8% of players 48.3% of players 36.5% of players 30.8% of players 25.1% of players 15.1% of players 13.7% of players 8.3% of players 6.6% of players 4.1% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 1.2% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 68.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.8%First Energy L1 — Generate your first Energy L1!
48.3% First Energy L2 — Generate your first Energy L2!
36.5%The High Seas — Transport a resource between harbours with a boat.
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Supplier Challenge - LEGENDARY — Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 9 months
0.3%Supplier Challenge - EXPERT — Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 11 months
0.3%Supplier Challenge - CHAMPION — Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 10 months

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US24.99 USD
EU22.99 EUR
UK19.49 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada28.99 CAD
Japan2,570 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China80.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$9.3 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 03, 2026
V1.9.26 - June Frontier

Congratulations to trishen, Penkkimurheilija and Emmeraldyne for finishing top three in May's frontier! There's something a little different for June's frontier, just how well can you plan your colony

May 03, 2026
V1.9.25 - May Frontier

Congratulations to trishen, Fish and korelich for finishing top three in April's frontier! For May's frontier Golds Coins are the order of the day but there's a coal shortage... Patch Notes V1.9.25 Ma

Apr 03, 2026
V1.9.24 - April Frontier

Congratulations to trishen, Solii and Fish for finishing top three in March's frontier! For April's frontier the chocolate monument is back! Only this time your robots are twice as greedy... Patch Not

Mar 02, 2026
V1.9.23 - March Frontier

Congratulations to trishen, Penkkimurheilija and Fish for finishing top three in February's frontier! In March's frontier it's mine, mine, mine... Patch Notes V1.9.23 March Frontier

Feb 02, 2026
V1.9.22 - February Frontier

Patch Notes V1.9.22 February Frontier - Residences require milk instead of water

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsCity Builder · Colony Sim · Automation · Building · Economy · Management · Robots · Survival · Base-Building · Sandbox · PvP · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Achievements27
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://thecolonistsgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64 bit Windows Processor: Multicore with SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB DX9 (shader model 3.0) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space