The Game Census
The Colonists cover art

The Colonists

Codebyfire · Mode 7 · 2018-10-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 04, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 24, 2018 (Mac), Oct 24, 2018 (Linux), May 04, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 04, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

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.

34
playing now
86%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

You take control of a team of self-replicating robots built to simulate human civilisation. After escaping Earth, The Colonists are now free to roam the galaxy in search of a new home and construct their dream settlement.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 23% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 31k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,240 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$23.99
GOG$24.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.49 at Steam (2025-09-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 5 of 14 observed days · $15.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

69172026-08-11 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 47 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 69 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 46 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 46 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 30 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 34 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 41 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 20 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 27 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 17 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 31 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 34 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 44 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$8.492018-10-242026-08-302018-10-24 — best price $22.492018-11-05 — best price $19.992019-01-22 — best price $18.742019-05-06 — best price $24.992019-05-30 — best price $19.992019-08-17 — best price $24.992019-12-03 — best price $17.492020-01-10 — best price $17.492020-01-22 — best price $17.492020-03-02 — best price $17.492020-04-15 — best price $17.492020-05-23 — best price $24.992020-07-15 — best price $24.992020-09-16 — best price $17.492020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-02-11 — best price $17.492021-03-20 — best price $24.992021-04-23 — best price $17.492021-06-24 — best price $16.242021-11-24 — best price $17.492022-01-28 — best price $17.492022-05-24 — best price $24.992022-07-29 — best price $17.492022-10-03 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $17.492023-02-24 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992024-01-15 — best price $16.242024-03-25 — best price $16.242024-06-27 — best price $12.492024-11-18 — best price $24.992025-01-13 — best price $11.242025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $8.492026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-08-27 — best price $23.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
69.1%
earned "First Energy L1"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,2780%27
Xbox One (Xbox)735%20
PS4 (PlayStation)4810%21
PS4 (PlayStation)297%21
PS4 (PlayStation)215%21
Switch (Nintendo)70%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DPvPCuteRobotsEconomySandboxBuildingRelaxingStrategySurvival

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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