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The Colonists cover art

The Colonists

Codebyfire · Mode 7 · 2018-10-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

The Colonists is an Indie Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 1242 reviews).

30
playing now
86%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.79★
PlayStation Store rating (155 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 37 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–75k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,242 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.19-20%
GOG$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 57 observed days · $16.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820182026Week of 2018-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4852026-09-15 02:00 — 18 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 29 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 35 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 20 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 41 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 38 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 24 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 37 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 47 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3640Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2018 — avg 55 · peak 146Mar 2019 — avg 23 · peak 59Jun 2019 — avg 21 · peak 56Sep 2019 — avg 24 · peak 63Dec 2019 — avg 31 · peak 76Mar 2020 — avg 33 · peak 71Jun 2020 — avg 33 · peak 118Sep 2020 — avg 29 · peak 58Dec 2020 — avg 39 · peak 83Mar 2021 — avg 35 · peak 77Jun 2021 — avg 29 · peak 64Sep 2021 — avg 28 · peak 57Dec 2021 — avg 30 · peak 63Mar 2022 — avg 22 · peak 56Jun 2022 — avg 23 · peak 54Sep 2022 — avg 18 · peak 38Dec 2022 — avg 21 · peak 52Mar 2023 — avg 18 · peak 44Jun 2023 — avg 18 · peak 44Sep 2023 — avg 17 · peak 43Dec 2023 — avg 22 · peak 47Mar 2024 — avg 25 · peak 122Jun 2024 — avg 35 · peak 71Sep 2024 — avg 29 · peak 76Dec 2024 — avg 30 · peak 71Mar 2025 — avg 29 · peak 71Jun 2025 — avg 22 · peak 54Sep 2025 — avg 19 · peak 40Dec 2025 — avg 21 · peak 42Mar 2026 — avg 22 · peak 48Jun 2026 — avg 24 · peak 50Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 69
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$11.242018-10-242026-10-142018-10-24 — best price $22.492018-11-27 — best price $24.992019-02-04 — best price $22.492019-05-24 — best price $19.992019-08-14 — best price $16.742019-12-03 — best price $17.492020-01-13 — best price $17.492020-01-24 — best price $17.492020-03-24 — best price $22.492020-05-21 — best price $24.992020-07-15 — best price $24.992020-09-19 — best price $24.992020-12-22 — best price $19.992021-03-04 — best price $24.992021-04-16 — best price $24.992021-06-24 — best price $16.242021-12-01 — best price $21.242022-02-23 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $16.242022-09-26 — best price $17.492022-12-22 — best price $17.492023-03-16 — best price $17.492023-12-06 — best price $24.992024-02-11 — best price $24.992024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-11-18 — best price $24.992025-01-16 — best price $11.242025-03-31 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-08-19 — best price $24.992026-09-01 — best price $24.992026-09-07 — best price $24.992026-09-13 — best price $24.992026-09-19 — best price $24.992026-09-25 — best price $24.992026-10-01 — best price $23.992026-10-07 — best price $24.992026-10-13 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — 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…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-03-27, latest 2025-05-05 (Steam store data)

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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