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Colony Survival

2017PiplizLinux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Colony Survival is a voxel RTS developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the monsters that attack every night.

What it feels like

The gameplay takes its colony management and defense seriously without irony or levity.

Earnest40%

What it's about

Building a settlement and taming a voxel world mirrors colonial expansion themes.

Colonialism35%

How it plays

Managing colonists—farmers, miners, guards—and their needs and assignments is the core gameplay loop. Constructing and expanding a functional colony base is central to the experience. Defending against nightly monster attacks using positioned guards is a key defensive challenge.

Colony Sim90%
Base Building85%
Tower Defense75%
Resource Management65%
Real-Time Strategy65%
Deep Simulation55%
Crafting50%

How it looks and sounds

Voxel blocks define the visual identity and building system of the colony world.

Voxel80%

How it's structured

Players build and expand their colony largely in their own way, setting their own goals within the voxel world. Monsters attack in waves every night, structuring the defense phase of play. Single-player is a primary mode, though multiplayer and co-op are supported.

Sandbox85%
Wave Defense70%
Single-Player60%
Online Co-op45%
Seamless World45%
PvPvE40%
Stonehearth67% match

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Colony Sim90%Base Building88%Sandbox85%Voxel78%
Aska58% match

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Both lean into Colony Sim, Base Building, Sandbox, Resource Management.

Colony Sim90%Base Building95%Sandbox80%Resource Management85%
Dawn of Man57% match

Shares Colony Sim, Base Building, Resource Management, Sandbox.

Both lean into Colony Sim, Base Building, Single-Player, Resource Management.

Colony Sim88%Base Building75%Single-Player90%Resource Management85%

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