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life simulation game
Space Colony
By Firefly Studios, released 1 Jan 2003
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- real-time strategy
- science fiction video game
What it is
Space Colony is a real-time strategy and simulation game from Firefly Studios about building and managing an intergalactic colony. You design a base while balancing limited resources, hostile alien threats and the needs of a crew whose members have individual minds. Keep colonists safe and satisfied as you choose from more than 100 buildings, including defenses and facilities for their wellbeing. The Steam Edition is described as a remaster and adds the Galaxy mode “Obar” mini-campaign, Steam Workshop support, achievements, trading cards and Steam Cloud saves. It also includes a level editor. Released in 2003, Space Colony is listed for Windows and macOS, while the Steam platform listing specifies Windows. Its mix of base construction and crew needs makes colony management as central as defending the installation.
What players like, and what they don't
- More than 100 building choices
- Crew needs affect colony survival
- Steam Workshop support
- Includes a level editor
- Steam platform listing is Windows only
- Hostile alien threats require defenses
Who it suits
It suits players interested in building a colony while managing crew wellbeing and defending against alien threats. The listed tools and features include a level editor and Steam Workshop support.
Space Colony combines base construction, resource constraints and crew management. The Steam Edition adds an Obar mini-campaign, Workshop support and a level editor.
