SimulationFit check
Is Colonials Programme worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Colony-management fans who want machine placement and resource production
- Strategy players who prefer structured missions with varied objectives
- Creative players who want to make custom maps and missions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct combat or action may bounce off the colony-building and resource-management focus.
- Players who dislike monitoring power, maintenance resources, pollution, and supply limits may hit a wall as colonies grow.
- Players seeking only an open-ended sandbox may find the mission objectives restrictive.
- Players who want factory-design puzzles without colonists, pollution, or planetary objectives may prefer another game.
Our take on Colonials Programme
The bounce point comes when colony growth brings several constraints together. Machines need power and maintenance resources, while pollution and supply limits restrict expansion. Players who prefer unencumbered construction may stall as the settlement becomes more demanding.
What is Colonials Programme?
Colonials Programme is a colony-management game about constructing settlements and managing resources.
Players build on tile-based maps with varied terrain and layouts, using 12 machine types to extract 8 elements and produce power, water, and oxygen. Machines consume resources for maintenance and require power to operate. Pollution and machine supply limits add constraints as colonies expand. Missions set objectives such as sheltering colonists, launching rockets, or levelling planetary terrain. Campaign Mode includes over a dozen missions and follows two robots, AI and Mimi, as they travel through the galaxy. Players can upgrade both robots and create custom missions with the Map Editor.
How Colonials Programme plays
- 01Colony construction
- Tile-based missions use different terrain and layouts, making machine placement part of each settlement.
- 02Resource production
- Eight elements can be extracted and used to create power, water, and oxygen.
- 03Colony constraints
- Machines need maintenance resources and power, while pollution and supply limits affect expansion.
- 04Mission objectives
- Goals include sheltering colonists, launching rockets, and levelling planetary terrain.
- 05Campaign mode
- The campaign contains over a dozen missions featuring AI and Mimi.
- 06Map editor
- Custom maps and missions can be created for personal play or for friends.
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Colonials Programme: platforms & release
Is Colonials Programme worth it?
It is worth it if: colony-management fans who want machine placement and resource production. Skip it if: players seeking direct combat or action may bounce off the colony-building and resource-management focus.
Where can I download Colonials Programme?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Colonials Programme's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Colonials Programme on?
Windows only.
