StrategyFit check
Is Colonize worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- City-building players who prefer managing a small settlement over leading a large empire
- Strategy fans interested in resource planning without military conflict
- Players who enjoy historical-inspired settings and distinct scenario conditions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for combat, armies, or enemy encounters; the game has none
- Players seeking a large-scale empire builder rather than management of a small colony
- Players who want settings beyond the three included locations
Our take on Colonize
The premise centers on survival and trade, but the scope stays with a small colony across three locations. With no armies or warfare, the pressure comes from managing supplies, production, weather, and settlers rather than responding to military threats.
What is Colonize?
Colonize is a settlement-building game about managing a small colony in the 17th-century New World.
Players gather raw materials, turn them into goods through production chains, and manage food, shelter, workers, the economy, weather, and settlers’ needs. Trade ships exchange goods with England, bringing in resources the colony lacks. The game includes three historical-inspired locations: Roanoke, Plymouth, and Bermuda, each with different conditions, resources, and challenges. There is no combat, military, or warfare; the central challenge is keeping the colony supplied and its people alive. Difficulty settings can make colony management more relaxed or more demanding, and play is paced for slower, thoughtful city-building.
How Colonize plays
- 01Three locations
- Roanoke, Plymouth, and Bermuda have distinct resources, conditions, and challenges.
- 02Production chains
- Raw materials can be refined into goods needed to supply the settlement.
- 03Trade ships
- Ships exchange goods with England and can bring in resources the colony lacks.
- 04Difficulty settings
- Settings allow for a less demanding or more challenging colony-management experience.
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Colonize: platforms & release
Is Colonize worth it?
It is worth it if: city-building players who prefer managing a small settlement over leading a large empire. Skip it if: players looking for combat, armies, or enemy encounters; the game has none.
Where can I download Colonize?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Colonize's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Colonize on?
Windows only.
