AdventureFit check
Is Colony 37 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Mining-game fans who want to explore a generated underground world
- Players who enjoy collecting resources and selling them at a base
- Players who like customizing builds with instruments, trinkets, and consumables
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking exploration without hazardous survival conditions may dislike the constant radiation, darkness, and oxygen concerns.
- Players looking for a purely open-ended mining sandbox may find the story, dialogue, quests, and hidden structures too structured.
- Players who prefer short, self-contained stages may not want a progression built around descending through 10 underground biomes.
Our take on Colony 37
Its defining structure is a descent through a generated, block-based colony where destroyed blocks grant experience even when gathered resources do not return to base.
What is Colony 37?
Colony 37 is a mining game focused on exploration, collecting loot, and simplified survival mechanics.
Dig through a procedurally generated, block-based world that reaches more than 600 meters underground, with 10 biomes containing distinct threats, resources, and chest items. Radiation, darkness, and lack of oxygen create hazards during each descent. Exploration includes dialogue, small quests, rewards, and hidden structures that advance the story. Resources can be sold at the base, while destroyed blocks provide experience even when a trip ends without recovered materials. Character builds use three instruments and 10 miscellaneous items. The game includes more than 40 instruments, over 200 trinkets, and more than 20 consumables for health, oxygen, and energy emergencies.
How Colony 37 plays
- 01Generated underground world
- The block-based environment reaches more than 600 meters below the surface.
- 02Ten distinct biomes
- Each biome contains its own dangers, resources, and items found in underground chests.
- 03Flexible equipment loadout
- Characters can carry three instruments and 10 miscellaneous items at the same time.
- 04Mining-based experience
- Destroyed blocks grant experience even when collected resources are not brought back to base.
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Colony 37: platforms & release
Is Colony 37 worth it?
It is worth it if: mining-game fans who want to explore a generated underground world. Skip it if: players seeking exploration without hazardous survival conditions may dislike the constant radiation, darkness, and oxygen concerns.
Where can I download Colony 37?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Colony 37's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Colony 37 on?
Windows only.
