The Colonists Now Available on Consoles

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 05, 2021

News: You can build your own world with cute little robots as you try to establish a community.

The Colonists is now available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch from Auroch Digital. Previously only available on PC, The Colonists is a bit of a chilled out city builder that is inspired by titles like Anno and The Settlers. Because it is coming to consoles from PC, the development team made some changes to make it run great on your favorite platform. Some of the changes include:

New Controls - There are new, re-designed controls to help gameplay feel natural and fun on consoles.

Controller Optimized UI - With a re-imagined user interface to be more accessible for all players.

New Robot Hats - There are some new little cute touches here and there including some adorable new robot hats.

The Colonists is a relaxing city-building game. Help these cute robots build their dream settlement. Each bot has a job to fulfil, from harvesting crops and fishing at the lake, to transporting resources and discovering distant lands. Help them work together to achieve automated harmony.

Some of the key features include the following:

Harvest: Gather Resources like wood, iron, stone, fish, and lots more

Refine: Turn resources into useful items, like bread, bricks, and planks

Build: Create homes, farms, and factories for your bots to live in and work on

Research: Advance technologies from steam trains to space rockets

Expand: Increase the complexity and reap rewards as you chase productivity zen

Campaign: 14 missions split into separate peaceful and military branches

Sandbox Mode: Customise various game settings to play the game how you like
Challenge Trophies: Special speed-run challenges which test the most expert colony builders

What do you think about The Colonists so far? Did you play it on PC? Have you been waiting for it to arrive on console? Check out the trailer below and then tell us what you think.