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Colonize

A no-combat colony builder about survival in the seventeenth-century New World

Rembrosoft · Published by Rembrosoft, CreativeForge Games S.A., PlayWay S.A. · Released Feb 4, 2026

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
41% of 210
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 9, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 970
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Colonize?

This single-player, top-down settlement builder has scenarios set in Roanoke, Plymouth, and Bermuda. You construct buildings, manage workers, gather materials, organize production chains, and trade goods with England while keeping settlers fed, sheltered, and supplied.

For you if...

  • +you prefer slower-paced city building with straightforward management
  • +you enjoy balancing resource production against your settlers' needs

Not for you if...

  • −you want complex simulation systems and extensive building variety

What players say

41% of 210 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed pace and simple colony management, while others criticize the limited depth and variety. One player reports settlers dying despite available food and firewood, while another reports being unable to buy or sell goods.

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Colonize system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
10
Processor
Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD RX 560
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
10
Processor
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2070 or AMD RX 5700XT
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Colonize have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Colonize run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Slovak, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Colonize use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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