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Aven Colony

Sci-fi colony builder balancing resources and hazards on an alien world

Mothership Entertainment LLC · Published by Team17 Digital Ltd · Released Jul 25, 2017

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 2,078
Recent reviews
Mixed
63% of 11 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
May 31, 2018
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 470
4 GB RAM · 25 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)

What is Aven Colony?

A single-player sci-fi city builder set on Aven Prime, where humanity establishes its first colony beyond Earth. You expand settlements, manage food, air, power, and colonists’ needs, and send expeditions to alien ruins while storms and winter threaten the colony.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing resources and colonists' needs
  • +you prefer a relatively relaxed colony-building campaign

Not for you if...

  • −you want extensive building choices and flexible city layouts
  • −you expect deep strategy and varied late-game decisions

What players say

71% of 2,078 reviews are positive · 63% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable colony management and campaign, but some find the strategy shallow and repetitive. Many report crashes shortly after launch on modern Windows PCs, while others say the game runs without problems.

How many players finish Aven Colony?

6.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Eden's Champion», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Aven Colony system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 470, 4 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Mouse and keyboard only. Min screen resolution 1280 x 720

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4670 or AMD A10-7850k
Graphics
GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 390X
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Mouse and keyboard only. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080. Supports 4K resolution

Does Aven Colony have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Aven Colony run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian.

Does Aven Colony 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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