AColony
Early access since Jan 2023
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.
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In early access, still in active development
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Active Development
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Evaluation
AColony is a solo-developer Early Access colony-building game that launched on January 19, 2023. The developer (ZeroTris) has maintained a consistent and active update schedule throughout Early Access, shipping seven major content releases:
1. Pets & Animal Taming Update (November 12, 2023)
2. Fire Update (June 13, 2024)
3. Two-Handed Weapons & Optimized Construction Update (August 3, 2024)
4. Community Events & Tree Planting Update (March 13, 2025)
5. Trees and Plants on Roofs Update (March 24, 2025)
6. Updated Visuals, New Event & Spring Sale (March 19, 2026)
7. Shared Coop-Mode Part 1 (July 16, 2026)
The July 16, 2026 update is the most recent major release, accompanied by quick hotfix patches on July 17 and July 19, 2026 — confirming the developer is actively monitoring and responding to issues. In the July 16 post, the developer explicitly stated that Part 2 of the shared coop mode is coming next, specifically targeting a shared science and research system. This is a concrete, named piece of content still in progress.
Between major releases, the developer has also shipped regular feature patches and bug fixes throughout the game's history. The game remains explicitly marked as Early Access, no 1.0 release date has been announced, and the developer shows no signs of wrapping up development.
Evidence
Major update v0.8.015 ships Shared Coop-Mode Part 1, adding extensive co-op sharing systems. Developer explicitly states Part 2 is coming next, focusing on a shared science and research system.
Major update with new event, visual upgrades, and post-processing improvements. Developer acknowledged a slower period due to personal circumstances but confirmed development is continuing.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
ZeroTris
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Note: 3-4 player co-op mode is still experimental.
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. The story begins with nothing more than a few colonists and limited resources in an unknown world.
With the right materials, you can build multi-story buildings, as well as a base that extends underground or into the mountains. In addition, there is a large selection of furniture, pictures and other decoration options to customize the individual rooms according to your wishes.
Research numerous technologies and use them to unlock more advanced weapons, items, machines and other construction elements. The technology tree offers over 50 individual technology fields and is divided into 4 ages - basic, modern, computer and nuclear age.
While your colony is frequently visited by wanderers, traders, and other groups, less peaceful individuals may also become aware of your community. Whether it's hostile colonists, dangerous animals, or intelligent insects, you should always have a good defense strategy in place. Nature, of course, provides a number of events that can hasten the death of your colonists.
If you play with another player, you will be placed in the same world and each player will control their own colonists. You can trade resources, treat each other's colonists medically, work together to deal with events and attacks, strengthen colonist relationships, and much more.
Each colonist is an individual person and has the following characteristics:
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. The story begins with nothing more than a few colonists and limited resources in an unknown world.
BUILD YOUR COLONY
With the right materials, you can build multi-story buildings, as well as a base that extends underground or into the mountains. In addition, there is a large selection of furniture, pictures and other decoration options to customize the individual rooms according to your wishes.
RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES
Research numerous technologies and use them to unlock more advanced weapons, items, machines and other construction elements. The technology tree offers over 50 individual technology fields and is divided into 4 ages - basic, modern, computer and nuclear age.
EVENTS
While your colony is frequently visited by wanderers, traders, and other groups, less peaceful individuals may also become aware of your community. Whether it's hostile colonists, dangerous animals, or intelligent insects, you should always have a good defense strategy in place. Nature, of course, provides a number of events that can hasten the death of your colonists.
PLAY TOGETHER
If you play with another player, you will be placed in the same world and each player will control their own colonists. You can trade resources, treat each other's colonists medically, work together to deal with events and attacks, strengthen colonist relationships, and much more.
INDIVIDUAL COLONISTS
Each colonist is an individual person and has the following characteristics:
- Expectations:
With every new member in your community, the expectations of all other members also increase. They can ask for their own room, specific furniture, special rooms and more. - Mood:
Your colonists' mood should always be positive; otherwise, dangerous situations can arise. - Injuries & Illnesses:
Stab wounds, bruises, bleeding, poisoning or diseases are just some of the things that can endanger the lives of your colonists. - Skills, Talents and Traits:
While your colonists aren't just distinguished by their skills and talents, they also possess defining traits that bring great benefits but also disadvantages.
GENERAL FEATURES
- Online co-op
- Regular visits from wanderers, traders and other groups
- Trading system for normal traders but also between different players
- Dialog menu for interacting with neutral colonists
- Quests you can get from neutral colonists (also includes online co-op quests)
- Electricity system with power generators, batteries, power consumers and switches
- Many special and unexpected events
- 4 technology ages and over 50 individual technologies
- Creative building over several floors
- Many decoration options to customize each room
- Crafting items, weapons and other components
- Animals, insects and other non-ordinary creatures
- Individual colonists with expectations, moods, skills and special traits
- Relationships between colonists (also between colonists from different players)
- Stationary weapons such as turrets or artillery pieces
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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