Solar Settlers
Released Jul 2017
Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home.
95% positive · 312 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Solar Settlers launched on July 21, 2017 and received a steady stream of meaningful updates in its first two years. The developer shipped four named content patches post-launch: Patch 1.04 "The Therlunai" (September 25, 2017), Patch 1.05 "The Void" (December 4, 2017), Patch 1.06 "Expert Exploration" (August 30, 2018), and Patch 1.07 "Secrets of the Galaxy" (August 27, 2019). Each of these brought new races, cards, modes, or substantial content additions. The August 2019 patch was described by the developer as "probably the biggest update I've ever done to any BrainGoodGame," and appears to mark the end of that content development cycle. Since then, activity has dropped to maintenance-level work: a Windows bug-fix patch in February 2022, a macOS compatibility update in April 2023, a minor click-delay option added in December 2025, and a small visual bugfix in April 2026. None of these post-2019 updates introduced new content — they are purely technical upkeep. The developer has made no announcements of planned expansions, new content, or future development beyond keeping the game running. There are no unreleased DLC listings and no roadmap. The game appears to have reached its content-complete state with the August 2019 patch, with the developer continuing to keep it functional on modern platforms.
Evidence
Patch 1.07 'Secrets of the Galaxy' launched — developer described it as the biggest update ever made to any BrainGoodGame, featuring flavor text for every card, bug fixes, and card balance updates. This is the last major content release.
Patch 1.06 'Expert Exploration' added a new Expert Mode, new goal cards, a new base card, and quality-of-life improvements.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
BrainGoodGames
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home. You are the caretaker of one such ship, and must carefully manage the planets you find, technology cards you posses and fellow colonists as they gradually awaken from a long cryo-sleep in order to scratch out a new cradle for humanity.
Features:
The game combines and remixes many elements of euro-style designer board games like Race for the Galaxy, Imperial Settlers, Impulse, Keyflower and many more to create a thoughtful, interesting and deep experience. A large collection of homeworlds, technology cards and deep space cards together with BrainGoodGames' staple single-player ladder and random map generation ensure that Solar Settlers will stay interesting for a long time.
Solar Settlers is the 5th game from Canadian game design studio BrainGoodGames, creators of Militia, Axes and Acres, SkyBoats and Minos Strategos. BrainGoodGames is committed to making fun, engaging single-player strategy games that combine random generation with a single-player ladder so you can enjoy our games for as long as you like!
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Features:
- Unlockable cards, races, FTL-Style events and more!
- Weekly challenge mode with leaderboards.
- Ladder/ranking system + procedural generation for endless replayability.
- A satisfying strategic experience in 15 minutes or less.
The game combines and remixes many elements of euro-style designer board games like Race for the Galaxy, Imperial Settlers, Impulse, Keyflower and many more to create a thoughtful, interesting and deep experience. A large collection of homeworlds, technology cards and deep space cards together with BrainGoodGames' staple single-player ladder and random map generation ensure that Solar Settlers will stay interesting for a long time.
Solar Settlers is the 5th game from Canadian game design studio BrainGoodGames, creators of Militia, Axes and Acres, SkyBoats and Minos Strategos. BrainGoodGames is committed to making fun, engaging single-player strategy games that combine random generation with a single-player ladder so you can enjoy our games for as long as you like!
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