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Space Colony: Steam Edition

2015

Should you play it?

Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats.

What works

  • Charming and quirky characters
  • Deep colony and resource management
  • Humorous narrative and voice acting
  • Campaign and sandbox modes with replayability
  • Steam workshop support for custom content

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and ui
  • Some micromanagement can be frustrating
  • Limited camera control and no rotation
  • Repetitive freeplay without objectives
  • Some bugs and control quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cultures - Northland

  • Stardeus

  • Odd Realm

  • Gnomoria

  • Sintopia

  • Space Haven

Less intimate

Games that feels like Space Colony: Steam Edition but with less focus on close relationships

  • Surviving Mars

  • From Glory To Goo

  • Going Medieval

  • Timberborn

  • The Crust

  • Oxygen

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Space Colony: Steam Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026