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March 18, in the year of our Lord 2021 -- The Auroch Digital team, Code by Fire, and Mode 7 are are happy to announce that popular Steam game The Colonists will be coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch this year!

WHAT IS THE COLONISTS?
This relaxing city-building game was inspired by classics like The Settlers and Anno. The Colonists combines charming robots and automated production to make a satisfying settlement building game.

Harvest resources and set up production lines. Construct road, boat, and train transport systems. Discover new lands and battle for survival. Increase the complexity and reap huge rewards as you chase productivity zen. Includes both peaceful and military campaign modes, challenge trophies, and sandbox mode.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE CONSOLE VERSION?
We’ve worked hard to make The Colonists just as awesome on consoles as it is on PC, here's what's new:

New Controls: Re-designed controls from the ground up to feel natural and fun on consoles

Controller Optimized UI: Re-imagined user interface to be more accessible for players of all types

New Robot Hats: Some little cute touches here and there including some snazzy new robot hats (TeaBot's hat is our favourite ☕)

ABOUT THE GAME
The Colonists is a relaxing city-building game. Help these cute robots build their dream settlement. Each bot has a job to fulfil, from harvesting crops and fishing at the lake, to transporting resources and discovering distant lands. Help them work together to achieve automated harmony.

Harvest: Gather Resources like wood, iron, stone, fish, and lots more

Refine: Turn resources into useful items, like bread, bricks, and planks

Build: Create homes, farms, and factories for your bots to live in and work on

Research: Advance technologies from steam trains to space rockets

Expand: Increase the complexity and reap rewards as you chase productivity zen

Campaign: 14 missions split into separate peaceful and military branches

Sandbox Mode: Customise various game settings to play the game how you like

Challenge Trophies: Special speed-run challenges which test the most expert colony builders

No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system(s) in the US at this time. Families are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download this game. For more information click here.

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