The Colony overview

Rusty Swain, Alwin Hill, João Covaes Dos Santos | Nov 27, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC

Simulation Strategy Colony Sim Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)455
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score32% positive

The Colony dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)455
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score32% positive
Total reviews22
Release dateNov 27, 2018
DeveloperRusty Swain, Alwin Hill, João Covaes Dos Santos
PublisherRusty Swain

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Rusty Swain, Alwin Hill, João Covaes Dos Santos Publisher: Rusty Swain

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Game overview

Overview

The Colony comes from Rusty Swain, Alwin Hill, João Covaes Dos Santos and is published by Rusty Swain. It arrived on Steam on Nov 27, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Colony's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 32% positive across 22 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Colony is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core i5-2400 or better / AMD FX-8320 or better	4 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or better / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or better	730 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Colony has sold up to 455 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Colony overview details

The Colony combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Colony is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 32% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Colony
Steam App ID	913370
Type	game
Release date	Nov 27, 2018
Developer	Rusty Swain, Alwin Hill, João Covaes Dos Santos
Publisher	Rusty Swain
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Simulation, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	7
Negative reviews	15
Total reviews	22
Positive percent	32%
Review type	Mostly Negative
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 27, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC

Overview tags

Colony Sim Strategy Simulation

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/913370
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/913370/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/913370
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Colony?

The Colony's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 18:44:05 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Colony growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Colony?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United Kingdom (28.6%), Russia (14.3%), Germany (14.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (17.4%), United States (15.1%), Canada (12.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (20.2%), United States (16.3%), Canada (12%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (15.7%), United Kingdom (14.7%), Russia (10.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Colony?

The Colony currently sits at 32% positive across 22 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 7 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Colony have?

The Colony currently has about 194 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Colony?

The Colony is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

32% positive, 7 positive, 15 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 28 November 2018

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 or better / AMD FX-8320 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or better / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 730 MB available space

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