Worth buying? What 286 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 286 Steam reviews actually say.
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
A Civ IV-engine remake of the 1994 Colonization about supply chains, trade and a war of independence. Fans say it needs the We The People mod; skip it if you hate micromanagement.
Great for
Fans of the original Colonization and economy and trade-chain lovers willing to install mods
Main risk
Vanilla feels shallow, micromanagement-heavy, with a brutal independence war versus the original
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's a bloody gamechanger. It takes the original so-so boring vanilla game and (figuratively - no Alpha Centauri/Beyond Earth stuff) launches it to the Moon.”
Steam review · 189 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Setting up supply chains and growing your population and infrastructure is a very fun gameplay loop.”
Steam review · 36.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It really does feel like you are colonising the new world, as your tiny coastal settlement gradually gains a foothold and expands inland”
Steam review · 191.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love how they remade it using the CIV 4 engine and its wonderful.”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“no two play throughs are the same. Just a solid fun game all around”
Steam review · 83.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Get the 1994 version instead. It's more fun.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Great game...until you declare independence and get steam rolled, no matter how well you prepare.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The Steam version of this game sadly omits all the custom maps as well as the scenarios.”
Steam review · 33.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Exceptionally stupid AI of the Europeans.”
Steam review · translated · 47.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Only beginning of the game is fine, then it becomes [b]absolute micro-management hell[/b], even on smallest map.”
Steam review · 102.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the UI is a pain to work with”
Steam review · 100.7 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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+ Hilarious with friends
− Clunky controls and bad camera
analyzed 3 d ago
+ First-person aiming removes hit-chance RNG
− Bugs, softlocks and crashes
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Considered the best Total War
− AI-upscaled art and cash grab remaster
analyzed 4 d ago
+ Among the best Total War games
− Remaster controversy and delisting
analyzed 4 d ago
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