The Colonists console release date announcement - time for bots!
/The Colonists are coming to console May 4th!
We’re SO excited to let you all know that The Colonists will be releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox on May 4th 2021!
The Colonists is a relaxing settlement building game inspired by classics like Anno and The Settlers.
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.
Developed by Codebyfire, Mode 7, & Auroch Digital & Published by Auroch Digital.
Watch the full trailer here!
The Colonists console trailer is finally here! We can’t wait to show you what you can expect when you pick up The Colonists on the console of your choice.
You can expect some shiny new things like:
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!
What’s been going on behind the scenes?
The Colonists for console has been in development for a while now, so we thought it would be nice to catch up with the team and ask them how things have been going:
What has development been like?
Auroch’s “Port Gang” really enjoyed working on this project. Development was full of ups and downs, as it always is, but every day was fun. It was quite a challenge to bring a menu-heavy UI based game to consoles from PC, especially when the PC version was so dependent on mouse control. We had to make a lot of smart choices to not lose any of the depth of control while maintaining accessibility. The game being so cute helped a lot in this being such an enjoyable project. We all got quite attached to the various ‘bots, especially teabot!
Any fun stories or wild moments during development?
We used to play a game where we'd rename ONE of the sheep in a tester's save 'Wasteman' then the tester had to go find Wasteman. We also had this bug where the trees would catch fire and burn away to nothing but the apples would stay hanging in the air unscorched, that was funny. All fixed now of course! Lastly, we wanted to put Toby 'Teabot' Draper in the credits (one of our awesome QA testers) but he spelled it wrong so it says Toby 'Teapot' Draper and we're leaving it to teach him an important life lesson.
They try their most to deliver resources around the colony
They plant trees and help the forest grow
They find new resources and bringing them back
These absolute units easily melt and crush ores
FishingBot (coming soon)
Their patient work helps to power the colony
FarmBot (coming soon)
They grow all the crops the colony needs
MineBot (coming soon)
They gather iron, coal, salt, stone, and more
BakeryBot (coming soon)
The bread and baked goods they make supercharge the colony