Aven Colony is an indie developed by Mothership Entertainment, released 25 July 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Aven Colony is
Aven Colony is an indie game developed by Mothership Entertainment and released in 2017. It was published by Team17. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and jungles light years from earth. Aven Colony puts you in charge of humanity's first extrasolar settlement, where you build and expand your small colonies into massive, sprawling cities while dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world. Build your colony's infrastructure, look after the well-being of your citizens, manage your resources, and guide your colony to prosperity against the backdrop of the harsh and often dangerous realities of the exotic world of Aven Prime.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Aven Colony holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 45% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 46 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Aven Colony launched on 25 July 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania and Splatoon 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania, Splatoon 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Aven Colony yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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