Dark Colony
Dark Colony is a real-time strategy with heavy emphasis on the actual combat. Resource gathering, base construction and unit production have been made as simple and fast as possible, allowing the player to…
Dark Colony is an adventure developed by Alternative Reality Technologies, released 1 February 1997 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dark Colony is
Dark Colony is an adventure game developed by Alternative Reality Technologies and released in 1997. It was published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In a gloomy not-so-distant future, mankind have finally made it to Mars. The colonization of the red planet is vital for humanity's survival, as the heavily polluted Earth's resources are nearly depleted. At the same time, the Taar, a mysterious alien race that lost their homeworld many centuries ago, has decided to take Mars as their new home. As the war between the two species erupts, the player has to choose his side and lead his people to ultimate domination over the red planet. Things become even more complicated when the ruins of an extinct ancient civilization are found on Mars, revealing immensely destructive weapons that could easily turn the tide of the war in favor of the faction…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dark Colony launched on 1 February 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Dlc
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