The Colonists

 Switch
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Gaming Age
    Oct 21, 2021
    83
    To The Colonists’ credit, it does a fairly good job of helping you create your settlements exactly as you want them. It can be a little annoying to place a pathway just so near the end of the fishing pier or the defensive fortifications, but when you take the time to plan things out, it’s still neat to see how it all comes together.
  2. Impulsegamer
    May 25, 2021
    80
    Chill gameplay, plenty of content and a surprisingly deep management system – it’s an impressive package, it’s just a shame the latter isn’t quite as robust as it should be.
  3. God is a Geek
    May 6, 2021
    80
    Packed full of charming robots and thoughtful gameplay, The Colonists is a great city builder that controls great on console.
  5. COGconnected
    May 19, 2021
    75
    The Colonists wasn’t perfect nor was it the most user-friendly, but the city-building objective of the game was met and a thoroughly enjoyable experience was presented to all types of players, making this an easy game to boot up for anyone looking to strategize in an environment that moves at a comfortable pace.

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  1. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    7
    Strategy titles come in all sorts of varieties, and while the genre’s representation on the Switch isn’t quite as strong as I’d prefer there’sStrategy titles come in all sorts of varieties, and while the genre’s representation on the Switch isn’t quite as strong as I’d prefer there’s at least some diversity to be found. The Colonists adds a bit of more casual-friendly flavor to the mix with a blend of relatively low-stress civilization building and some cute robots who’ll be doing the grunt work. Through the main campaign and the sandbox mode you’ll get a fair amount of content, though I’ll admit that the interface is a bit much to take in at first and the organization of buildable elements isn’t perhaps as intuitive in a few cases as I’d like. Aside from that it plays pretty well, though I’d say there are some choices like forcing roads to be a certain minimum length that feel arbitrary and put in place just to be a bit of a pain. All in all though if you’re a more casual strategy fan or enjoy building things up it should be a solid choice.

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  2. Xqk559
    May 17, 2021
    9
    This would have been a 10 if it included random maps. Cute robot base builder/rts sort of game, plays really well on the switch. Lots of fun,This would have been a 10 if it included random maps. Cute robot base builder/rts sort of game, plays really well on the switch. Lots of fun, but after beating the campaign there’s not much to do on the switch version. The pc version has random maps which would add some replayability.… Full Review »
  3. MVEAlpha
    May 10, 2021
    7
    A cute and personable entry keeping the 4X genre alive, but a simplistic design and unintuitive, boring sandbox mode keep it from sating thatA cute and personable entry keeping the 4X genre alive, but a simplistic design and unintuitive, boring sandbox mode keep it from sating that itch left behind by classics. A chill atmosphere will certainly keep you entertained as cute little bots pretend at being living things, but if you're like me and like 4X experiences unbound by campaign modes, you will quickly grow bored with the lack of game customization choice. Sandbox mode basically lets you play the campaign maps without goals, and that quickly grows dull.… Full Review »