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92%8k92% positive reviews, Very Positive across 8k reviews·Colony Sim · Survival
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Explore alien planets in sci-fi survival adventure, gather resources to craft tools, overcome environmental hazards, uncover hidden secrets, and build thriving, self-sustaining colonies with advanced technology. Prepare humanity for a new future among the stars.
Distant Colony
SteamDistant Colony is a sandbox, open-world survival adventure. Take control and transform barren, hostile worlds into thriving human colonies. Play your own way — explore, survive, and build with deep crafting and full freedom.

Explore the Unknown
Explore solar systems filled with harsh environments, strange ecosystems, and buried secrets.
Utilize sophisticated exploration equipment to locate valuable minerals, hidden anomalies, and uncover remnants of past civilizations scattered across planetary surfaces.

Survive and Adapt
Survival hinges on resource management, environmental adaptation, and strategic planning. Face dynamic threats including extreme climates, radiation, storms, and equipment breakdowns. Manage your oxygen, health and protection to endure and flourish on challenging worlds.

Advanced Technology and Automation
Research and deploy advanced technologies to automate resource extraction, energy management, and life support systems. Develop powerful infrastructure networks and high-tech modules to efficiently sustain your colonies, allowing you to focus on further expansion and exploration.

The stars are calling. But survival is only the beginning.
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