Aven Colony

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Mothership Entertainment LLC · Colony Sim · Jul 25, 2017

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Aven Colony?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I fondly remember a similar added challenge in the shifting seasons gameplay mechanic used by Banished.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything is connected and it ends with a (weird) surprising plot twist.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The simple, attractive graphics and easy build systems combine to weave a hypnotic little spell as you lovingly craft your little sci-fi colony from tender lander-acorn all the way to mighty, orbit-scraping oak.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This approach makes the learning curve approachable while still providing enough strategic depth to keep experienced players invested.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have no complaints about the overall sounds and the voice acting.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Reading other Steam reviews, I don't know what's going on in Windows land but over here in Linux the game is crash-free, solid as a rock!

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay74 reviews
Story60 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Difficulty48 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
30% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Performance
46% still recommend
Bugs
40% still recommend
Optimization
50% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.99$29.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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