Aven Colony game scene. A base on an alien planet, with a giant worm-like creature approaching the settlement.

An image of the game Aven Colony, showcasing a futuristic city on an alien planet, surrounded by floating creatures and a mountainous landscape.

In the city-builder Aven Colony, you can conquer a whole new planet and establish your colony. This planet is Aven Prime, located far from the Earth, at light years of our solar system. You will have to establish a lasting colony, using what Aven Prime has to offer you. The planet is composed of different biomes, deserts, jungles, or even ruthless tundra. Each environment offers its own resources, but the entire planet has a low oxygen atmosphere. As the Colony Governor you will need to support your settlers and oversee multitude of parameters. For starters, you will need to meet some basic necessities so that your settlers simply get to survive. You will need to provide an adequate supply of oxygen, water, food, and energy by building the appropriate structures. You can also improve these structures. For example, a Tier 2 farm will produce more food than a Tier 1 farm. To build new buildings, or to improve them, you will need a single resource, the nanites. You will get it by mining and transforming the ore obtained. Obviously, to accomplish these tasks, you will need your settlers. You will have to provide them with a number of things so that they are happy. Your settlers will need housing, water, and food in sufficient quantity but also work and distraction. You will, therefore, have to pay attention to the unemployment rate, but also have enough means to entertain your settlers. If citizens' morale drops below 50%, the game is over. On the contrary, if your settlers are satisfied, you can get the title of Expedition President. But in Aven Colony, the danger comes from everywhere. Aven Prime is not devoid of life. You will have to contend with climatic hazards such as electric storms or dust, lethal gas escaping from hydrothermal sources, giant worms that inhabit the earth's subsoil, deadly spores or the Creep. And if you still think that Aven Prime is a peaceful planet, wait until winter arrives. Aven Colony has a day/night alternation, but also a seasonal cycle. In winter, farms do not produce food and solar energy is lower, among other things. But do not worry. Aven Colony is not as cruel as it looks. In addition to a simple and clear interface, a two-mission tutorial will help you become familiar with most features. Aven Colony also offers two game modes. A campaign mode composed of varied missions in which you will discover the past of Aven Prime and a Sandbox mode that allows you to create customized games with several levels of difficulty. Available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, Aven Colony offers you a whole new world, it is up to you to make it your home.

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Patch Notes

3/2/18 (Aven Colony update: Ark fixes and new Battery interface)
2/21/18 (Aven Colony update: improved ice & more!)
2/16/18 (Content Drop 3 now available, including Governor Perks, 3 new Challenge maps, 3 new Sandbox maps, + more!)
12/19/17 (New update: Cinematic Camera with Hovercar Chase Cam, new Main Menu, and more!)
12/5/17 (Content drop 2: The Expedition Update is now live!)
#13 - 9/15/17 (Aven Colony post-release update #13 is now live)
#12 - 9/15/17 (Aven Colony post-launch update #12 is now live!)
#11 - 9/6/17 (Post-launch update #11 now live)
#10 - 9/1/17 (Post-launch update #10 now live -- hotfix)
8/31/17 (Introducing Hovercars, Space Elevators, Serpent isle, and more! Content Drop 1 has arrived!)
1.0.20802 - 8/17/17 (Post-Launch Update #8 now live - optimizations for large colonies (1.0.20802))
1.0.20712 - 8/11/17 (Post-Launch Update #7 now live - tweaks & optimizations (1.0.20712))
1.0.20618 - 8/8/17 (Post-Launch Updates #5 and #6 now live - tweaks and tuning changes (1.0.20618))
1.0.20472 - 8/4/17 (Aven Colony 1.0.20472 is now live, including the achievement browser, notification fixes, plasma turret fixes, & more!)
1.0.20363 - 8/2/17 (Aven Colony 1.0.20363 is now live!)
1.0.20273 - 7/29/17 (Aven Colony 1.0.20273 is now live!)
1.0.20217 - 7/27/17 (Aven Colony update notes: 1.0.20217)
0.1.19684 - 7/18/17 (New Aven Colony beta update: 0.1.19684)
0.1.19450 - 7/12/17 (New Aven Colony beta update: 0.1.19450)
0.1.18886 - 6/19/17 (Hotfix update for demo and beta users: 0.1.18886 (beta) and 0.1.18889 (demo))
0.1.18856 - 6/19/17 (New update for demo users ONLY: 0.1.18856)
0.1.18844 - 6/18/17 (New update for beta and demo users: 0.1.18844)
0.1.18785 - 6/14/17 (New update for beta users: 0.1.18785!)
0.1.18635 - 6/2/17 (New update for beta users: 0.1.18635)
5/8/17 (New update for beta and demo users!)