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Cast Out Colony

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100% User Score Based on 82 reviews

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Cast Out Colony is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Wooshido and was released on March 3, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"Cast Out Colony" is a roguelite town-building game where you play as adorable arthropods with unique skills, fighting through hordes of enemies and building your own colony. As your colony grows, so do your character's stats in this blend of "Animal Crossing" and "Vampire Survivors." With over 50 skills to choose from and a variety of playable characters, no two runs are the same.

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Audience ScoreBased on 82 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • The gameplay is incredibly fun, combining engaging town building with chaotic arena runs, creating a highly addictive loop that encourages replayability.
  • The art style and character design are charming and well-executed, with detailed environments and a unique aesthetic that enhances the overall experience.
  • The game features a satisfying meta progression system that allows players to unlock new abilities and characters, making each run feel distinct and rewarding.
  • As an early access title, the game currently lacks variety, with many enemies appearing similar and the music becoming repetitive across different arenas.
  • Some gameplay mechanics, such as NPC pathfinding and certain bugs, can be frustrating, detracting from the overall experience.
  • The town building aspect could benefit from more options and features, as some players feel limited in customization and decoration choices.
  • gameplay
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is highly enjoyable, seamlessly blending serene town-building with chaotic arena runs, making it easy to lose track of time. While some mechanics, particularly in town-building, could use more options, the depth and variety of gameplay, including unlockable skills and engaging combat mechanics, provide a compelling experience. Overall, the game strikes a great balance between its different styles, offering fun and cute graphics that enhance the overall enjoyment.

    • “The gameplay is incredibly fun, and it's so easy to lose track of time because of how enjoyable it is.”
    • “The game strikes a really good balance between the base building and survivor-like gameplay, and each of them are incredibly in-depth, my favorite part being the unlockable skills you can find by completing certain tasks in battle.”
    • “These two different gameplay styles complement each other really nicely and can suck you in for hours at a time.”
    • “Some mechanics may still need some fleshing out, specifically the town-building being a little low on options for decorations.”
    • “Being able to take a break from the samey gameplay and do something else really makes this game shine, I think, and makes it unique in a way.”
    • “Straightforward, simple mechanics just like the original Vampsurvivors.”
  • graphics
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their detailed environments, adorable art style, and remarkable character design, which collectively enhance the overall gameplay experience. Players appreciate the vibrant visuals, including flashy skill tree abilities and engaging arenas, although some suggest that a filter could improve the graphics further. Overall, the aesthetics contribute significantly to the fun and immersive nature of the game.

    • “The character design is remarkable, and the graphics and sounds are very cool, including the arenas and abilities (you’ll definitely want to see the flashy skill tree abilities).”
    • “The graphics are simply awesome, with detailed environments that really bring the game to life.”
    • “Combat feels weighty, progression is satisfying, aesthetics are adorable; the list goes on!”
    • “I think maybe a filter might help with the graphics, although I'm not sure, but it's missing something still.”
  • music
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally described as charming, but it suffers from repetitiveness due to the lack of variety across levels, leading some players to turn it off after a while. As the game is still in early access, the same tracks are used in multiple arenas, which can become annoying during longer play sessions. Overall, while the music has potential, its current implementation detracts from the experience.

    • “As it’s still in early access, it lacks a bit in variety, as many enemies are quite similar in appearance. The music in every arena (although good) is the same, and so far, the endgame consists solely of challenging the harder difficulties, which is still fun, but feels more like a personal challenge than something that directly influences events in your colony.”
    • “I had to turn the music off because it's the same music in the levels and it got really annoying.”
    • “If I had any criticisms, my main one would be that the music for the survivor-like levels gets slightly repetitive because of how long the levels go on. I often turn off the music and put on my own, which is a shame because the music is quite charming.”
    • “If I had any criticisms, my main one would be that the music for the survivor-like levels gets slightly repetitive because of how long the levels go on. I often turn off the music and put on my own, which is a shame because the music is quite charming.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that ensures each run feels distinct, significantly enhancing its replayability. Players particularly enjoy the town-building elements, which contribute to a rewarding experience that keeps them engaged for hours. Overall, the combination of these features suggests a nearly endless potential for fun and replayability.

    • “It has a very addicting game loop, as every run still feels different enough from the last, which gives the game a lot of replayability.”
    • “Only a couple of hours in, but I love the town-building aspect of the game. It supplies me with that dopamine rush, and paired with the fun, rogue-like style, the replayability feels almost endless. I see myself having a lot of fun with this.”
  • humor
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is characterized by its quirky and unexpected moments, such as amusing interactions with NPCs that can lead to comical situations, like jumping on their heads. Players appreciate the game's lightheartedness and find it to be more than just a collection of funny bugs, highlighting its overall charm.

    • “Like when you collide with an NPC, you might end up jumping on their head, and it's just funny.”
    • “I randomly saw on Hutt's stream that he showed off this silly little game, and I was like: 'mmmmmmm funny bug game,' but it's honestly so much more than that.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers praise the character development for its remarkable design and impressive graphics, highlighting the engaging skill tree abilities that enhance the overall experience. The combination of visual and auditory elements contributes to a captivating portrayal of characters within the game.

    • “The character design is remarkable, and the graphics and sounds are very cool, including the arenas and abilities. You'll definitely want to see the flashy skill tree abilities.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is noted to be somewhat "buggy," indicating stability issues that may affect gameplay. However, players express optimism about the developers' direction and are willing to engage with the game during its early access phase to see improvements over time.

    • “The game can be a bit buggy; that joke is everywhere, but I can see where the developers want to go. I will enjoy playing this off and on through its early access and watch how it develops.”
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Cast Out Colony is a casual role playing game.

Cast Out Colony is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 10 hours playing Cast Out Colony.

Cast Out Colony was released on March 3, 2025.

Cast Out Colony was developed by Wooshido.

Cast Out Colony has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.

Cast Out Colony is a single player game.

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