Colonist

About Colonist

Colonist is a single player action game. It received neutral reviews from players.

Online Settlers of Catan alternative. Play live multiplayer or offline vs bots!

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Single-Player

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48%Audience ScoreBased on 995 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

stability27 negative mentions

Fun and addictive gameplay with a good mix of strategy and luck.
Faithful adaptation of the classic board game with various game modes and maps.
Regular updates and improvements, with good community engagement and a functional multiplayer experience.

Dice roll algorithm is frequently criticized as rigged, unfair, or biased, ruining game balance and player experience.
The app is buggy and unstable on many devices, with issues such as crashes, UI glitches, and connectivity problems.
Pricing for expansions and premium features is considered excessively expensive, with a subscription-only model that many find unaffordable.

stability
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The app exhibits frequent stability issues, including crashes, freezes, lag, and glitches that disrupt gameplay and frustrate users. Many report connectivity problems, unresponsive controls, and bugs that make the app unreliable and sometimes unplayable, particularly after updates. Overall, the stability is poor and significantly detracts from the user experience.
- “My connection is a bit lagging and it's ok for other games, but this app disconnects every other game and then it freezes, taking a long time to restart and reconnect, so the game is forfeited meanwhile.”
- “It always freezes or crashes, the buttons don't work most of the time, and the game itself is too buggy; you can't press the right buttons because they are too small.”
- “App has been terrible since upgrade with many freezes and lags, kicking players out of games constantly.”
monetization
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10% positive mentions, 5% neutral mentions, 85% negative mentions
The game offers a free experience with generally unobtrusive ads, but many users find the frequency and intrusiveness of ads, including unskippable full-screen ones, frustrating and disruptive. The in-app purchases and subscription are considered expensive and the paywall limits content, leading some to view the monetization as aggressive and detracting from the overall experience.
- “Good game, no ads.”
- “Free no ads”
- “Everything is great but the ads make it absolutely unbearable and frustrating.”
- “Full screen ads that cannot be closed at all by any gesture; requires closing the application to do anything.”
- “Doo doo payment scheme for a mediocre game that hides most of its content behind in-app purchases.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions
Gameplay offers a mix of enjoyable, fast-paced competitive moments and customizable options, particularly when playing with real people, but it suffers from inconsistent mechanics, poor dice randomness, and AI issues. The interface has some usability flaws, especially in portrait mode, which hampers the overall experience. While not the most refined, the gameplay is serviceable but overshadowed by better alternatives and occasional bugs.
- “The online version keeps the excitement alive with competitive gameplay and plenty of unexpected moments.”
- “You can create your own room, change a few gameplay options, invite your friends, or play with bots.”
- “This is perfect UI and has exact gameplay like the board game.”
- “Some of the worst dice mechanics and extremely unenjoyable.”
- “Poor dice mechanics, with obvious rigging.”
- “You can start with the best starting position and you will lose due to the dice mechanics.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions
The game suffers from poor optimization, causing significant performance issues such as overheating and low frame rates even on high-end devices. The UI/UX is not well adapted for mobile, with problems like limited resolution options, lack of horizontal view, and improperly displayed menus. Overall, the game is playable but urgently needs optimization improvements and bug fixes.
- “Playable, but needs lots of optimization and bug fixes”
- “Zero optimization. This game's graphics are so simple but it makes my Galaxy S23 FE hot like an oven, even if I put resolution on 1.0 or 0.5. Anything is barely visible. Plus, horizontal view is not available anymore and it's super uncomfortable. At least make a normal settings menu and give us options. For God's sake, optimize the game.”
- “Very laggy. The performance is bad, it tears through the processor. I have an S22 Ultra, the game animations run at 10 FPS and the phone gets very hot.”
- “Profile menu is not optimized properly; it doesn't display full screen and is cut in half.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions
The graphics are generally smooth and well-designed but suffer from significant optimization issues, causing overheating on devices and reduced visibility at lower resolutions. Recent updates have introduced bugs that lower graphic quality, detracting from the visual experience.
- “Game graphics are very good and smooth.”
- “This game's graphics are simple but make my Galaxy S23 FE hot like an oven, even at low resolution settings; however, the game needs better optimization and a normal settings menu with options.”
- “The prices for other modes are subscriptions, very expensive for a 2D game with ancient graphics, visuals, and sound effects.”
- “The prices for other modes is a subscription, a very expensive one for a 2D game with ancient graphics, visuals, and sound effects.”
- “Zero optimization: this game's graphics are so simple but make my Galaxy S23 FE hot like an oven. Even if I put resolution on 1.0 or 0.5, anything is barely visible. Plus, horizontal view is not available anymore and it's super uncomfortable. At least make a normal settings menu and give us an option, and for God's sake, optimize the game.”
- “Lots of bugs showing me low resolution graphics since yesterday.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding is made frustrating by non-functional rematch and return-to-lobby buttons, making repetitive gameplay tedious and time-consuming.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The story aspect is perceived as frustrating and unpredictable, with users feeling like the game's outcomes work against them, creating a sense of unfairness rather than a compelling narrative.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users appreciate the humor but find the pricing laughably high, suggesting a more reasonable one-time fee would be around five dollars.