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Colony Attack

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81%Game Brain Score
graphics, story
grinding, stability
81% User Score Based on 3,297 reviews

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Colony Attack is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by Geek Beach and was released on February 7, 2013. It received positive reviews from players.

Develop your planet, build your fleet, explore the galaxy, destroy your enemies.

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81%
Audience ScoreBased on 3,297 reviews
graphics52 positive mentions
grinding23 negative mentions

  • Addictive and fun gameplay with strategic fleet building and resource management.
  • Well-designed space-themed game with good graphics and engaging battles.
  • Supportive community and alliances that enhance multiplayer experience.
  • Unbalanced PvP allowing high-level players to repeatedly attack and wipe out new or low-level players.
  • Long build and upgrade times, with slow resource regeneration making progression tedious.
  • Frequent bugs, crashes, and account/login issues with poor customer support.
  • graphics
    81 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    User reviews on graphics are mixed, with many praising the game’s good to excellent visuals, especially in battle sequences and overall design, while others find the graphics dated, repetitive, and in need of updates. Some appreciate the nostalgic and smooth graphical style, but a significant portion desire modern enhancements, improved models, and more dynamic effects. Overall, graphics are generally seen as adequate for gameplay, though improvements could enhance the experience.

    • “Awesome graphics and game is just mind blowing got like 100 frigates as soon as I started playing.”
    • “Excellent game play with great graphics and hours of fun.”
    • “Epic graphics, fun strategy style gameplay, easy but also somewhat challenging—one of my favorites.”
    • “The graphics are old and outdated; seriously, graphics haven't changed since 2013.”
    • “About 2 years ago I played it; the only difference I see is better mission UI but no new ships, no graphics enhancement, no new sounds... I'm quite disappointed.”
    • “I took one look at the planet and was let down by the graphics.”
  • story
    66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is minimal and mission-driven, largely consisting of repetitive tasks like attacking, defending, and resource gathering across various planets, with no significant narrative depth or character development. Many users express a strong desire for more missions, story variety, and meaningful choices that impact outcomes, as well as the addition of features like exploration, colonization, and customization. The lack of new missions after the tutorial and limited story progression leads to boredom and a sense of incompleteness for many players.

    • “Development of your planet and fleet, missions, gathering resources from debris, stars, nebulae, is entertaining and time consuming.”
    • “Once you get your planet fully built, all your researches done, and missions done the game starts to become more fun.”
    • “After you finish leveling to level four, you run out of missions and there really isn't anything specific to do besides make more ships and fight.”
    • “Only downside is that there are no missions after the tutorial.”
    • “Very flat game with no real depth to story, attacks, or even research.”
  • gameplay
    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is generally praised for its strategic elements, smooth mechanics, and engaging progression, though many find it repetitive and lacking depth over time. New players often face challenges due to imbalance and aggressive veterans, while toxic community behavior detracts from the experience. Some hope for future updates to improve fairness, add more missions, and enhance interaction features within alliances.

    • “I've raged quit this game a couple times and restarted, but I always come back because of the amazing mechanics and the ability to progress further; the longer you remain silent, the stronger you become, or you can create a guild to build a name and gain strength that way.”
    • “Epic graphics, fun strategy-style gameplay, easy but also somewhat challenging—one of my favorites.”
    • “Fun gameplay, even though it takes longer to complete projects, it's still fun and engaging as a distraction.”
    • “Zero gameplay, poor graphics and mean spirited players that just do not want new people playing this game.”
    • “Devs keep making gameplay unfair for the real players making it hard to keep up with an unlevel playing field.”
    • “No strategy, no gameplay, just slow building of a fleet until someone inevitably shows up with one that dwarfs it.”
  • grinding
    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is extensive and often tedious, requiring significant time investment to build fleets and resources, especially for new players facing more experienced or paying opponents. Progression can feel slow and repetitive, with farming dominating gameplay and combat offering limited strategic depth. While some enjoy the farming mechanics and community interactions, many find the grind discouraging without spending real money to protect or advance.

    • “For new players, you are just cannon fodder for the old timers who no-life farmed or paid for their fleet, leaving you stuck either paying to catch up or farming just to keep your small fleet alive.”
    • “Grinding to level up is super slow.”
    • “In the week I played, I spent most of my time rebuilding because players with 30,000+ ships kept farming me.”
  • stability
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is inconsistent, with many users reporting frequent freezes, crashes, and glitches that disrupt gameplay. Some players experience severe issues requiring device restarts, while others note occasional freezes linked to poor internet connection. However, a few reviews mention a largely bug-free experience with regular updates, indicating variability in stability across different devices or versions.

    • “It has no glitches or bugs as far as I can see, and it doesn't take 5 days for 'energy' to be restored like every other game.”
    • “Simple intuitive interface, dynamic graphics and community aspects, and bug free with frequent game enhancements from the programmers.”
    • “This is one of the best games for conquering the universe: no glitches, no lags. Join alliances and conquer the universe.”
    • “This app freezes so badly that I had to remove the battery from my phone to exit.”
    • “The game is great but when I go to explore or attack something it freezes, please fix this.”
    • “This games excellent but there's just one thing that gets me mad and that's when the planet screen goes dark, I exit and try to go back in but still no; along with that when I select anything else it freezes and won't load up. I have to restart my phone all the time. Please fix.”
  • music
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally appreciated for its quality but is criticized for automatically playing without user consent and lacking separate volume controls. Players express a desire for options to mute or adjust music independently from other sounds, as the current setup can be intrusive or repetitive.

    • “Great music, really enhances the game experience.”
    • “Love the game, research, upgrade, build ships, explore... the only thing missing is colonizing for more planets. I would like to keep sound on but music off; need separate controls for sound and music.”
    • “An options screen for music volume and notifications for when upgrades and construction are complete would be nice.”
    • “When I try to open the game, it goes to the colony attack title screen but won't load, and the music keeps playing even after closing it and trying to reload.”
    • “Game hangs for more than 2 minutes on building the airbase, and there is music playing without any option to disable it or ask permission first.”
    • “I want to keep the game sounds on but turn the music off; the game needs separate controls for sound and music.”
  • monetization
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Monetization in this game involves optional ads that reward players, though some users report not receiving promised rewards after viewing ads. In-app purchases are required to progress at times, but account and refund issues have been raised by players. Additionally, some players feel the game could benefit from more promotional advertisements.

    • “In-game purchases are required if you want to get to the point where you can progress.”
    • “I have requested my password to be reset, but when I enter my username and password, it says incorrect password. When I try to reset it, there is no email linked to the username. If you can't fix this, I want my money back, as I have a receipt from Google Play showing that I paid for in-app purchases.”
    • “I am missing upwards of 30,000 nanites after watching ads, completing surveys, and similar activities that claim to give free nanites.”
  • humor
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users consistently praise the game's humor, highlighting how it keeps them laughing throughout play. The humor is well-integrated into interactions, making the game both entertaining and addictive. Overall, it is described as funny, enjoyable, and engaging.

    • “I find myself laughing the majority of the time while playing. The system is actively involved in the interactions of the game and the players.”
    • “Funny, easy to play, and good resolution.”
    • “Very nice and funny game.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users highlight the game’s strong replayability, praising its MMO-like features, ample exploration, and straightforward ways to earn rewards, making it engaging for multiple playthroughs.

    • “This is a great MMO-esque game with a lot of replay value.”
    • “Fun game with easy ways to earn nanites, good amount of exploration, and moderately high replay value.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game evokes a wide range of strong emotions, from laughter to tears, highlighting its deep and impactful emotional experience.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on devices with a stable internet connection. Users report a seamless experience without performance issues.

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28h Average play time
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Colony Attack is a strategy game.

Colony Attack is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 28 hours playing Colony Attack.

Colony Attack was released on February 7, 2013.

Colony Attack was developed by Geek Beach.

Colony Attack has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Colony Attack for its graphics but disliked it for its grinding.

Colony Attack is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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