My Colony

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My Colony is a single player and multiplayer city builder game. It was developed by Ape Apps and was released on November 1, 2018. It received very positive reviews from players.

Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.

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Audience ScoreBased on 204 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

grinding7 negative mentions

Highly addictive and enjoyable colony/city-building gameplay with deep mechanics and progression, appealing to both casual and dedicated players.
Runs well on low-end hardware due to simple graphics and offers extensive content, including multiple races, unique factions, and multiplayer features.
Strong community support with active developer updates, helpful online chat, and a passionate single developer behind the game.

The game suffers from bugs, glitches, and performance issues including lag, freezing, and resource collection problems that affect playability.
The user interface and controls are clunky and unintuitive, lacking proper tutorials or clear in-game guidance for new players.
Gameplay can become grindy and slow in the late game, with some resource and economy balancing issues making progression frustrating.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally described as simple, low-quality, or even reminiscent of MS Paint, but this simplicity allows the game to run on most computers without issue. Despite the unpolished visuals and occasional graphical glitches, users agree that the charming art style and engaging gameplay more than compensate for the lack of graphical sophistication. Overall, graphics are considered a minor aspect since the game's depth and fun factor keep players hooked for hours.
- “A good game with adorable art style.”
- “Don't be fooled by the simple graphics as there is a fair amount of depth to the gameplay that will keep you busy for hours.”
- “Low graphics = runs on any computers.”
- “If only this game's graphic engine was more presentable; however, I am giving this game 5 stars.”
- “Often times I'd click on a building in the build menu and the graphics for all the buildings would disappear. Click again, they'd reappear, then sometime later disappear and so forth.”
- “On the first glance, it seems tiny and the graphics look like they were drawn with MS Paint.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a solid foundation with engaging economy and trading mechanics, providing hours of entertaining and mentally stimulating city-building. Despite some visual glitches, bugs, and a simple interface, the mechanics and progression keep players hooked for long sessions. Each race brings unique gameplay elements, adding variety and depth to the experience.
- “Awesome mechanics and progression.”
- “Each race is rather unique in how their gameplay, buildings, and research is.”
- “Ok so it's not the best looking, it's a little clunky, but it's got some very cool economy mechanics. The trading is awesome, there's lots to do, and I've been playing it casually for a year with lots of hours.”
- “The mechanical execution could be much improved - the game has a few visual/engine glitches and unresolved bugs.”
- “The gameplay has a solid foundation, but what it needs is a better interface.”
- “You will get a great colony-city-building game once you get used to the game mechanics.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and slow, especially in late-game or when managing large quantities, leading to repetitive tasks and AFK farming. However, many players appreciate the balance it strikes, allowing for city progression and background play, with its simplicity contributing to a retro, accessible feel despite occasional monotony.
- “When playing single-player mode, the game leads to extreme grinding and AFK farming in late-game stages.”
- “I only had a medium star gate, so I had to farm resources in batches of 100, which was very tedious since I needed around 10,000.”
- “The game gets very grindy after a while, making progress feel slow and repetitive.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits several stability issues, including visual and engine glitches, unresolved bugs, and poor memory management that can cause crashes or system freezes. Despite these technical problems, the gameplay remains enjoyable but could benefit from improved mechanical execution and optimization.
- “The mechanical execution could be much improved - the game has a few visual/engine glitches and unresolved bugs.”
- “Yeah, it's pretty rough in presentation, and it's got some bugs (not glitches though, as far as I can tell).”
- “I like the game, but what makes me sad is that it has bad memory management; it's using all my memory and at one time it just freezes my computer entirely.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant performance issues, especially after some time playing or when multiple units are active, leading to severe frame rate drops and audio glitches. This hampers gameplay despite the game's overall enjoyment, and users hope for optimization improvements in future updates.
- “The game was good for about 1 hour, then after I got a few rovers moving around, I couldn't even play the game. The audio was skipping and it was playing at like 5 fps. Half the time, the rovers didn't even move; they just sat there after telling them to move. I would like to give the game a higher rating because it is a good and fun game, but the performance issues are the problem. I hope to see these problems fixed in the future.”
- “Perhaps performance is a concern, which can be valid depending on the playing computer.”
- “If only the performance never decreased, I would give 10 stars.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is generally enjoyable, with certain game modes and alternate creatures providing particularly fun and sometimes hilarious moments.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users emphasize that atmosphere is a crucial element, highlighting its significant impact on the overall experience.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music features a nostalgic 90's synthesizer soundtrack that provides a relaxing and enjoyable backdrop as players manage the game.
- “You place buildings and keep an eye on your resources while the AI mostly manages things by itself, allowing you to sit back and enjoy the 90's synthesizer soundtrack.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a fair monetization approach with no cash shop or microtransactions, and it avoids lengthy wait times for building units or structures.
- “No cash shop or microtransactions, and there are no hour-long waits to build things or units.”