Aven Colony

Unashamedly appealing to tendencies of megalomania, Aven Colony sets the challenge of establishing settlements on a far-flung planet. Here, being master of it all has been brought to life with consummate skill. The task is to manage a city so that air quality, food chains, health, employment, power supply, mining facilities and accommodation are perfectly balanced. In the tradition of genre giants such as SimCity, Aven Colony succeeds in making the finicky work of urban planning extremely compelling, and seeing a city of your own design emerge and prosper proves consistently rewarding.

While developer Mothership Entertainment’s creation is elaborate in its systems, an elegant design makes it easy to grasp and to play. Variation is maintained by a well-shaped campaign mode that prompts exploring different play. It’s a little rough around the edges in presentation, but there are few surprises; and while the wider genre has been diluted to fit the conventions of free-to-play game design, Aven Colony is an example of a true city-builder done right.  

Aven Colony

Unashamedly appealing to tendencies of megalomania, Aven Colony sets the challenge of establishing settlements on a far-flung planet. Here, being master of it all has been brought to life with consummate skill. The task is to manage a city so that air quality, food chains, health, employment, power supply, mining facilities and accommodation are perfectly balanced. In the tradition of genre giants such as SimCity, Aven Colony succeeds in making the finicky work of urban planning extremely compelling, and seeing a city of your own design emerge and prosper proves consistently rewarding. While developer Mothership Entertainments creation is elaborate in its systems, an elegant design makes it easy to grasp and to play. Variation is maintained by a well-shaped campaign mode that prompts exploring different play. Its a little rough around the edges in presentation, but there are few surprises; and while the wider genre has been diluted to fit the conventions of free-to-play game design, Aven Colony is an example of a true city-builder done right.