New week, new free game at Epic: This time you can grab the building game Aven Colony for free and keep it forever. In it you build an aspiring colony on an alien planet.
Aven Colony will be available for free on the Epic Games Store from November 4th to 11th. If you grab the game during this period, it will be yours forever.
But games for free also cost time. That’s why we’re giving you all the information you need to make an informed decision: Is Aven Colony something for you?
That’s what Aven Colony is all about
In the expansion game Aven Colony you build – as the name suggests – a colony on a strange planet. It mixes aspects from Anno, Sim City and Banished. For example, you have to fight against the hostile environment, get farms and electricity running and provide your residents with adequate entertainment. However, their apartments should not be too far away from their workplaces, who wants to trudge for hours across the planet’s surface.
In addition to the campaign, there is also the classic endless mode, in which you have to fight challenges such as seasons, disasters and alien spurs.
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Aven Colony – test video: The most important thing is missing!
Is it worth the download?
Aven Colony is a solid and technically well implemented development game for a small team. However, you have to be prepared for the fact that you will be presented with a very shallow strategy game. There is little variety and hardly any endgame challenges.
Aven Colony only has an average rating of “mostly positive” on Steam. The free game can be worthwhile for a few relaxed hours of play. You can read more about this in our test:
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Aven Colony in the test – Anno without a soul
Are you going to get the current Epic gift? Or have you even played Aven Colony? Tell us about it in the comments!
