Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
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95
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86.219
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Price
$2.79
Release date
9 October 2014
Steam reviews score
Total
95 (761 votes)

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
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327400
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Windows PC
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lonepin
lonepin

A classic in turn-based strategy.

alghero
alghero

The graphics cannot compare to modern games or the more colourful Civilizations.
The UI is clunky, moving units can be non intuitive, giving orders can be problematic.
The game is simple in its core.
Say what you want about this game, but is an immortal classic and as soon as I turned on I was way past midnight caught in the "just one last turn".
At the end may not compare to the new games, but does it matter if you can't stop playing it?
Thumbs up forever!

Lillegutt
Lillegutt

It's nice going down memory lane some times. Also, every time I watch F1 and Max Verstappen wins i get the urge to play whenever they play the Dutch national antheme.

markezuma
markezuma

Colonization Classic has been a favorite of mine since it first came out almost 30 years ago. I still enjoy playing it once in a while. It may be nostalgia but I feel like this is one of the very best games from the DOS era.

Raid
Raid

This game is a classic! If you like strategy and colony development games, and doesn't care about old graphics, it you will certainly like this one!

Gweentea
Gweentea

WHITE MAN CAME
ACROSS THE SEA
HE BROUGHT US PAIN
AND MISERY

Yes, Your Grace
Yes, Your Grace

Used to play this on my old i486 under DOS. Good times. Still plays great to this day thanks to the pixel graphic!

From the gameplay perspective, the game is amazing and I think it's unfair Colonization "won the race" over this masterpiece. Would love to see a proper successor/remake for this!

Burnanat0r
Burnanat0r

this is a fun game to get into. can definitely lead to getting lost in the progression but still really holds up.

Ashmantious
Ashmantious

I played this game a ton when I was in college many moons ago. It was the first "sequel" game to the Civilization franchise ans was a worthy successor. Worth your time and money if you want a 4X game with a nostalgic feel.

Anonymous
Anonymous

My favourite nation building game of all time

Captain Obvious
Captain Obvious

Excellent turn-based strategy game. It takes days to play to completion though!!!

Anonymous
Anonymous

Game is good however please be aware it will not run on a MAC over 10.15

andresantamaria89
andresantamaria89

One of the greatest games ever made!

SideWinder
SideWinder

I played this game during my holiday on my laptop. I thought it would be fun for the nostalgia, I played the original one a lot (a LOT!) during the 90's.

The DOS version is exactly as the old one as far as I can determine (I completed one game). I am surprised how much fun it still is and I am going to install it on my regular gaming pc to play it some more!

The Rabbit of Caerbannog
The Rabbit of …

Excellent rendition of the lead up to and final battles for American Independence. Graphics dated but that's part of the charm.

C10lx2
C10lx2

This is the most garbage game I've ever played i wouldn't recomend it to my worst enemy. 10/10

Jamie
Jamie

Ive played this since i was a kid, top strategy game :)

discolando
discolando

A more refined and focused version of Sid Meier's classic Civilization... there are a nearly endless number of ways to play this.

Dusim
Dusim

An all time favorite. Very immersive. Never spent nearly as much time on the Civ series combined as I did with this classic. Some things in the story didn't age well :) Stay critical to colonization and the exploitation and genocide it entailed - but play Colonization for what it is and enjoy.

sponsoon
sponsoon

Perfect port. If you liked the original (and you should!), then this is it. Worth it.

StavJr
StavJr

Its exactly what i remember. no issues at all 48hrs in.

andrewadkins74
andrewadkins74

Still awesome after all these years. If my life had a soundtrack, this music would be in it. It's just a great concept..I'd try it, f I were you. As a reviewer so wisely said before.. I've also purchased this game several times and got my money's worth every single time.

Aalders
Aalders

I'd only recommend this to other nostalgic gamers. The graphics are SVGA and the sound is 4 channel. The game is challenging and addictive. Sandbox game producers should use this as a benchmark because few come close.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Plays just like the classic game i remember from the 90's

Stalf
Stalf

Classics never die. Though might be challenging for a young generation due to pixel grafic.

wolfe.erik1
wolfe.erik1

Stands the test of time. Although FreeCol overtook it technically years ago, there's something special about the original.

asrowley01
asrowley01

Colonization is one of the greatest games ever made. I had the original back in the 90s and I still play this game A LOT. However, as other reviewers have said, this remake doesn't replicate the combat mechanics of the original, which detracts hugely from the game. Buy this game on GOG - they have a version which is faithful to the original

Traloch
Traloch

A classic game - played first time when I was 6 years old, still playing

jaerynn
jaerynn

An oldie but goodie. I remember the graphics were great for its time, and they still do what they need to do. Great gameplay never goes out of style.

Jachk
Jachk

the best old school PC game! Game play still holds up and the old school graphics are still great

margot78521
margot78521

It gives an understanding of how colonization of the New World looked like.

InTheGhett0
InTheGhett0

Great old school vibes with this game.

From back when 4x was a relatively unique genre, this game allows you to re-colonize the new world with one of Four Nations.

Various strategies allow you to go about dominating the New World in your own particular way, and if you've brave enough, you can declare Independence from your Mother Nation and try to establish yourself as a fledgling state on the other side of the Atlantic.

Great game, lots of great memories of my youth playing this.

HowNowPunCow
HowNowPunCow

This was the first real game that I ever fell in love with. The challenge of keeping the natives happy (or pillaging them), what/when to fight for taxation with the king, selecting your leadership, balancing protection with financial gains. Lots of different buildings, skills, terrain bonuses, to learn and master. While the graphics may not have been the best back then, there was a lot of love and care put into this game.

dasryk
dasryk

A classic game from my childhood.

Dan359
Dan359

A true classic and so much fun.

robby
robby

Classic game. Interesting theme. It's midi soundtrack is the best ever released.

Iohannes Chrysostomos
Iohannes Chrys…

If you want the old school game that doesn't pull punches or anything, this is the game for you.
I played this game for hours and hours growing up, and now at 34, have stumbled upon it again and find it just as entertaining. It's worth it for the nostalgia value alone, but it is also a fun little game. Can run on even the most junker computers, so there's that too. It's Civilization's little forgotten brother (perhaps more neglected even than Pirates!)...and it is time for it to come into the spotlight.

Toucher
Toucher

Game is fun as hell even though it's old. Has a great population management system.

DarkSideRaver
DarkSideRaver

Well this is a great vintage game i used to play on my old 486DX2 80 mhz pc.

Realy love the gameplay and it is just how i remembered playing for hours. And even though there are 3d 4k games out there i preffer this because of it's sentiment. Good games don't die off that easy.

MarVec
MarVec

Aa REAL classic, it just gets better and better

Liberated Angel
Liberated Angel

Classic. What more needs to be said. Game holds up and was my first PC game back in the day. Cannot go wrong.

Anonymous
Anonymous

I played this game for 1 trillion hours during my youth! It is a real pleasure to revisit the game. Emulator is working fine.

walk go in font
walk go in font

true sid meier classic full of hours of great fun being the colonial master that subjugates natives through imperialism and religion, as well as wrecking the environment for resources.

thankfully this is a game so it's totally appropriate.

the resolution and controls are kinda dated, but generally would still recommend, especially if its on discount.

DrHoss76
DrHoss76

Great classic - everything you like about Sid Meier games.

CocoaMaiden
CocoaMaiden

This brings back memories. May be a bit outdated for some who are too used to the high speed and graphics of today's games. If you want to see an example of one of the computer games made during the beginning when computer games took off, it never hurts to look at what can be considered one of the classics in the history of computer games.

anti.xelee
anti.xelee

You just don't see many strategy games that give such depth with so few systems.

lordmarsh
lordmarsh

Now this, this is a classic. This is what people grew up with at the dawn of games becoming more than just a passing fad.
This game itself might not have paved the way for what we play today, but it certainly was a part of that time.
If you are interested in games from that period, as a sort of historical object, I'd say go ahead and buy it (and maybe even play it?)
Obviously, this is a game with dated design, but you can clearly see many of the things that either became standard in later games of the same type, or would eventually develop into such things.

Keep in mind that this is the colonization of the North American territories (even if you play in a different map), and it does follow the history fairly closely. Your taxes will rise due to the wars back in the old world, and you are meant to eventually secede from your mother country even if that is not what you want to do.

At the same time, you will end up in conflict with the natives, even if you strive to avoid it as much as possible.
Simply put, don't expect to rewrite history in any major way.

Theocle
Theocle

Grand classique contient déjà en germe les bons ingrédients de civilization.

martyn_lennon
martyn_lennon

basic game , but very playable

drew61267
drew61267

This classic game does not lose it's appeal even after all these decades. I enjoyed this game when it first came out and the only complaint I have about it now is the same one I had when it first came out. You should be able to stack units and command them all at one time. If you tell a treasure wagon to GO to the nearest colony and then tell the soldier stacked on top of it to go to the same colony, there are times they will take different routes, leaving the treasure wagon vulnerable to indian/european attack. Other than that it is an amazing game for its time.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Without doubt one of the best games ever made!!!

BlindshO_oter
BlindshO_oter

This is a gem and I keep coming back to this game at least once a year. Wonderful experience

Ranger
Ranger

Good game. Older graphics and functionality but easy to learn and challenging without being impossible.

Anonymous
Anonymous

This was my one of my favourite games when i was a teenager. Is great to go back to it after 27 years.

sonamulate
sonamulate

I've loved this game since I was a kid, back in the day where the computer would take 10 minutes to start up and make a thousand painful noises in the process. Colonization is historically informative, which for me is excellent because I am a huge history buff, my favourite thing is the personalization, naming my character, naming the new world, naming new cities. I wish more games of all genres would allow this control and customization. Definitely adds to immersion which is always a big problem in gaming longevity

dccab99
dccab99

The games is simple and relaxing.

rob8xft
rob8xft

I've always loved this game - it's a classic I played when it first came out back in 1994...now it's on Steam, I'm playing it for novelty value. Obviously newer games are more involved and have better graphics, but this takes me back to those earlier days!

RammGmbH
RammGmbH

As good as it gets. It's the DOOM of turn based strategy games.

jamesallanworrall04
jamesallanworrall04

Great Game! Almost just like the origionl! 9/10 would suggest, dont like the lack of demotion (Enemy demotes but if you get killed you dont demote you just get deleted
)

Sam Jennings
Sam Jennings

"Almost" good enough to enjoy, but you get really stupid results, sometimes... no zone of control, on land, for example, so you can't box out enemy units from your land. It leaves enemy units spammed all over your own cities, even during PEACETIME... And you can't even kill a single enemy unit, with a huge city garrison, once they fortify around your city... meanwhile, you can fortify a "large cannon" in your city... it took a long time to build... but a #$%king non-veteran infantry attack kills it, despite the odds saying it can't. You can lose buildings to an enemy attack, even inside a walled city, fully garrisoned with infantry and cannon. Okay... it is an old game, from before they had so many other examples. It could be cool if they made a fun/sophisticated version of this, today... Ofc, good luck, now that everything is all about wokeness. Just see what they would do the tone of the game, even beyond this.

rworoniecki11
rworoniecki11

Great game from my childhood. The building blocks of the Civilization series are embedded in this game. Love the Founding Father bonuses.

bfactory
bfactory

Fun game even if it's really old. I like the more complex economic portion of it that many games like Civilization have.

gary2.burt2
gary2.burt2

I hope someday they remake the graphics, with the same gameplay. This game is instantly captivating, from the opening introduction. The music is beautiful and amazing for it's time. The graphics while they are dated are lovely. The gameplay is fantastic and game designers of the past were geniuses in that they managed to get such a timeless classic, despite the constraints and hardware of the day.

Rafał
Rafał

I love this game. Hope that remake of it comes soon.

Restitutor orbis
Restitutor orbis

This really didnt age well. The only thing I can really praise is the music. Sadly the gameplay is really cluniky and the controls are stright up awful.

Mr Spaguti
Mr Spaguti

Help me i'm a stupid whippersnapper who doesn't know how to play this game.

Anonymous
Anonymous

This game, along with Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and Civilization VI, is one of my three favorite Civilization games, including Test of Time and the Call to Power Games.

clint0405
clint0405

still one of the best TBS games ever made

Tarditi
Tarditi

Excellent game design and balance - Sid Meier is the game design GOAT.
While the graphics and effects of this classic game can't compare to modern games it is still enjoyable decades later.

Nothus
Nothus

For me at least this is a definite blast from the past. It still manages to distort time now as it did then. The mood music, the ambient sound effects and the detailed graphics all were state of the art for it's time (says with a smile and a wink) Thanks for bringing it back as I so fondly remember it.

weibullguy
weibullguy

I used to plat this game all the time when I was underway on the submarine. Ah, the good old days. Poking holes through the north Atlantic, playing Colonization, cleaning the bilges.

Anonymous
Anonymous

used to play this on my old commodore amiga in the 90's loved it then and still do.

MailOrderApathy
MailOrderApathy

A classic that stood the test of time!

IndyGaribaldi
IndyGaribaldi

Sid Meier designed the Civ games, and if you think of this as the prototype game for that it is best. It is nostalgic for me and might be fun as a retro game experience for others. The game play is balanced and the empire building is entertaining. The graphics leave something to be improved on... and they did.

SergioFromRio
SergioFromRio

Oldie but goldie. Ever wondered what Civ and co looked like in their baby shoes? This is it. Now I only need to find a way to mod this.

jwilderful
jwilderful

The absolute BEST version of this game. CLASSIC!

macjeca
macjeca

If you like Civilization, you will like this.

hamzahsayang
hamzahsayang

this game start your adventure with strategy games it's an easy one great starting game for strategy games

Shapiro
Shapiro

Coming out just over half my lifetime ago, this classic game echoes everything that was great about the Personal Computer revolution.
Original, good gameplay, graphics that are good enough to understand without needing imagination or high end GPUs. Just an all round excellent game that isn't too hard to get the hang of and good for hours and hours of gameplay.
I had it then in 1994, and I've come back to it.
If it's got an old-timer coming back to play it, it's worth getting.

littlejulie
littlejulie

IT'S FUN AND I'VE PLAYED IT SINCE I WAS A KID

RayleenKovacs
RayleenKovacs

graphics are completely unplayable