The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise, and infinite possibility: your colonists anxiously follow you to shore and the treasures of an entire continent await you. But beware of your enemies! Angry natives and rival powers can encroach upon your territory. You'll have to overcome your foes with superior military strategy and wily diplomacy. Only then can you launch your revolution and declare your independence.
Players control either English, French, Dutch, or Spanish colonists in the New World. This New World can be the historically accurate Americas (North and South) or a randomly generated world with varying resources and challenges. Overseeing economic, military, and political growth, you strive to establish independence from the mother country while competing with other colonies for control of the New World.
Plant a foothold in the New World and establish your independence in Sid Meier’s Colonization!
- Play either the French, English, Dutch, or Spanish colonial powers, each with distinct characteristics and political situations.
- Customize your games and choose your own level of difficulty so you never play the same game twice.
- Designed by Sid Meier, who brought you Alpha Centauri and Civilization!
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Posted on: August 22, 2024
Caerbannog_Bunny
Verified ownerGames: 9 Reviews: 1
wonderful vintage game
If you want a pure, well crafted game of colonising the Americas, this is the game for you. Played it since I bought it new, and will play it for as long again into the future.
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Posted on: August 22, 2024
pat_mulcahy
Verified ownerGames: 9 Reviews: 1
STOP!
This damned thing keeps prompting me to post a review. It gives the option "maybe later", but then asks again EVERY TIME I PLAY. There is no "STOP BUGGING ME" option.
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Posted on: August 23, 2024
col1806
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 4
Colonisation - Olde, but goodie.
I purchased this game many years ago on DOS, when it was first published. However, this current version on GOG seems very different to that, and somewhat less enjoyable than the original. GOG version feels very 'cramped'. What I mean by this is that in this version you are guaranteed to encounter at least one other nation immediately, usually more. Bottom line of this means that if you wish to concerntrate on building your colonies, and encounter others later on, this version will not allow this style of play. Also, the time(turns) seems to pass more quickly than I remember from the original game. Ultimately, I do enjoy this game and that's why I still play it many years after it was originally released, though with this version I find several frustrations in the gameplay that I don't remember being present in the original. For the price though, this is a must buy if you like this kind of game.
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Posted on: August 23, 2024
fyrmyty
Verified ownerGames: 7 Reviews: 1
Oldie and Still Goodie
The origina Civilization play engine presents a good logistical challenge. You play the governor of the new colony. Will a continent be named after you or an infectious disease?
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