# My Colony

> Sci-fi city builder and space empire simulation game. (iPhone/iPad app by Brandon Stecklein.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-colony/id1123806108 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brandon Stecklein](https://appshunter.io/developer/498894252)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 854 App Store ratings · 435 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 58 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-colony/id1123806108/reviews.md

## What is My Colony?

Build. Expand. Rule the stars.

Welcome to My Colony, the ultimate sci-fi city builder and space empire simulation. Whether you’re leading a peaceful outpost or an industrial powerhouse, the galaxy is yours to shape — one rover at a time.

Build Your Colony

Start with a single lander and rover, gather resources, and unlock a massive tech tree full of structures, utilities, and special units. Every resource leads to new possibilities as you evolve from a basic outpost to a sprawling interplanetary empire.

Choose Your Civilization

Play as one of four distinct factions, each with unique tech trees, units, and play styles:

United Earth – Balanced and tech-driven
League of Independent States – Resource-efficient rebels
Zolarg Empire – Insectoid swarm-style economics
Alpha Draconians – Advanced reptilian overlords

Play Your Way

Single-city sandbox or Premium Region Mode with connected cities across a shared map
Multiplayer Regions: Cooperate or compete with friends — each sub-city run by a different player
Declare independence from your “mother colony” and start your own empire — with players paying taxes to you!
Form Federations with others to dominate galactic leaderboards

Go Galactic

Compete in daily online challenges
Trade on the Galactic Board of Trade, a real-time player-run auction house
Balance population, GDP, education, security, and more
Rise through the ranks as you scale your economy and influence

Play Anywhere

Works offline or online
Sync progress with your Ape Apps Account

Join a living universe of colonists. Forge alliances. Grow your power. Leave your mark on the stars.

## Key features

- Build and expand interplanetary colonies
- Unlock a vast tech tree
- Choose from four distinct factions
- Engage in single-city or multiplayer modes
- Trade on a player-run auction house
- Compete in daily online challenges

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising Removal | $4.99 | one-time |
| 100 Ape Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| 500 Ape Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 Ape Coins | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of My Colony?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great colony management
- 💡 Unique civilizations
- 👍 No pay-to-win mechanics

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Laggy performance on some devices
- 🔒 Unreliable save/load functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Rovers not building properly
- Resources disappearing after save/load
- Certain buildings not unlocking after research
- Frequent crashes during autosave

**Most requested features**

- Add tutorial or onboarding for new players
- Implement offline mode or background processing
- Allow building/resource management customization
- Add multiplayer or PvP functionality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 435)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-colony/id1123806108/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-07-29, version 3.3.0*

At the start, it didn’t seem like a good game, but you 
really have to know how to play the game to actually enjoy if you wanna complex game I would definitely recommend this

### 2/5 — Update ruined mobile

*2026-07-10, version 3.1.0*

New resource bar is awful, missing the ability to just see buildings as color coded tiles so you could build things behind taller buildings, new UI is just worse, please please please bring back a lot of the old UI elements from the older version

On the bright side, getting rid of regions for larger maps is 1,000,000x better in every way.

### 4/5 — Used to like this game, now this issue is making it unplayable for me :/

*2026-07-09*

I’ve spent hours on this game and very much enjoyed zoning out and playing with my little colony.  Unfortunately something in the game now makes it IMPOSSIBLE to play your own music while playing rhe game (at least if playing on iOS).  I just want to listen to my music and play my game but since I can’t do both guess I’m gonna have to find a different game to play.  

I’ll give it 4 stars because it is a fun little colony simulation but not being able to choose my own music to zone out to is killing the vibe.

### 5/5 — Absorbing and Charming

*2026-07-01, version 2.4.1*

It feels like I’m playing a high school senior’s computer science capstone project… and I’m not mad about it.  It’s a fun, uniquely retro/low fi city builder with a surprising depth of mechanics.  I’ve spent dozens of hours to idling around with various colonies and I expect I’ll spend many more.  Thanks for the fun game!

### 2/5 — Buggy but fun

*2025-11-23, version 2.4.0*

Its a little bugged at the moment

### 4/5 — Amazing game but unstable

*2025-10-16, version 2.0.0*

At one point I would give it 5 stars no questions, but me being unable to play the game for almost a year makes me bring it down. Whether housing bugs, or the UI deciding to stop working, the game is a complete mess now. Not worth making a new colony just for a homeless bug to permenently destroy it all.

### 5/5 — Its great

*2025-09-20, version 2.0.0*

I absolutely love this game! There is one slight problem though. When I build something and I run out of materials, the rovers just forget about the build until you place something new

### 2/5 — Poorly optimized for extended play

*2025-09-17, version 2.0.0*

It will consistently lag out and most of the time will nuke itself by being stuck in a no health/no jobs/no homes loop when you actually do. Other times your save file will just corrupt and it’ll all be just gone. Fun game but still runs poorly

### 4/5 — Bug

*2025-08-09, version 2.0.0*

It is a great game I just keep running into this issue that when I get above 100k money my whole colony stops working until payday and the money goes back under 100k

### 1/5 — Long waiting

*2025-06-19, version 2.0.0*

When a first started to play the game it toke so long and other games don’t take that long so if you please give it a little update so we players can play it. Thanks

## Frequently asked questions about My Colony

### What is My Colony?

My Colony is a sci-fi city builder and space empire simulation game. Players start with a basic outpost and expand it into a sprawling interplanetary empire by gathering resources, unlocking technologies, and managing various aspects of their colony.

### What are the key features of My Colony?

Key features include building and expanding colonies, unlocking a massive tech tree with structures and units, choosing from four distinct factions with unique playstyles, engaging in single-city or multiplayer modes, trading on a player-run auction house, and competing in daily online challenges.

### How is My Colony monetized?

The game is free to download and play, but it offers in-app purchases for additional content or advantages. It also includes advertisements.

### Can I play My Colony offline?

Yes, the game works both offline and online. You can sync your progress with your Ape Apps Account to ensure your game data is saved and accessible across devices.

### What are the different ways to play My Colony?

You can play in a single-city sandbox mode, or in Premium Region Mode with connected cities on a shared map. Multiplayer options include cooperating or competing with friends in regions, declaring independence to start your own empire, and forming federations to climb galactic leaderboards.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.0 — 2026-08-12

bug fixes

### 3.4.0 — 2026-08-05

Performance optimizations
Bug fixes
Added 10th anniversary statue

### 3.3.0 — 2026-07-28

bug fixes

### 3.2.0 — 2026-07-14

bug fixes

### 3.1.0 — 2026-07-07

added spice world
new larger map sizes

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*