Mission Board / Strategy Theatre / Colonora: Colony Survival
Colonora: Colony Survival
Mission briefing
Colonora is a colony survival sim. A small group of survivors lands on a wild planet in drop pods, and you turn them into a thriving settlement. Build shelter, grow food, craft weapons and armor, and assign work. Every colonist has their own skills, needs and mood, and someone pushed too far may break down. Raids and random events make every colony's story different. Deep colony management made for your phone and browser.
Field manual
Goal: keep your colony alive and growing. Build shelter, grow and cook food, craft gear, and set work priorities so your colonists handle daily tasks on their own. Watch their needs and mood to avoid mental breaks. Controls (mouse): - Left click: select a colonist, building or item - Double click: select all similar objects on screen - Drag with left or right button: move the camera - Mouse wheel: zoom - Right click: open the orders menu for selected colonists, or cancel the current tool - Esc: cancel / close window Controls (touch): - Tap: select - Double tap: select all similar objects on screen - Drag with one finger: move the camera - Pinch: zoom
Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a portrait (upright) screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.
Field notes for strategy operations
- Economy first, army second. The player who builds one more resource structure in the opening minutes out-produces the player who built one more soldier — arithmetic is the quietest weapon in strategy.
- Scout before you commit. Every strategy game hides a paper to your rock; two minutes of reconnaissance is cheaper than twenty minutes of building the wrong answer.
- Hold a reserve. Committing everything to the first fight leaves nothing for the second, and there is always a second — usually arriving while you are still rebuilding from the first.
Colonora: Colony Survival — questions from the ranks
What does it cost to play Colonora: Colony Survival?
Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.
What sort of mission is Colonora: Colony Survival?
Colonora: Colony Survival is filed in our Strategy theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.
Can I run Colonora: Colony Survival on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it.
Do I have to install anything before playing?
No installation of any kind. Colonora: Colony Survival is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.
After-action
Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Strategy theatre is one click away — The thinking soldier's shelf: 115 operations where the decisive weapon is a plan made thirty seconds before it is needed. Build first, then hold what you built.
