Colonist.io 2025 Summary
In our 7th year, we had 15M more games played! Read more: 2025's biggest milestones & 2026's focus.
Hey Colonist Community,
Thank you for playing, sharing feedback, and helping us improve Colonist year after year. We entered 2025 focused on one thing: making Colonist more accessible, competitive, and social.
By the end of the year, Colonist is faster and cleaner across web, mobile, and Discord platforms. We also expanded how players discover games, compete, and join community events.
With mobile games growing up to 65% of all games, mobile UX and performance became the center of our roadmap. Our mobile version allows playing Colonist anywhere, anytime with no setup required making our game super accessible.
If you only remember three things from 2025:
- We updated every single week: 52 releases
- We launched a major new matchmaking mode: Shuffle.
- We did a complete redesign of our Home Page.
- We scaled competitive play through Colonist Championship 2025, powered by 114 tournament hosts in 37 countries.
Yearly growth between 2021=>2025:
- Yearly Active Players: +38%
- Monthly Active Players: +46%
2023–2024 active players include a one-time, low-retention Discord distribution.
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly Active Players | 39K | 1.2M | 1M | 2M | 3.2M | 4.3M | 3.6M |
| Monthly Active Players (Avg) | 7K | 127K | 111K | 199K | 288K | 532K | 501K |
| Games Played | - | 14M | 19M | 25M | 33M | 45M | 60M |
| Years of Play Time | 37 | 1,007 | 999 | 1,393 | 1,872 | 2,466 | 3,037 |
| Peak Concurrent Players | 0.2K | 9K | 5.2K | 3.8K | 7.6K | 7.1K | 10.1K |
How players actually play:
- 36% play ranked games
- 30% play bot games
- 24% play room games
- 10% play casual games
Highlights shipped in 2025
For all updates, see Patch Notes.
| Area Highlight | Description |
|---|---|
| Matchmaking Mode: Shuffle | Different game modes/maps weekly |
| New Homepage UI | Cleaner experience |
| New Room UI | Faster room creation |
| Colonist Championship 2025 + Weekend Tournaments | Improving competitive scene |
| Bots Difficulty Levels | Better solo and practice experience |
| Fair Play & Chat Toxicity improvements | Improved social quality of our games |
| Friends Expansion | Faster game starting with your friends |
Community and Events
Colonist Championship 2025
Championship brought community-run qualifiers into a global finals ecosystem. The host network was a core part of that effort, with 114 total qualifier hosts supporting qualifiers worldwide.
Weekend Tournaments
Throughout the year, recurring events helped create a consistent competition window and a straightforward way for players to participate without needing to coordinate large brackets themselves.
Colonist Retreat (Istanbul)
We are a remote team spread across multiple countries, so getting everyone in one place is rare. In 2025, we met in Istanbul for our company retreat. We used the time to plan, review what we shipped this year, and reset for what’s next. The best part was meeting Colonist players in Istanbul and putting faces to the names we see every day in-game and in the community.
Fun Data
- Longest game played: 81h 42min
- Most played mode: 1v1
- Friends Added: 312K
2026 Direction
In 2026, we’ll stay focused on improvements that will make Colonist better every month:
- Mobile-first experience: faster performance, cleaner UI, fewer taps, and stronger stability.
- Competitive play at every level: a bigger, better Championship 2026 with more weekend tournaments.
- Communities first: improved support for communities, organizers, and creators that keep Colonist alive.
- New Modes: we have dopamine soup cooking in the kitchen 🍜😉.
Want to help us accomplish these goals? We're looking to expand our team. Join Colonist now! If you have friends, refer them!