I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Northway Games · 2022

Choices reshape a life, not just a final scene

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The WhatsNext verdict

If you want a choice-heavy coming-of-age story where relationships and consequences unfold across repeated lives, this is an unusually rich fit. Skip it if you need deep gameplay to carry the experience, because the writing and character arcs are the real center of gravity.

What it does best

  • Choices reshape a life, not just a final scene

  • A cast that grows up with you

  • Each new life reveals another version of the colony

  • Growing up becomes genuinely painful

What might put you off

  • A very text-heavy, strongly authored experience

  • The card challenges can feel secondary

The setup

What you are walking into

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative life sim with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Where it lives

PlayStation 4PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5MacNintendo Switch

Genre

Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureIndieVisual NovelCard & Board Game

Vibe

Science fictionDramaRomance
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