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About Colony 37
Colony 37 is a mining adventure that mixes exploration, loot collection, and simple survival mechanics. Players descend into a procedurally generated, block‑based world that extends more than 600 meters below the surface, uncovering why a long‑forgotten colony was abandoned while gathering credits, items, and instruments.
The game features ten distinct underground biomes, each with its own threats, resources, and hidden structures that drive a story‑focused dialogue system. A perk system, extensive equipment options, and experience earned from destroyed blocks let you shape any character build you prefer.
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Exploration Depth
The world of Colony 37 is built from blocks and reaches a depth of over 600 meters. As you dig deeper, the resources you encounter become increasingly valuable, encouraging players to push further into the underground.
Hidden underground structures appear throughout the descent, providing narrative clues that move the story forward as you discover them on the way down.
- Compare resource yields at different depths to decide where to invest time.
- Mark discovered structures on your map to avoid unnecessary backtracking.
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Biome Variety
Ten underground biomes populate the colony, each presenting its own set of threats and goods. Every biome contains specific resources and items that can be found in underground chests.
The lower you go, the more valuable the resources become, making deeper biomes attractive for high‑value loot while also increasing the difficulty of the associated threats.
- Note which biomes yield rare items before committing to a deep dive.
- Balance time spent in safer biomes with the higher rewards of deeper zones.
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Survival Threats
Radiation, darkness, and lack of oxygen are constant hazards while mining. Managing these factors is essential to staying alive and continuing exploration.
Twenty‑plus consumables act as emergency boosts to health, oxygen, or energy, helping you survive particularly tricky situations when the environment becomes hostile.
- Carry a mix of consumables to cover multiple emergency scenarios.
- Watch environmental indicators closely to avoid sudden depletion.
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Perk System
Experience is earned from destroying blocks, even if the resources are not retrieved. This experience can be spent on upgrading your character through a perk system.
The perk system lets you upgrade your character, while trinkets can boost stats such as damage, health, and movement speed, letting you tailor your build to the challenges presented by each biome.
- Invest in perks that complement your chosen instrument loadout.
- Track which perks give the biggest advantage in your preferred biomes.
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Equipment Options
Players may equip three instruments and ten miscellaneous items from a pool of over 40 instruments and 200 trinkets. Instruments range from basic pickaxes to advanced firepower such as flamethrowers and dynamite.
Trinkets can boost stats or grant special abilities like explosions on hit, teleportation, or even flight, expanding the range of possible character builds.
- Test different instrument combinations to find the most efficient mining setup.
- Combine stat‑boosting trinkets with high‑damage instruments for faster resource extraction.
COMMUNITY
Player discussion