Devlog 1 – Starting Work on Pixel Colony: Survival (Free Version)

Hey everyone! 👋

I’ve just started development on a new project called Pixel Colony: Survival — a lightweight colony-building survival game that runs entirely in your browser.

The idea is simple but challenging:
You’ve crash-landed on a hostile alien world with a small group of survivors. Your job? Keep them alive, build a base, research technology, and survive the unexpected.

🔧 Core Features in Progress

Here’s what I’m currently building into the free version:

• Resource Management → Gather food, wood, stone, and power to keep your colony running.

• Buildings → Construct huts, farms, lumberyards, quarries, mines, labs, solar panels, turrets, and the all-important Beacon.

• Colonists → Recruit survivors, each with traits that affect morale and productivity.

• Events → Storms, alien wildlife, and sickness will test your survival plans.

• Research → Unlock new tech to push your colony forward.

• Victory Condition → Build and power the Beacon to signal for rescue.

🏗️ Current Development Status

Right now, I have the basic loop running: resources can be gathered, colonists can be added, and buildings are being constructed. Events and research are the next big things I’m working on.

🎯 What’s Next

In the next few weeks, I’ll be:

• Adding autosave and load systems.

• Expanding colonist traits and morale.

• Balancing the early game so survival feels tough but fair.

This free version will act as a complete standalone game but also as a stepping stone for a bigger paid edition later on (with more buildings, tech, events, and replayability).

Thanks for following along—I can’t wait to share more updates soon! 🚀