Is Colonist.io still online?

What is Colonist.io?

“Free online alternative to the popular board game Settlers of Catan. Play single or multiplayer. No download or sign up required!”

In this directory, Colonist.io sits in the modern indie collection and is tagged board (16 games), strategy (28 games) and trading (3 games). It launched in 2017, which places it on our timeline.

Fact file

First released

Dec 1, 2017

Source: Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is community-edited; corrections welcome there.

How to play

1. 01Open colonist.io in a desktop or mobile browser. It is the official site; avoid “unblocked” mirrors.
2. 02No account needed, according to the site: No download or sign up required!
3. 03The homepage doesn't list controls, so we don't guess. Most games show a tutorial or a “how to play” screen on first launch.

Platform notes

Browser

Plays in the browser from colonist.io (our inclusion rule).

Account

Not required: No download or sign up required!

Mobile

The official site links to mobile apps (see links below).

Status history

Per-check history started on Oct 29, 2026. Status changes across all games are in the status log.

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