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Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home!
Paleon is a colony sim, simulation and survival game
developed and published by Paleodev.
Released on October 27th 2023 is available on Windows and Linux
in 10 languages: English, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, German, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 350 reviews of which 289 were positive and 61 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Paleon into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista or greater
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 mb video memory, OpenGL 2
- Storage: 500 MB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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It's pretty fun at first but after awhile it I lost the motivation to play. The Key Features section in the game description pretty much says it all. I was hoping there'd be more challenges that would drive the need to progress, but really there's nothing beyond just get the next thing. I got it on sale for a couple of bucks and spent a fair amount of time in it, so I'll give it a thumbs up for the fun I had. Get it on sale and enjoy the casual experience.
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EDIT: Also this needs to be said: This game is obviously in early access, but not listed as such. I don't know why it's not listed as early access, but definitely is an early access experience. There's a lot of negative reviews talking as if this game is "completed". It is not, the developer is still adding to the game every month or so, and I can only assume the dev team is small. This game is insanely addicting and it gives amazing flash game era vibes. Fantastic game, but the gameplay loop feels more like a clicker than a survival-colony-sim. I got so far into my colony until I realised I had it organised in such a way that my workers stopped cooking food, because you need to manually assign every task, barring gathering. It gets very tedious so I called the end and quit, and here we are. The premise is that your time machine has broken, so you need to tech up through the ages and survive. The game currently doesn't have much of story, or at least a visual one. The tech tree currently isn't very in-depth either at the moment. I think that is this game's biggest issue. The automation and task management options are very bad. You mostly have to run the game yourself and the most automation you will get is the gathering of resources(gathered or hunted resources), agriculture, and crafted resources. The game, currently, is horrifying tedious and grindy. Most of the grind with the tech tree for example comes from the need to constantly juggle several task cycles(hunting and cooking, gathering plants and creating materials, etc.). It's also very difficult to track certain supplies such as tools or clothing, because if a worker is holding it then it will not be counted on the resources menu on the right. Mixed in with this is accessibility, which is also bad. I have found that over the years, due to a mix of a lifetime of gaming and just overall bad ergonomics, my fingers get very stiff and uncomfortable easily, especially when clicking or moving my hand a lot. This game doesn't let you sit back and just observe your colony, you have to be constantly engaged. I think one way to fix this issue, both accessibility and gameplay, is to maybe assign roles if you don't want to remove the interactivity aspect. Or, at least create a worker menu and allow players to manually set each worker's priorities/tasks. Most of the interactivity in colony sims is managing the layout and worker roles(with at least some If these options are in the game then I've missed them, but I believe it would make this game much more accessible to others. The game seems to still be updated over time, so maybe I'll come back to it once in awhile. I only got this game for $3 on sale, so it was a heck of a steal for 8 hours, maybe even more to come! There just isn't a lot here at the moment, and I assume the dev team is small, so low expectations great surprises.
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This game is oldschool fun. A slightly addictive colony sim/city builder, with all well-known ingredients. Tech-tree, managing resources, managing workers, expanding your village etc. What I find refreshing is that you teach yourself the mechanics as you progress, no hand-holding and no annoying popups over-explaining everything. I had a lot of fun figuring out the small details and seeing how everything fits together. The player is considered a grown adult who is intelligent enough to understand how to play a relatively simple game as this one. Extra bonuspoints: a friendly and dedicated developer, efficient and pleasant graphics and fully playable on the Steam Deck. Recommended.
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A simple and fun colony sim. The problem it is it may be too simple for genre veterans and the lack of tutorial / help / manual / any guidance means that it is not recommended for genre first-timers. If you love colony sims and you're looking for a fun but simple experience that will last about 10 hours this is a good game, especially on sale. I fit this description and I am very happy with my time spent playing. If you're new to the genre or a veteran that wants something interesting / different / complex, then this is not for you.
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I cannot wait to see the improvements. I love that this Dev is active and working on updates. It took me about 5 new games to finally get the hang of things. I have tried playing other Colony sims but I always come back to this one. Simple yet satisfying to play. I love the Auto-Save too. I would have lost my first big-colony without it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Paleon is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.
Paleon is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.19€ on Steam.
Paleon received 289 positive votes out of a total of 350 achieving a rating of 7.70.
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Paleon was developed and published by Paleodev.
Paleon is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Paleon is not playable on MacOS.
Paleon is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Paleon is a single-player game.
Paleon does not currently offer any DLC.
Paleon does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Paleon does not support Steam Remote Play.
Paleon is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Paleon.
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Developer
Paleodev
Publisher
Paleodev
Release
27 Oct 2023
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