Aven Colony takes the construction sim genre to another world as gamers brave treacherous weather and hostile aliens to create a new human civilization. The planet Aven Prime is not an ideal place for humans: The atmosphere is low in oxygen, violent storms are frequent, and days last as long as seasons, but it's up to players to make it work. In the Campaign and Sandbox modes gamers serve as the governor of a new colony and they must mine for resources, build structures, grow food, monitor air quality, perform research, and manage social policies to maintain high morale among colonists.