The much anticipated FreeCol 1.0.0 release for Windows - Released 02-Jan-2023
The much anticipated FreeCol 1.0.0 release for Windows - Released 02-Jan-2023
Visit our full 1.0.0 release page for other OS platform installers and a full list of changes.
About:
FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with only a few colonists defying the stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the Colonization of a New World?
FreeCol Features:
- Play classic Colonization games
- Play new expanded Colonization games
- Huge 8 player games (plus even more players with mods)
- Multiplayer support
- More European nations to choose from (plus even more with mods)
- More Indian tribes to meet (plus even more with mods)
- Huge maps of America, Africa, Australia, and many more!
- Map Editor to create your own maps to share
- Easily moddable for custom graphics & gameplay changes
If you want to contribute to Freecol you can:
- Download the latest test release and play the game.
- Report any bugs you find to our Bug Tracker.
- Suggest features or improvements in our Improvement Requests Tracker.
- Discuss FreeCol releases here on our Forums.
- Contribute to our code base by Forking and submitting a Pull Request. If your changes don't suit the main game we can add it as a 3rd party mod to the download! :)
FreeCol HD demonstration video:
Recent demonstration video of an older version of FreeCol: