The latest nightly test pre-release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 17-Feb-2022
The latest nightly test pre-release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 17-Feb-2022
Each nightly release includes platform independent installers and source files. Visit our nightly releases page for other OS platform installers. Game stability is not guaranteed in test releases.
Please note that the game requires Java 11 minimum, so the regular Java 8 runtime most people have will not be enough!
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 nightly 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:
FreeCol HD demonstration video: