Autonauts

About

Autonauts is a sim-strategy game where you build and automate a thriving robot colony on alien worlds. Starting with basic tools, you gather resources, craft blueprints, and construct workerbots to handle tasks. Each robot can be programmed visually to perform specific jobs, from mining to cooking, creating a chain of automated systems. As your colony grows, you introduce human colonists who depend on your bots for survival, pushing you to expand infrastructure with housing, food production, and more. The focus is on efficiency and problem solving, turning manual labor into seamless automation. The game shines in its intuitive yet deep programming mechanics and the satisfaction of watching bots run your base independently. Its blend of base-building and logic puzzles appeals to fans of methodical design. With release on multiple platforms including Switch and PC, it offers flexible play sessions. While the 2019 launch drew mixed early reactions, its dedicated updates and polished systems later earned praise for accessibility and creativity. The challenge lies in balancing growth with resource management, making every completed automation feel earned.

Storyline

Fresh from your spaceship you must harvest stick and stone and begin your colonization efforts. Create rudimentary crafting items from blueprints and slowly build a number of workerbots to aid in your efforts. Teach and shape their artificial intelligence with a visual programming language, then instruct them to begin the formation of your colony. Expand further with the creation of colonists; beings that require your assistance to survive. Push your workerbots further by introducing fishing, cooking, housing, and tailoring and help the colonists into a state of transcendence.