FarWest Colony

About this game

In “FarWest Colony: Journey to Freedom,” you immerse yourself in a dystopian future where humanity teetered on the brink of extinction due to a devastating pandemic. Yet, salvation seemed within reach when the seemingly benevolent tech mogul, Gates, presented a vaccine that spared survivors from death. However, beneath this apparent redemption lay a sinister secret – a nano-chip that unwittingly enslaved humanity, placing them under his control. Your mission is to stand as the last remaining free human in the universe, piercing through the veil of deception, uncovering the antidote to the nano-chip, and forming a resistance movement that will liberate humanity from Gates’ iron grip.



FarWest Colony is a sci-fi action-adventure game that plunges players into an huge open world. It blends survival game elements with exploration, crafting, and intense combat. Players engage in a multitude of challenges as they journey across alien planets, encounter extraterrestrial beings, mine resources, construct bases, and confront the looming threat of the Gates Foundation. The story is woven with conspiracies, revelations, and an epic rebellion against oppression.



You assume the role of a courageous survivor who joins the Resistance Movement – a clandestine organization dedicated to freeing humanity from Gates’ oppression. Throughout your journey, you’ll encounter a diverse cast of characters, including Nadeschda, a technician who defied her former allies, and Alvin, the charismatic leader of Movement. Your choices and actions will shape the course of the narrative, determining the fate of humanity.

FarWest Colony unfolds an epic odyssey through an ever-evolving sci-fi world, where players lead the remnants of humanity and stand against the tyrannical Gates Foundation. The fate of the galaxy rests in your hands as you scavenge for resources, master technologies, and forge alliances to loosen Gates’ iron hold and liberate humanity. Will you be the leader of the rebellion, freeing the universe from the yoke of tyranny? The choice is yours.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·18 May 2024Official

  Update Notes 18.05.2024

  -reconstructed and optimized the planets for better performance -added new features: Scan area function, auto collect items, meteor strikes etc. -UI improvements, tooltext infos -added interiors and buildings: spaceburger, abandoned research center, observation facility, Mooncolony, Outposts, Cities -doubled number of enemies and NPCs -added 6 new vehicles -added 21 new spacecrafts -added new player character
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• Patch Notes·5 Mar 2024Official

  Patch notes 05.03.24

  This is a small patch before the next Update. Patch notes -removed broken spacecraft which was causing crash at military base region -Fixed a bug where the player could not build the charging station in a side mission -Spaceships can now be navigated with the mouse -added skill to build teleporters -added new vehicles -added first person view (beta) -removed motion blur feature and added gamma option to graphic settings -fixed bug where wall sockets were at wrong place I'm currently working on the movement's flagship which will be part of the Galaxy update. The flagship acts like a base in the galaxy where the player can build all the crafting buildings and items. The player can also expand the flagship with modular structures and has the opportunity to build a hangar and “park” his or her own spaceships. The player can use different types of spaceships to explore the galaxy, mine asteroids, trade with other Species and travel directly to the planets.
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• Patch Notes·7 Feb 2024Official

  Update Notes Ver 0.7.5

  - Full reconstruction of the Planet structures for better performance and prepared to expand to the galaxy system - Added ready to use Spacecraft and Vehicles to the Planets - reworked on teleport system to fix the bug that teleports you to nowhere - added map interface to hoverboard - optimized story/quest system - improved animal breeding system (9 different farm animal species) - added one more female character - added more modular structures (total 243) - various interiors in Buildings - improved UI/ HUD - Game size reduced from 88GB to 70GB - added animations to some buildings - incorrect German translations corrected The performance issue should be fixed except the city center on homeworld, there are still some little drops (working on it). The Galaxy system is not activated yet because it needs still some tests. (soon) It is highly recommended that you start a new game as important new elements are not present in old savegames.
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• Patch Notes·22 Jan 2024Official

  Patch Notes 22.01.2024

  -Trading system optimized -Missions optimized -Building system optimized -Increase loot destruction time from 2 minutes to 2 hours -Camera view and hit/block time optimized -Fixed: Items falling through the landscape glitch -Added Russian language (AI version) -Added some interiors to Homeplanet -fixed some bugs
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• Patch Notes·14 Jan 2024Official

  Patch Notes 14.01.2024

  - mines respawn now - compass bar added - Gas refinery automatically replenishes oxygen when you stay nearby - You no longer use oxygen indoors - Fixed bug when saving expanded inventory slots - Fixed bug when travel to research center ends up in the middle of the map - fixed some bugs
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