Play free. No account. Offline.

Play the full base game in your browser today, with no account or install. Compete online or keep playing offline. Seafarers and Cities & Knights are free on web today. The native beta starts with the base game; Seafarers comes next.

18 built-in maps6 AI tiersFree to playAd-free on web

ColonyRush browser game showing a four-player match on a hex board

Everything you need

Built for people who actually play

Opponents

Six AI tiers, from first game to brutal

Easy, Medium and Hard are free. Pro adds Godlike, Catanatron and Insane, including a neural opponent trained over sixty experiments. Pick a fight you can actually lose.

ColonyRush game setup with six AI difficulty descriptions, bot seats, and map choices
Current setup screen: bot seats, AI difficulty and map choices.

Anywhere

Play with no connection at all

Every AI tier runs on-device. On a plane, on the underground, in a dead zone — the game does not care.

ColonyRush browser game running a four-player match on a hex board
The full board runs locally in the browser.

Boards

18 built-in maps, plus your own

Play the USA map, Big Board and Black Forest, or make unlimited custom maps. In Black Forest, building beside a hidden tile reveals its terrain and number token.

ColonyRush Map Designer screen with controls to create, load, or import a custom map
Build, load or import a custom map.

Expansions

Free expansions on the web

Seafarers and Cities & Knights are free on web today. The native beta starts with the base game; Seafarers comes next.

ColonyRush Cities and Knights match showing commodities, city improvements, and knights
Cities & Knights in a live browser match.

Competition

ELO ranked matchmaking

Play rated games against people near your level and watch the number move. Win rate, history and rank all tracked.

ColonyRush leaderboard ranked by player rating
Ratings leaderboard in the current web game.

Everywhere

One account, every screen

Start in the browser, finish on your phone. Progress, stats and saved games follow you across devices.

ColonyRush game board in the browser
Play the same full board wherever you sign in.

Honest comparison

How ColonyRush stacks up

Based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Competitor pricing and features change; we re-check periodically.
FeatureColonyRushColonist.ioCatan Universe
PriceFree (optional Pro)$7–$25/month~$6 + expansions
Native iOS & AndroidPublic betaYesYes
AI opponents6 tiers, incl. neuralMultiple levelsBasic
Offline play vs AIYesNoSingle-player only
SeafarersFree on web; native beta nextPaid tierPaid
Cities & KnightsFree on web; native laterPaid tierPaid
Map variety18 base maps + designerLimitedPaid scenario packs
Fog-of-war modeYesNoNo
ELO rankedYesYesSeason matchmaking
Discord ActivityYesYesNo

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