FreeCol
Explore the New World, build colonies and seek independence in the original FreeCol strategy game.
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Made by Mindblown
About FreeCol
- Kind: Strategy, Remakes
- Played 7 times
- Published 2026-11-02
- Mode: single player
- Runs in a web browser, on a phone or a laptop. Free to play.
How to play FreeCol
Goal: Build up your colonies and ultimately achieve independence.
Controls
- mouse or touch: interact with the game world and menus
- Left Ctrl: used as a keyboard command modifier
- Esc: close a panel or menu
Your first game
- Start a new game or load an existing one
- Send your ship to explore and land on the New World
- Found a colony and assign colonists to work
- Manage production, trade, and growth of your settlements
- Build military and political strength toward independence
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