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?
The latest full stable release of FreeCol 1.1.0 release for Windows - Released 07-May-2023
The much anticipated FreeCol 1.0.0 release for Windows - Released 02-Jan-2023
The latest full stable release of FreeCol 0.13.0 for Windows - Released 10-July-2022
The latest full stable release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 01-May-2022
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 27-June-2020
The latest nightly test pre-release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 14-Apr-2020
The latest nightly test pre-release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 27-Jan-2020
The latest nightly test pre-release of FreeCol 0.12.0 for Windows - Released 08-Dec-2019
FreeCol 0.11.6 Windows Installer - Released 17-Oct-2015
The main game data plus its source code in a .jar file (a Java archive, platform independent).
The full version of FreeCol, platform independent (can be run on any platform, including Mac, Linux and Win).
The full version of FreeCol for Windows users. (EXE installer.)
The full version of FreeCol, as a precompiled .tar file.
The full version of FreeCol, as a precompiled .zip file.
This release fixes the bug causing native units to be frozen on the mapboard.
The FreeCol team aims to create an Open Source version of Colonization (released under the GPL). At first we'll try to make an exact clone of Colonization...