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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

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App ID 1148760
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Finji
Franchise Northway Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29678474
Last Record Update 21 June 2025 – 02:38:48 UTC ()
Release Date 25 August 2022 – 17:00:28 UTC ()
😍 92.88%
3k reviews
38
In-Game

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Additional Information

Developer Northway Games
metacritic_name I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
controller_support full
metacritic_score 91
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Finji
Store Release Date 25 August 2022 – 17:00:31 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/finjico.bsky.social
https://discord.com/invite/finji
https://www.instagram.com/sarahnorthway/
https://www.tiktok.com/@finjico
https://www.twitch.tv/sarahnorthway
https://www.youtube.com/northwaygames/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 25 August 2022 – 17:00:28 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 February 2025 – 19:51:08 UTC () (1739821868)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11802051
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 23 August 2019 – 23:07:10 UTC (), in changelist #6773055

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🧞 Choices Matter 🧫 Life Sim 📚 Visual Novel 🎴 Deckbuilding 🎲 RPG 💘 Dating Sim 📚 Story Rich 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Interactive Fiction 🚀 Sci-fi 🔚 Multiple Endings 🃏 Card Game 🖥️ Simulation 🌆 Futuristic 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🌱 Indie 💼 Management 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎲 Turn-Based

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Assets

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timestamp17 February 2025 – 19:52:00 UTC
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1148761 Windows 1.57 GiB 1.32 GiB
1148762 macOS 1.60 GiB 1.33 GiB
1148763 Linux 1.63 GiB 1.33 GiB

Total size on disk is 4.80 GiB and total download size is 3.98 GiB.

Total size on disk is 1.57 GiB and total download size is 1.32 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 11802051 3 August 2023 – 15:15:52 UTC
demo Same as demo app build 10860477 17 April 2023 – 09:11:41 UTC
testing Public upcoming version (if there is one) 11802051 3 August 2023 – 15:09:04 UTC
v2010_mac_unsigned Release version 2010 supports MacOS 10.13 9287301 8 March 2023 – 01:08:23 UTC
v2204_patch1_oct2022 Patch #1 Oct 2022 9649305 25 July 2023 – 16:33:43 UTC
v2315_patch2_nov2022 Patch #2 Nov 2022 9941849 25 July 2023 – 16:35:08 UTC
v2716_patch3_mar2023 Patch #3 Mar 2023 10783341 25 July 2023 – 16:35:50 UTC
v3127_patch4_aug2023 Patch #4 Aug 2023 11802051 3 August 2023 – 15:12:31 UTC

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