Team17 to publish Mothership Entertainment's Aven Colony

The game is coming later this year.

Mothership Entertainment's Aven Colony, a science fiction city-building game, has found a publisher in the form of Team17, the latter has announced via a press release.

Aven Colony, in development since 2013, sees you simulate an extra terrestrial city, tasking you with building, managing, and sustaining in a new solar system. The game includes a "dedicated mission objective system" that gradually gives you more and more colony management, not to mention a sandbox mode, various maps, and a whole heap of in-game options.

The game is currently in its beta phase on itch.io, and the PC launch will come via Steam and itch.io. The new partnership with Team17, however, means that development is extending to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Team17 and bring Aven Colony to PS4 and Xbox One," said founder of Mothership Entertainment Paul Tozour. "Team17 shares our values and our passion for serving the customer. The itch.io beta has helped our tiny 4-person team engage with the community and grow the game significantly as we build toward some big new features we plan to unveil in the coming months. The Team17 partnership will help us grow that community even further and allow us to serve console customers in a way that we could never have done alone."

Debbie Bestwick, MBE, the CEO of Team17, added: "The talented team at Mothership Entertainment have been incredibly focused on delivering a solid, fun and unique city-building experience with Aven Colony. As we continue our global expansion, we've spent a lot of time looking for the right partners and they're definitely the right fit so we're delighted that they are the second US team to join Team17's games label. We're excited to work with them and contribute our wealth of expertise in bringing the game to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as Mothership Entertainment have created such a fantastic game that deserves to be shared far and wide."

Aven Colony is scheduled for release in the second quarter of this year. Do you think the partnership with Team17 is a wise one on Mothership Entertainment's part?