Warsaw, Poland – July 31, 2025 – Solo indie studio Sceptic Dog today unveils Zap Colony, a minimalist strategy game blending elegant puzzle design with tower-defense tension. Think Mini Motorways route-planning optimization crossed with alien swarm survival – players engineer color-coded defense networks on ever-expanding planetary maps, powering turrets to fend off waves of invaders before the colony is eventually overrun.
Developed by Sceptic Dog, an industry-veteran solo project, Zap Colony challenges you to adapt to random colony layouts and alien hives, balancing power allocation, resource choices and turret placement and upgrades for high-score runs. It's simple to pick up, deeply strategic, and visually hypnotic, aimed at fans of relaxing yet brain-teasing titles.
Key highlights:
-
Core Gameplay: Real-time growing colony simulation with time controls and active pause; Build at your own pace and rearrange resources on the fly until the Starclop hordes overwhelm your defences.
-
Progression: Unlock maps, modifiers, modes, and leaderboards for endless replay; sandbox mode lets you build creative colonies.
-
Aesthetic: Clean, colorful visuals with juicy audio for a polished, satisfying experience.
-
Technical: 4K and widescreen support, customize color options for visually impaired.
-
Platforms: PC via Steam; Mac, mobile, consoles to follow.
-
Release: TBA, demo coming soon
As described by the author, “The game starts relaxing, with the players planning at their own pace, rerouting on the fly. But later when the map zooms out and resources run thin, it becomes an exciting, mind-bending scramble. At the very end, when hundreds of starclops are zapped by your towers, the score is going up like crazy, so every second you can optimize to stay alive matters.”
To celebrate the announcement, Sceptic Dog is launching the official Zap Colony debut trailer and the new studio website.
Zap Colony Debut Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w5WyOrbjaU
Zap Colony on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3440510/Zap_Colony/
New Sceptic Dog website: scepticdog.com
Media Assets / Press kit: scepticdog.com/index.php/press/
About Sceptic Dog
Sceptic Dog is a solo indie project by Polish developer Maciej Biedrzycki. Maciej has 20+ years of gamedev experience; over the years he co-founded three indie game studios: Codeminion, Crunching Koalas and Thing Trunk. He was responsible for the successful mid-core hack & slash Book of Demons, and he developed many classic casual games such as Magic Match and Ancient Quest of Saqqarah. Learn more at scepticdog.com.
Media Contact
For interviews or review keys, contact:
Maciej, Sceptic Dog, press@scepticdog.com