▁meet ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁mission . ▁In ▁Sand box ▁Mode , ▁initial ▁conditions ▁can ▁be ▁set , ▁then ▁a ▁col ony ▁can ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁an ▁open - ended ▁world ▁with ▁no ▁specific ▁object ives . ▁ ▁Development ▁Aven ▁Col ony ▁was ▁in ▁development ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁The ▁beta ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁It ch . io ▁and ▁the ▁full ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁download ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁on ▁Ste am , ▁It ch . io , ▁ ▁X box ▁One ▁and ▁Play Station ▁ 4 . ▁A ▁physical ▁box ed ▁version ▁was ▁available ▁from ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁multiple ▁small ▁updates ▁adding ▁new ▁features , ▁impro ving ▁performance ▁and ▁fixing ▁bugs . ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁update ▁was ▁published ▁for ▁PC ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁label led ▁as ▁" Content ▁drop ▁one ". ▁This ▁update ▁added ▁ 1 1 ▁new ▁buildings ▁including ; ▁a ▁space ▁elev ator , ▁a ▁de cont am ination ▁unit ▁and ▁new ▁decor ative ▁buildings . ▁This ▁update ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁new ▁sand box ▁map ▁called ▁" Ser pent ▁Is le " ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁transport ▁system ▁using ▁H over ▁cars . ▁This ▁content ▁drop ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁and ▁X box ▁One ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9