Cute colony building sim Autonauts enters Age of Enlightenment in final free update Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Cute colony building sim Autonauts enters Age of Enlightenment in final free update Silk! Art! Cultural transcendence! News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 22 May 2020 Autonauts, developer Denki's automation-focussed colony management sim (complete with cute robots), has now entered the Age of Enlightenment, with this latest free update bringing the game's existing post-launch content roadmapto a close. The initial goal of Autonauts is simple enough: automate a band of adorable worker robots in order to make their new planetary home inhabitable for humans. Reaching that point, however, is considerably more challenging, requiring players to programme and manage their charges in order to first lay the groundwork for colonisation, then push their burgeoning civilisation to greater stages of advancement, unlocking new buildings, new transportation options, new tools, and new upgrades along the way. Autonauts' Age of Enlightenment marks the third and final phase of post-launch content updates originally announced last November (and the sixth free update in total), and is focussed on bringing culture to colonists' existence, enabling players to progress through the Art stage of the in-game evolution pyramid and reach true transcendence. It also offers the tools required to establish ethical silk production, and introduces the ability to build spaceports in order to export goods and resources to other planets. To celebrate the Age of Enlightenment update's arrival, Autonauts is currently discounted by 50% on Steam, meaning you can pick it up for £8.99 until 28th May. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store