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Jamestown

📅 Jun 8, 2011
Final Form Games
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
94.1Rating
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42Achievements

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User Reviews

94.1
Overall Score / 100
9.4/10
Steam

About This Game

Jamestown is a action/indie game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Final Form Games and released in 2011. With an estimated 164,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 2.4k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 94.1/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 2.57 hours, with side content bringing that to 4.55 hours, and a completionist run can reach 7.34 hours. Players commonly describe it as Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Local Co-Op, Indie and Arcade.

Playtime Estimates

2.57h
🎯 Main Story
4.55h
⭐ Main + Sides
7.34h
💯 Completionist
Based on 11 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Jamestown: Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot
Jamestown: Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot
$2.99

Game Information

Release Date
June 8, 2011
Developer
Final Form Games
Publisher
Final Form Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
163.6K
(130.9K 196.3K)
VRI ScoreLearning
55.4
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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Shared/Split Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Stats
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Tags
Shoot 'Em Up
Bullet Hell
Local Co-Op
Indie
Arcade
Steampunk
Action
4 Player Local
Local Multiplayer
2D
Difficult
Co-op
Great Soundtrack
Retro
Pixel Graphics
Mars
Alternate History
Shooter
Singleplayer
Sci-fi

Supported Languages

Text Only
English

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP with SP2 / Vista / 7
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium™ 4 2.4 GHz or better
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 250 MB
  • Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.0 graphics card with 256MB+ video RAM and full GLSL support
  • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
  • Additional: One keyboard, controller, or mouse required per player. Supports multiple mice and/or keyboards. 3-buttons required for mouse play.
  • OS: OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later.
  • Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo 2.1 Ghz or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 250 MB
  • Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.0 graphics card with 256MB+ video RAM and full GLSL support
  • Additional: One keyboard, controller, or mouse required per player. Supports multiple joysticks. 3-buttons required for mouse play.
  • OS: OS X version Yosemite 10.10.3 or later.
  • Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo 2.1 Ghz or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 250 MB
  • Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.0 graphics card with 512MB+ video RAM and full GLSL support

  • Additional: One keyboard, controller, or mouse required per player. Supports multiple joysticks. 3-buttons required for mouse play.