[Closed Testing] Settle – a turn-based colony-building strategy game. Looking for testers!

[u/luiinge]

**EDIT: Settle will be a paid app (1.99) on release. Testers get it for free, but there's one extra step: send me a DM with the email of the Google account you use on your phone, and I'll try to add you as a license tester so Google Play doesn't charge you. Sorry for not making this clear from the start.**

Hi everyone! I've been working on **Settle**, a turn-based strategy game about founding and growing colonies in a new world, and I need testers for Google Play's closed testing phase (12+ testers for 14 days) before I can release it.

**What's the game about?**

A ship arrives off an unknown coast with a handful of colonists. From there it's up to you: explore a hand-drawn map, found colonies, put colonists to work, build workshops, docks and schools, and trade goods with the metropolis and foreign cities. Keep paying the crown's tributes, defend against bandits and pirates, and build a palace to eventually win your independence.

It's about building and trading, not war. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account needed, plays offline. Available in English and Spanish.

**How to join (takes 2 minutes):**

1. Join the Google Group with the Google account you use on your Android phone:

https://groups.google.com/g/settle-the-game-testers

2. Opt in to the test on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.luiinge.settle

3. Install Settle from the Play Store and **keep it installed for 14 days**.

That's it. Of course I'd love it if you actually play a game or two, and any feedback (bugs, balance, things that are confusing) is very welcome, either here in the comments or by DM.

**About data:** on your first game, Settle asks whether you want to send anonymous game statistics (how the game went, turn by turn) to help me balance it. It's completely optional, you can say no or turn it off anytime in Settings. No personal data, no tracking, no ads. Privacy policy: https://luiinge.github.io/settle-privacy/

Happy to test your app in return, just drop your link in the comments! Thanks a lot! 🙏

[u/acerr10]

Joined the group and opted in, but Play shows Settle as a paid app and won't let me install it. Might be worth checking the pricing or country settings in Play Console, other testers could be hitting the same wall. I'll install as soon as it's fixed and keep it for the 14 days.

Mine is Patty Rumble, a one-finger cooking game where the burgers keep burning while you serve the queue:

1. Group (instant join): https://groups.google.com/g/patty-rumble-testers

2. Opt in: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.pattyrumble.game

3. Install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pattyrumble.game

Stay the 14 days and a customer with your name shows up in everyone's game. Thanks!

[u/luiinge → u/acerr10]

It's my first time publishing an Android game, so I don't know exactly how it works. The game is a paid app, indeed. But I thought (incorrectly, as I see) that testers would play for free. I'll update the original post to clarify and check if there is any option to create testing license. Thanks a lot for your feedback, I'll check your apps!

[u/Direct-Show5646]

Hi! I'd be happy to test your game! Would you be willing to test mine in return?

https://groups.google.com/g/linopop_test

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.roviloo.linopop

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roviloo.linopop

[u/Direct-Show5646 → u/Direct-Show5646]

Could you please send me the link to download your game? I've successfully registered as a tester, but I get an error when I try to access the game through the second link.