For people unfamiliar with colony sim games, the general idea is that a small group of people (sometimes just one) are dropped into an unexplored world, and need to survive. Generally they have a laid back atmosphere and slower pace, and focus on things like finding shelter, growing food, preparing for winter and eventually building homes and exploring the world while dealing with interpersonal drama and external threats along the way. I don't know if this exists much in book form, but I'd love to find something similar if possible. The first series of Lost is a good example.
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