I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a role-playing game developed by Northway Games for the Play Station 5. The game is set in humanity's first extrasolar space colony, where the player navigates a new world full of wonder, danger, and beauty. The game offers the player a chance to explore the wilderness, study, fall in love, discover strange creatures, and deal with the consequences of their actions.

The game's central theme is the player's ability to make choices that directly affect the lives of their friends and the fate of the colony. The game's storyline is immersive, and the player's choices will determine the kind of world they will help make. The game also features a unique memory system where the player can remember doing things before, adding to the game's mystery.