Earth vs. Mars

Earth vs. Mars is a turn-based strategy game about an invasion in which Earth’s military faces an overwhelming Martian force. Martians have spent decades abducting humans and animals and harvesting their atomic essence to create hybrid creatures; now they have come to claim the planet. You lead Earth’s forces as one of a group of unlikely commanders, fighting Martian saucers, grav-tanks and elite alien warriors.

Build hybrid forces

Earth’s secret weapon is the Splice-O-Tron, which combines human “volunteers” with Earth creatures to make hybrid supersoldiers. Use fast-moving cheetah-flies to rain acid from the sky, send human-rhino hybrids charging through enemy lines, or attack from the forests with squirrel-cow infantry. Many units have their own abilities, and multiple commanders bring distinct abilities that change how you play.

As the campaign progresses, you unlock new creature types, unit upgrades and commander abilities. The Martian forces also evolve, bringing threats such as The Creep, a sentient organic weapon, and the Martians’ own mutant creations.

Campaign and battles

The single-player campaign tells an expansive story across more than 30 hand-crafted missions. Brutal Mode raises the difficulty throughout the campaign, where failing a mission ends your run. Permadeath Mode makes defeated spliced creatures unavailable for the rest of the game.

Other ways to play include:

• Online Multiplayer: battle another commander in 1v1 matches as either Earth’s armies or the Martian Invaders.
• VS Mode: fight the AI on custom maps.
• Challenge Mode: pursue a high score in battles against the AI.

Create custom maps

Map Lab is a map editor for creating custom maps and scenarios. The game also features a 3D world with expressive units, vibrant environments and visual effects, and fully voiced commanders, units and story moments.