Surviving Mars

Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder about establishing a human colony on Mars and keeping its people alive. You choose a space agency for resources and financial support, then select a location for your settlement. Build domes and infrastructure, use drones to expand the colony, research new possibilities, grow food and mine minerals on a planet not fit for human life.

Building a colony

Your plans affect whether the colony can survive: poor planning can cause problems such as power blackouts in a place without oxygen. Domes house colonists, while factories and commercial buildings support the settlement. Buildings have their own neighborhood personalities, letting you shape a colony around science, local bars or an attempt at a utopia among the stars.

Colonists and survival

Each colonist is an individual with strengths and problems that influence their needs and behavior. For example, a chief scientist might develop alcoholism after too many long nights in the lab. You need to manage the colony’s conditions and the people living there as they face the challenges of an unfamiliar planet.

Research and mysteries

Research combines static and random discoveries, with experimentation providing a different experience on each journey. Explore uncharted terrain on Mars to make scientific breakthroughs. Each playthrough may also reveal one of the planet’s individually crafted mysteries; uncovering one can bring great fortune or terrible ruin.

Building and sharing

The game’s retro-futuristic visual style draws on the bright futurism of the 1960s. Extensive modding tools let you create buildings, parks and even mysteries, then share your creations with the community.