Take on Mars

Take On Mars is a Mars exploration and survival game in which you begin as a rover operator and can progress to becoming the first human to set foot on Mars. You use scientific equipment to explore and collect data, research technology, and work toward exploring and colonizing the Red Planet.

Space program campaigns

In the Robotics Campaign, you work for a science-driven space agency, commanding rovers, landers and probes across the hundreds of millions of kilometers between Earth and Mars. You collect scientific data and research technologies to unlock new equipment.

The Manned Mission Story Campaign follows astronaut Mark Willis, a mechanical engineer and crew member on the first manned mission to Mars. After something goes wrong during the descent through the atmosphere and contact with Earth is lost, the crew is declared missing in action. As the sole survivor, you must stay alive and build machines that could give you a chance to return home.

Survival on Mars

In drop-in, drop-out online multiplayer, you and your friends establish the foundations of a human colony. You extract raw materials from Martian soil, refine them into compounds and use a 3D printer to build a habitat panel by panel. You also develop a power grid, pressurize living areas, grow crops through botany, and operate vehicles and machines to keep the crew alive.

Locations and hazards

The Martian terrain is based on satellite data from locations including Victoria, Gale and Cydonia Crater. You can also visit Deimos, Earth orbit, the Apollo 17 Moon landing site, the International Space Station with its full interior, the Earth Training Centre and Mars Yard. Extreme weather, sandstorms and radiation from solar events pose hazards on Mars.

Simulation and scenarios

Locations have different levels of gravity, including zero gravity. Cameras, robotic arms, struts and wheels can break off, affecting how a vehicle handles; the game simulates its objects, systems and instruments.

Five training missions introduce the gameplay, and individual scenarios take place across a variety of locations. An in-game Mars Encyclopedia contains facts about the Red Planet.

Create and modify

The 3D Editor lets you create scenarios to share on the Steam Workshop. The Workbench editing suite can be used to develop terrains, add-ons and total modifications.