| Surviving Mars | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Haemimont Games |
| Publisher(s) | Paradox Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows macOS Linux PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | March 15, 2018 |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, city building |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research new possibilities and utilize drones to unlock more elaborate ways to shape and expand your settlement. Surviving Mars: Space Race Plus Surviving Mars: Space Race Plus also features Marsvision Song Contest and Colony Design Set for the colonizer who appreciates the finer things in life on Mars. Surviving Mars: Colony Design Set (sold separately) Deck out your dome with 25 new buildings to give a fresh look to your living, working, and playing. Surviving Mars’s Space Race expansion brings rivalries to the red planet. Dominic Tarason. 2 years ago. 4 Surviving Mars's initial foray into off-world colonisation is bearing fruit, as developers Haemimont have announced Space Race, its first expansion grown on Martian soil.
Surviving Mars is a city buildingsimulation video game developed by the Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 15, 2018. The player serves as an overseer who must build a colony on Mars and ensure the survival of the colonists.
Gameplay[edit]
Surviving Mars is a city builder simulation game which takes place on Mars and is modeled after real Martian data.[1] The player chooses a sponsoring nation, each conferring slightly different benefits and a unique building, and then lands on Mars with robotic drones and rovers. These rovers and drones prepare the colony for humans on the red planet by setting up power and water infrastructure, domes, resource depots, oxygen generators, and landing pads. The player's goal is to create a thriving colony on Mars with occasional rockets from Earth, which have limited cargo space, forcing the player to balance bringing resources from Earth and producing resources on Mars. For example, the first human colonists will bring limited food with them on their rocket, so hydroponic farms are crucial to a thriving colony on Mars. The player can bring electronics, machine parts, food, concrete, metal, prefab buildings, rovers and drones from Earth, or research technologies to manufacture them on Mars.[2] Players must balance expanding the colony with managing oxygen, food, water and replacement parts. The game also has story lines called mysteries, which add various events to the colony,[3] including plagues, war, rival corporations, AI revolt, alien contact, and others. Rare metals can be exported back to Earth for funds. Landing sites also have various natural disasters like meteor storms, cold waves and dust devils to increase difficulty.[4][5]
Development[edit]
Haemimont Games, the developer of the Tropico series, led the game's development.[6] The team studied science and challenges real-life scientists consider when thinking about colonizing Mars, then turned them into gameplay elements. The game's aesthetics were inspired by The Jetsons and Futurama.[5] Describing the game as a 'hardcore survival city-builder', publisher Paradox Interactive announced the game in May 2017.[7] The game was released for Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 15, 2018 with mod support.[8]
Downloadable content[edit]
Surviving Mars has several DLCs, available either separately or as part of the digital season pass available in the game's 'First Colony Edition'. Space Race, the game's first expansion, was released on November 15, 2018, and introduces rival colonies competing to achieve milestones on Mars.[9] The second, Green Planet, was released on May 16, 2019, and introduces the concept of terraforming Mars into a planet that can sustain human life.[10] Several content packs were also released, including a building pack and the 'Marsvision Song Contest' radio station (with the release of Space Race)[11] and 'Project Laika', which introduced ranching on Mars as well as pets in the colony (with the release of Green Planet).[12]
The city-builder game Cities: Skylines, also published by Paradox, received a free DLC based on Surviving Mars.[13]
Reception[edit]
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The game received generally favorable reviews according to review aggregatorMetacritic,[14] scoring 80% on PC Gamer, and 78/100 on IGN.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Surviving Mars Review'. IGN. March 15, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018 – via Youtube.
- ^ abShchelochkov, Daniel. ''Surviving Mars review A city-builder with a killer streak''. PC Gamer.
- ^Lathi, Evan (February 3, 2018). 'Here's what a late-game colony looks like in Surviving Mars'. PC Gamer. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^Campbell, Colin (March 15, 2018). 'Surviving Mars is tough, smart and very dusty'. Polygon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ abHafer, T.J. (October 31, 2017). 'Surviving Mars wants to inspire the next generation of astronauts'. PC Gamer. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^Osborn, Alex (May 12, 2017). 'Paradox Interactive Announces New Space Sim Surviving Mars'. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^Plunkett, Luke (May 14, 2017). 'Paradox Publishing A 'Hardcore' Strategy Game About Mars'. Kotaku. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^Kim, Matt (January 2, 2018). 'Surviving Mars Launches on March 15, Features Day One Mod Support'. USgamer. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^O'Connor, Alice (November 5, 2018). 'Surviving Mars: Space Race expansion blasts off next week'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^Boudreau, Ian (April 9, 2018). 'Surviving Mars' next expansion introduces terraforming'. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^'On Your Marks! Surviving Mars: Space Race Commences Today'. Paradox Interactive. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^'Surviving Mars: Green Planet and Project Laika Now Available'. Paradox Interactive. May 16, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^Hood, Vic (March 8, 2018). 'Cities Skylines hits five million sales, celebrates with free Surviving Mars DLC'. PCGamesN. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ ab'Surviving Mars for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^'Surviving Mars for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^'Surviving Mars for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
Buy Surviving Mars: Space Race as a Steam Key.
Citizens unite! The race to take your place in space has begun. Surviving Mars: Space Race, the first major expansion from the survival management game Surviving Mars, is blasting off with a focus on mission sponsors and rival colonies. Pitting Earth’s greatest countries and most powerful companies against each other, Space Race encourages players to choose their sponsor wisely as each has its own benefits and objectives, and other colonies are competing for the limited resources on the red planet.
Surviving Mars Space Race Trainer
Features:
Surviving Mars Space Race Mods
A Challenger Appears: Compete for milestones, already limited resources, and anomalies with several other AI colonies backed by rival sponsors attempting to set roots on Mars and vie to become this planet’s superpower. You can trade with, respond to distress calls for, issue distress calls to, and even steal important colonists from these competitor colonies as you establish your territory on Mars.
New Money, New Problems: Meet two new players in the fight for the final frontier. Japan and Brazil are now available as brand new mission sponsors and are ready to move heaven and Mars to make their mark!
Earth to Mars, repeat, Earth to Mars: No matter how deep in space you go, you gotta follow the money. Each sponsor comes with its own sets of Challenges to complete as you further their individual goals for colonization.
Represent the Home Team: Each sponsor has their own unique vehicle and building that only their colonies can construct and take advantage of in their mission. Express the individuality of your space-faring conglomerate inside and out of your domes.
Expect the Unexpected: Experience narrative events throughout your colonization process that help reveal the realities of life in the dome and challenge your management skills.