
Mines of Mars
Some suspected that Mars once harbored life. There was a reason that it wasn't ever found.
If the atmospheric and hand-drawn rhythm of Waking Mars stuck with you, this helps. These games are worth a look next.
Some suspected that Mars once harbored life. There was a reason that it wasn't ever found.
Atmospheric, Mysterious
An astronaut lands on a planet that was supposed to be lush with life and finds only rock, dust and an abandoned Soviet town. Follow a mysterious woman whose footsteps make the soil glow, piece together what happened here, and unravel a Cold War sci-fi mystery across twenty strange, empty worlds.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Story-driven
Earth is dying, and the colony ships that could save it are gone. As astronaut Kathy Johanson you fly to Mars to take them back, solving puzzles, climbing cliffs and piecing together what happened. A cinematic, emotional sci-fi story where the mystery of a family matters as much as the mission.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Story-driven
Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.
You are the AI inside a diving suit, guiding a xenobiologist through an alien ocean you can never see. Scan strange life, map the seafloor, read Ellery's notes, and uncover a dark history, all through one elegant interface. A quiet, non-violent sci-fi story about wonder and trust.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Story-driven
Mars colony, one survivor, and an infection that will not wait for you. Tense, grim, and relentless in the best way.
Atmospheric, Mysterious
Welcome to Mars Base, humanity’s foothold on the Red Planet! Join the expedition as an interstellar botanist and make history: turn barren soil into fertile farmland, grow food for colonists’ tables, and unearth the secrets of Mars! Are you ready to science the “crop” out of everything?
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Relaxing
A technical survival sandbox on Mars: build and wire up a base, produce your own water, oxygen and food, fix broken machines with a soldering iron, and drive a rover across an open planet. Play alone or in online co-op, and learn what "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" means the hard way.
After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars. Explore the planet's mysteries, strategize your escape, and build a shelter to protect yourself!
Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet.
Relaxing
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Story-driven
You work for Kindred Aerospace, proudly the 4th best interstellar exploration company, and your job is to survey the planet ARY-26. Scan absurd wildlife, jump and grapple across a bright alien world, print gear from space trash, and drag a friend along in online co-op. A funny, colorful metroidvania that never takes itself seriously.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Story-driven

Some suspected that Mars once harbored life. There was a reason that it wasn't ever found.

Explore an empty planet as an astronaut, follow a glowing trail of footsteps and uncover a Cold War mystery told across twenty strange worlds.

Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars.

After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars.

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss.

A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi…

Mysterious puzzle inspired by 2001:Space Odyssey. Manage resources, solve challenging puzzles and uncover what lies beneath the surface!

Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony.

Manage air, water and food on an unfinished world, explore it in any order and piece together why the facility went quiet.

Starseed Pilgrim is a game about tending a symphonic garden, exploring space, and embracing fate.You are a gardener, tending to empty noise and…

This is a exploration-puzzle game. Explore the science station and help the bad luck rescuers get out from the forgotten planet in 11 days.

Vacuum up the black parasite choking an alien world and watch life bloom back where you cleared it.

Terraform a dead planet at your own pace, turning red dust into soil where the first plants can take root, alone or with a friend.

Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...

Turn a fresh Mars into a living world, one turn and one project card at a time.

Scan strange plants, crossbreed creatures and raise a base on Sota7, a planet that hides a mystery worth your patience.

Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling…

Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming!

A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival.

Fix machines, wire up a base and keep your oxygen flowing on an open, red planet, alone or with friends in co-op.

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss.

Vacuum up the black parasite choking an alien world and watch life bloom back where you cleared it.

Mysterious puzzle inspired by 2001:Space Odyssey. Manage resources, solve challenging puzzles and uncover what lies beneath the surface!

Gather resources, build machines and slowly bring heat, air and water to a barren world, alone or with friends.

Scan strange plants, crossbreed creatures and raise a base on Sota7, a planet that hides a mystery worth your patience.

Terraform a dead planet at your own pace, turning red dust into soil where the first plants can take root, alone or with a friend.

Fix machines, wire up a base and keep your oxygen flowing on an open, red planet, alone or with friends in co-op.

Explore a mesmerizing alien world, filled with deep bioluminescent wonders and horrors alike.

You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination.

The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival.

Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game.

The last crew member in an abandoned spaceship. You have to unravel this mistery by yourself.

After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars.

Gather resources, build machines and slowly bring heat, air and water to a barren world, alone or with friends.

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss.

A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival.