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Surviving Mars
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“I love this game, but hate what Paradox has done. To block a publisher on Steam, navigate to any game by that publisher, click their name to open their dedicated creator page, and select "Ignore this creator" from the…”
“great game but removing from steam store to push remaster is crazy”
“Yet again Paradox proves themselves to be one of the greediest companies right up there with the worst of them. I was thinking of revisiting this game again after a few years, so I checked to see if there were any DLCs…”
12 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Amazing game with great mechanics and infinite possibilities, kind of addicitve also”
“endlessly changing”
5 of the 85 reviews raise this.
5 of the 85 reviews raise this.
5 of the 85 reviews raise this.
15 of the 85 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Game was removed from Steam store to force people into buying their "remake" that is mostly reused assets and insanely priced. As someone who owns the "old" version of the game, I can't buy DLCs anymore because they're…”
“Greedy greedy pigs. Stop developing this game, then re-release it making you buy it again, it's no different! GREEDY FILTHY PIGS!”
“great game but removing from steam store to push remaster is crazy”
12 of the 85 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game was removed from Steam store to force people into buying their "remake" that is mostly reused assets and insanely priced. As someone who owns the "old" version of the game, I can't buy DLCs anymore because they're…”
“Greedy greedy pigs. Stop developing this game, then re-release it making you buy it again, it's no different! GREEDY FILTHY PIGS!”
“great game but removing from steam store to push remaster is crazy”
9 of the 85 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game was removed from Steam store to force people into buying their "remake" that is mostly reused assets and insanely priced. As someone who owns the "old" version of the game, I can't buy DLCs anymore because they're…”
“Greedy greedy pigs. Stop developing this game, then re-release it making you buy it again, it's no different! GREEDY FILTHY PIGS!”
“Yet again Paradox proves themselves to be one of the greediest companies right up there with the worst of them. I was thinking of revisiting this game again after a few years, so I checked to see if there were any DLCs…”
7 of the 85 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 85 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“If you're into "City Building" sims, you're gonna love developing a "Colony" on Mars. Just note this sim is NOT as easy as it seems, this sim does not give you a break--if you can't figure out the logistics of how to…”
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Every now and then when I'm feeling low, this game really helps out, in a way no other game I've found can. It's gonna be hard, guys. Really hard. Keep it up.”
— a player, Steam review · 402 hrs played“This is such a great game, however who in their right mind forces people to pay additionally for a relaunch? it's like saying hi this game just received a standard update that is required to improve the game and content, lets charge them for this. what kind of moron does this to…”
— a player, Steam review · 175 hrs played“The predatory behavior of this publisher is unbelievable. Not only re-releasing the same game for more money with minimal improvements, but removing the original game and DLCs to force existing players to pay again. Shameless cash-grab. Boo.”
— a player, Steam review · 221 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Surviving Mars: Relaunched is Out Now!
Hello Commander!The wait is over Surviving Mars: Relaunched has officially landed on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S! Surviving Mars: Relaunched includes all previous expansions, upgraded visua
Surviving Mars: Relaunched is Landing on November 10th!
Hello Colonists!We’re beyond excited to announce that Surviving Mars: Relaunched will touch down on November 10th! Surviving Mars: Relaunched brings the award-winning city builder back, remastered and
Surviving Mars Drone plushie!
Hello Survivors! Ever wanted your own little drone right on your desk or tucked in your plushie collection? 🚀Now’s your chance! This adorable Surviving Mars Drone plush is the perfect desk buddy or gi
Surviving Mars: Relaunched
It’s time to Relaunch our mission! After seven years on the Red Planet, it’s time for a fresh start. Surviving Mars: Relaunched brings together the base game, all expansions, content packs and radio s
Play a futuristic wargame "MECHABELLUM" now!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · City Builder · Strategy · Survival · Space · Base-Building · Mars · Simulation · Sci-fi · Resource Management · Singleplayer · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 80 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM Storage: 6 GB available space