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Take On Mars

Take On Mars

Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

Released Feb 9, 2017 Developer Bohemia Interactive Platforms Windows SimulationSpaceMarsExplorationSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

54.7%positive2,002 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“TL;DR: best mars game, good gameplay but slow paced. For $5, it's a steal. This is the best mars crafting survival game, its simply miles ahead of stuff like "Occupy mars" or "terraform mars" despite being over 10 years old. It works fine. doesn't need a powerful GPU, has low…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“i completely forgot to review this game when i first played it years ago, but its amazing. and hopefully if we manage to get the remaining Dev some funding, it could be improved and maybe even added to!”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I love the concept, I love the feel... they almost had it. The problem is, it's got the Bohemia Bugginess. There are a lot of decisions they made that are very questionable, such as the fact that canisters don't snap in place when you load them, they remain fully simulated and…”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
424-hour peak
435all-time peak
0 50 100 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 93 avg · Feb 2017

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.

40achievements
6.0%median completion
1.1%rarest: Curiosity Kills The Cat
63.9% of players 52.8% of players 49.0% of players 43.9% of players 38.1% of players 37.7% of players 34.0% of players 33.2% of players 31.8% of players 24.3% of players 17.6% of players 16.3% of players 14.5% of players 12.9% of players 12.1% of players 11.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 3.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 63.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.9%It's All About The Science — Take your first analysis on the Martian surface
52.8%Postcard From Mars — Snap your first picture of the Martian terrain
49.0%Martian Magellan — Send a vehicle to Victoria Crater
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Curiosity Kills The Cat — Hidden achievement
1.2%Ancient Relic — Hidden achievement
1.2%Life As We Know It — Hidden achievement

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.

$1.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD−80%
EU1.99 EUR−80%
UK1.79 GBP−80%
Australia2.90 AUD−80%
Canada2.59 CAD−80%
Japan240 JPY−80%
Brazil4.99 BRL−80%
China7.80 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$1.0 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 15, 2017
Take On Mars free Europa Update dives into Jupiter's Moon

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4895169/9466162f3951044c2fca9ded756e94b2475fb53a.jpg Hello everyone! We've got some good news today - after a couple of months of w

Nov 15, 2017
Take On Mars free Europa Update dives into Jupiter's Moon

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4895169/9466162f3951044c2fca9ded756e94b2475fb53a.jpg Hello everyone! We've got some good news today - after a couple of months of w

May 10, 2017
TKOM 3rd Post-Launch Update (v1.0.0007) Released!

Hello everyone! Just now we released another post-launch update. This one features a major net-code revision which fixes the crashes in multiplayer related to building blocks, and we spent most of the

May 10, 2017
TKOM 3rd Post-Launch Update (v1.0.0007) Released!

Hello everyone! Just now we released another post-launch update. This one features a major net-code revision which fixes the crashes in multiplayer related to building blocks, and we spent most of the

Mar 13, 2017
TKOM 2nd Post-Launch Update (v1.0.0002) Released!

Hello everyone! We just released another post-launch update! This one fixes multiple bugs and issues. We are continuing on improving and polishing further, and have a bit of a surprise planned, more o

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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.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Space · Mars · Exploration · Survival · Science · Building · Multiplayer · Space Sim · Sandbox · Education · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements40
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://mars.takeonthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core2Duo 2.5 GHz or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon HD 3870 with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM, or faster DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 6 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Audio compatible