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Tharsis

Tharsis

Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.

Released Jan 11, 2016 Developer Choice Provisions Platforms Windows · Mac Board GameSpaceStrategySurvivalSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

70.2%positive2,476 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Very difficult rogue-like that requires you to measure your chances of success in every situation. Tharsis is a turn-based games whose premise is that there is a group of astronauts on a spaceship that is on its way to Mars, but every turn issues come up with the Temu spaceship…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Dice aside, this is the most realistic depiction of how the trip to Mars would play out, if launched soon-ish or in the next 20 years. Except if some magical drive is invented, this really is where we're at. Oh, definitely 10/10, one of the best sci-fi games ever!”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I managed to get 14 hours out of this game and felt like I got my money worth since I had gotten it on sale. $10 or under and I'd say pull the trigger.”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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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.

12achievements
9.2%median completion
2.0%rarest: Solitary Confinement
46.1% of players 28.8% of players 27.5% of players 26.4% of players 18.5% of players 12.3% of players 9.2% of players 5.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 46.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
46.1%Risk Management Professional — Take no hull damage for 4 turns.
28.8%Contact Light — Reach Mars.
27.5%Safe Passage — Reach Mars with 3 or more crew alive.
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Solitary Confinement — Survive 3 turns with only one crew member.
2.1%All Present And Accounted For — Get all crew classes to Mars.
3.2%To Serve Mankind — Eat 120 human meals.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 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 21, 2023
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Aug 02, 2016
A huge new patch is available!

Hey everyone! We’ve just issued a huge Tharsis patch with bug fixes, new missions, a completely revamped tutorial, unlockable skull avatars, and more. We’ll post the full patch notes below, but I firs

Aug 02, 2016
A huge new patch is available!

Hey everyone! We’ve just issued a huge Tharsis patch with bug fixes, new missions, a completely revamped tutorial, unlockable skull avatars, and more. We’ll post the full patch notes below, but I firs

Feb 06, 2016
2/5 Build Update - Missions available now!

The first 5 missions are up and ready to go! These are just the first, we're working on crazier scenarios and making tools to make stuff you haven't seen before. Let us know what you think or if there

Feb 06, 2016
2/5 Build Update - Missions available now!

The first 5 missions are up and ready to go! These are just the first, we're working on crazier scenarios and making tools to make stuff you haven't seen before. Let us know what you think or if there

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsBoard Game · Space · Strategy · Survival · Singleplayer · Rogue-like · Rogue-lite · Sci-fi · Horror · Difficult · Perma Death · Turn-Based (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements12
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.tharsis.space/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 x64 Processor: Intel Core i5 5xxx Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card (Intel HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 400 or Radeon HD 5000) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space