Games like Terraforming Mars
by Artefacts Studio
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
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Race To Mars
Mar 7 · INTERMARUM, ONE MORE LEVEL
Both: Space · Turn-Based · Mars
Race To Mars is a turn-based, space company simulation game. Become the head of the newly established “New Space” company whose goal would be to establish a colony on Mars. You begin as a startup - develop cutting edge aerospace technologies and use them to achieve orbit and fly beyond Earth vicinity, blazing the trail of a space pioneer...
StrategySimulationIndieSpaceEarly AccessTurn-BasedMarsSci-fiManagement👍 224
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Turn-Based · Space · Sci-fi
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceSci-fiClassicTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRetro👍 1,658
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Sci-fi · Space
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
Surviving Mars
Mar 15 · Haemimont Games, Abstraction
Both: Space · Mars · Sci-fi
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.
Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySpaceSurvivalBase BuildingMarsSimulationSci-fiResource Management👍 17,245
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Turn-Based · Space · Sci-fi
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$0.99Sol 0: Mars Colonization
Jan 15 · Chondrite Games
Both: Space · Mars · Sci-fi
Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.
StrategySimulationIndieSpaceBase BuildingMarsSingleplayerSci-fiCity Builder👍 369
Interplanetary
May 12 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
In this turn-based strategy game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive artilleries through the unpredictable gravity fields of the planetary system.
StrategyIndieSpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerSci-fiPhysicsLocal Multiplayer👍 541
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Space · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayer👍 423
$9.99Master of Orion 3
Aug 25 · Quicksilver Software
Both: Space · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based Strategy👍 177
$14.99Planetbase
Oct 15 · Madruga Works
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Colony SimCity BuilderBase BuildingSpaceStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementSci-fiSingleplayer👍 9,562
$6.99Startopia
Oct 10 · My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd
Both: Management · Sci-fi · Space
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
SimulationManagementStrategyFunnyBase BuildingSci-fiComedyCity BuilderSpaceColony Sim👍 843
FreeFarlanders: Prologue
May 18 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Both: Mars
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
Base BuildingColony SimMarsStrategyProcedural GenerationTurn-Based StrategyBuildingCity BuilderPixel GraphicsSimulation
$14.99Farlanders
Jan 17 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Turn-Based StrategyPixel GraphicsColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementProcedural GenerationPuzzleStrategyBase BuildingSandbox👍 510
$9.99Take On Mars
Feb 9 · Bohemia Interactive
Both: Space · 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.
SimulationSpaceMarsExplorationSurvivalScienceBuildingMultiplayerSpace SimSandbox👍 1,750
$17.99Cliff Empire
Aug 6 · Lion's Shade
Both: Sci-fi · Management
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
City BuilderStrategySimulationFuturisticSci-fiEconomySingleplayerColony SimResource ManagementManagement👍 4,195
$4.99Mars: War Logs
Apr 26 · Spiders
Both: Sci-fi · Mars
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
RPGActionSci-fiThird PersonMarsCyberpunkSingleplayerAction RPGStory RichAdventure👍 2,450

