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.
- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- Haemimont Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 76
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- 6 GB
What is 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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 14 March 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Haemimont Games, Abstraction |
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Languages | 9 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Surviving Mars received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | 6 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Games like Surviving Mars
24 games overlap with Surviving Mars on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Planetbase, Oxygen Not Included and Dyson Sphere Program.
Common questions about Surviving Mars
What platforms is Surviving Mars on?
Surviving Mars is available on PC. It first released in 2018.
Do players recommend Surviving Mars?
80% of 28,730 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Surviving Mars?
76 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Surviving Mars work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Surviving Mars as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Surviving Mars download?
6 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Surviving Mars?
Surviving Mars was developed by Haemimont Games, Abstraction and published by Paradox Interactive.