Surviving Mars

There's a lot to like here, but there are some serious balancing issues with some of the breakthroughs that completely trivialize entire game mechanics. The "AI" for the bots and colonists is poorly coded, and constantly does nonsensical things. You'll spend almost as much time figuring out how to work around the AI quirks as taming the environment. Terraforming the planet (if you get the DLC) feels really good, but takes so long you start to lose interest.

The much bigger problem with this game is that Paradox handed it over to a "game studio" whose entire experience was a few mobile ports, for the Below and Beyond DLC. They screwed the game up super badly, to the point where it took months for them to get it back to a reasonably stable (bug-free) state. This wouldn't have been a problem if it was contained to the DLC, but they "updated" the base game with most of the underlying code changes, which broke it for the people who didn't want the DLC as well. Despite the uproar, Paradox refused to roll back the changes, or make the old version available for download, claiming it was "technically impossible". Despite hundreds of games doing this with no problems at all.

Many of these bugs are still not fixed. You'll be forced to rely on a couple of dedicated modders who have tried their best to fix most of these -- for free. Paradox essentially screwed over a bunch of their customers and refused to back down when it looked like it was going to impact DLC sales. So buy with caution. it's a decent (if buggy) game, but you're also supporting an absolutely terrible developer.

really good balance, most interesting one in genre.

Whoever designed this game is idiot. After 2 hours - my map selfdestruct. meteor shower destroyed all vehicles, then all drone hubs, then electricity, then domes and finally colonists. you can not defend because you dont have tehnology, you can not repair and without resources game is over like that.... you can not do anything. why would game destroy the map? so stupid design.

boring, yesteryear content without any charm. this game had its moment and it is not right now

i really liked the game, it has so many options for an easy task

It's fun and hard.
Essentially a city builder with survival aspects, and a goal of teraforming mars.

its a good game, I like it, the pc version is so much better than the xbox verison and Ive played both

Un des pires jeux que je n'ai jamais eux la malchance de jouer, Extrêmement peu ergonomique ou intuitif, les drones ne foutre rien et sont plus une nuisance qu'autre chose, la météo est une horreur, et je parle même pas de la logique du jeu en elle-même, je regrette cruellement d'avoir acheté ce jeu (même en rab) si vous lisez ceci, est à éviter à tout pris et je ne veux même pas parler des dlc ou des ''mod''/
One of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune to play, Extremely unergonomic or unintuitive, the drones do nothing and are more of a nuisance than anything else, the weather is horrible, and I'm not even talking about the logic of the game itself, I cruelly regret having bought this game (even in spare) if you're reading this, it should be avoided at all costs and I don't even want to talk about the DLC or the ''mod''

the game is a decent challenge and quite fun, though what brings down it's appeal is the fact SO MANY IMAGES in this game are made with ai generated slop. there's one REALLY obvious one when the first martian born pop up appears. the image looks really ugly and just.. it's crap. you can clearly make gorgeous models and interesting narratives but it absolutely falls apart when there's a discrepancy in the art direction (or lack of it in these images). only recommending it for the challenge in the game play, but a thumbs down because you could have EASILY paid a freelancer for better chance card & pop ups art.

Looks like its been years since this game could be played on a Linux OS, neg on using Proton either. Insta crash freezing up computer, that's always helpful and fun. If I need to reprogram your game to make it work you should pay me to play it. Refund requested after reading issues that went back 6 years. Wish i would have read all that first.

Love the Mars setting, took a couple of run thrus before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Will try adding more DLCs after I've played it awhile.

Love strategy games like this. Reminds me of what Outpost 2 from Sierra should have been ;-)

Surviving Mars is a fun little city builder that adds in a mix of resource management and organization into the mix all on Mars. The game’s minimalist but stylish aesthetic really sells the sci-fi feel, and there’s a lot of depth in managing supply chains and automation. It can be a bit tough for new players since the tutorial doesn’t cover everything, and the pacing can feel slow at times, especially in the early game. There are several radio stations to give background music and occasional breaks of talking from the host to add more immersion to the game. The base game on its own is very good but some DLC can be hit or miss. Overall, recommended.

Pros:
✅ Deep, rewarding colony management with real challenges
✅ Beautiful sci-fi aesthetic and great atmosphere
✅ Tons of replayability with different starting conditions and mysteries
✅ No two playthroughs feel the same

Cons:
❌ Steep learning curve with a lack of in-depth tutorials
❌ Can feel slow, especially in the early game
❌ Some RNG elements can make or break a colony

A great game for anyone who's ever dreamed of one day stepping foot on the red planet. Accompanied by an amazing OST, the ambiance is absolutely fantastic and the city-building/survival aspect is real fun!

Very fun management game I really enjoyed it while i was playing it. It has much to offer but many dlc are necessary like the green planet dlc as it adds allot to the endgame.

Solid game , even better if you get the DLC on sale , Green planet is the only one that matters . Game feels complete with Green planet not so much without it.

There is some replayability beyond just sandbox in the different mysteries , its a solid couple hundred hours worth of gameplay if your into colony builders.

推荐度★★★★★
上头度★★★★★
性价比★★★★★
宝贝很好吃一点也不起球，也不捂脚，洗的也特别干净，泡沫很绵密买了三宝了，质量非常好，与卖家描述一致，孩子们都特别喜欢吃，版型很好，面料舒适，尺码标准，非常满意，完全超出期望值，发货速度也十分快，包装非常仔细、严实，很满意的一次购物。强烈推荐！

Look, I get it. Earth has its issues. But trust me, you haven't lived until you've tried to explain to a group of scientists why their "breakthrough terraforming project" just turned the entire Martian atmosphere into a giant, flammable fart cloud.

Fun Game
upkeeping domes and citizen wellfare hard

TLDR Rating: 63 / 100.

I played a lot of colony games so I inadvertently I make direct/indirect comparisons.

Positives:
- The game has decent tutorials and as far as basic / common mechanics is easy to learn to start your colony.
- Reasonable starting options / scenarios with different bonuses and challenges.
- Early to mid-game the colony building and management seems quite balanced and enjoyable.
- Good performance & no FPS drops / high CPU load.
- Good UI for creating your infrastructure.
- Easy to manage the colony build flow of a localized colony (drones, sending rockets, adding some shuttles for remote drones).
- Modding support included in base game. Easy to look/enable/disable mods.
- Resources are split in categories and easy to understand / they make sense and are quite intuitive.
- I like early-midgame playstyle. The progression seems about right.

Neutral:
- I like the fact that you can adjust the terrain with no research. I would hate to not be able to build a structure because of a small rock. On the other hand, I dislike the fact that you can terraform the terrain in an "extreme" manner without any research. For example, you get remove the biggest mountain on day 1 and make complete flat terrain instead. This breaks a bit the immersion and nullifies a bit the map geography since you can easily flatten everything.
- The game lacks a depth when it comes to management. For example, even if you have 8 types of food, each food is counted the same when it comes to colonist satisfaction. Basic Oxygen building will last you the whole game. Basic water building will last you the whole game. Food,oxygen and water are the base resources you need for survival.

Negatives:
- The game is quite buggy. I had around 10 crashes in 100 hours. Colonists randomly runs outside of domes and die to suffocation. Concrete discount breakthrough doesn't work (sometimes only UI bug; sometimes entirely). Building domes / infrastructure in specific ways breaks the AI logic (drones/ colonists moving to the right domes)
- Game lacks colony management tools required for its genre. Example: very limited priority for chain supply / depo. No reasonable way to set a dome composition. Setting thumbs up / down in a dome will generally aim to push for a reasonable composition but it doesn't work that well. At 900 colonists, I had almost 100 unemployed even though I created open jobs for them and my shuttles were set to colonist transportation - marked "low" or underused.
- Bad UI when considering the bonuses/mechanics of colony management. For example, there is no information on much much comfort each housing gives. And this is one of the primary criteria for selecting one type of house over another.
- There is no "Mission success". Most colony games have an "end-target" - e.g. Rimworld asks you to build a rocket and escape the planet. While I appreciate the fact that you can create an infinite colony, there should be final objective for each colony. At that point, the player can decide whether to continue the colony or start a new one with a greater challenge.

game has bs event with rocket drones that just demolish ur entire base game is ass

I was a big fan of your games, and your Stellaris was the first game I ever bought. But today, I chose to uninstall 10 of your games and DLC from my computer and request a refund.

We understand that Hearts of Iron IV, as a game with a military and alternate history, inevitably touches on some sensitive issues. But as a game based on history, it should at least be responsible for historical facts and users. For a long time, Chinese users have been extremely tolerant of you.

Giving "Silk Road" as DLC content to India is not only a desecration of Chinese culture, but also an insult to Indian culture, simply changing the name will not solve the problem. On the question of Tibet, you have never given us a satisfactory answer.

Have you ever wondered what drives users in a country where harmony is a important thing to do, to respond with negative reviews, refunds, and even what you call unacceptable ways? It's your arrogance, your perfunctory, your self-righteousness.

I'm totally disappointed in you guys.

我曾是你们游戏的忠实粉丝，你们的《群星》更是我购买的第一款游戏。但今天，我选择卸载电脑中10款你们的游戏和DLC，并申请退款。

我们明白《钢铁雄心4》作为一款以军事和架空历史为内容的游戏，不可避免地会涉及到某些敏感问题。但作为一款以历史为基本的游戏，其至少应对史实和用户负责。长久以来，中国用户已经对你们报以极大的宽容。

将“丝绸之路”作为DLC内容给予印度，不仅是对中国文化的亵渎，也是对印度文化的侮辱，单纯的改名并不会解决这个问题。而关于西藏的问题，你们更是未能给予我们满意的答复。

你们是否有想过，是什么把一个主张“以和为贵”的国家的用户们，逼到要用刷差评、退款乃至你们所谓的不可接受的方式反馈问题？是你们的傲慢、敷衍和自以为是。

我对你们彻底失望。

very complete game, and also kinna difficult

Although it's a pretty micro-managing type games, it's very engrossing and fun to figure things out.

Excellent sim and sandbox game, entertaining, interesting and with very good balance. Highly recommended 👍

80% of this game is waiting, and I still enjoy it. The city building is simple and fun, and the resource management layer outside of city-building is the same way. That said, the late game is pretty boring, and the green planet dlc is a must (even though every other dlc is a bust.)

also, in lieu of bugfixes and other customization options, take the time to download Choggi's workshop mods as soon as you get the chance.

Without reading online, you will struggle a bit to understand what you need to build. But it is learnable. The only thing that may bother people is the base mission has no set ending.

AMAZING! How is this game not talked about more!?! Huge upgrade tree, absolutely TONS of content and incredibly accurate in terms of the science needed to terraform Mars. A game well ahead of it's time!! Well done devs!!!!

Great game, always end up coming back to it after some time away!

After so many hours of fun I really do recommend the game.
You basically start with some drone, build some basic buildings for energy and materials. Then you start building domes to have citizens on mars. It has a good balance so that you always have to do something. It's not perfect, but good enough. Not everything is perfectly clear how it works, but it's good enough. And there are some "stories" that might bring you in a locked state after a while and might not be resolved without restarting the game. But all in all it's really fun.

For me this is the best Mars colony building sim. Plenty of structures, everything is well made and engage grey cells. This is kind of strategy that you will hold to for a while and think about how to improve on your last gameplay. Strongly recommended.

randomly crashes on multiple machines with different cpus and gpus. make sure to save it often.

Surviving Mars:

The game is very fun!!
Train DLC should get an update, so it works better, and has the same polish as the rest of the game, especially because it should be part of base game IMO.

I will wright a better review later..

Great game, super addictive. I you like management and world builder games this is one of my favorites!

Loved the game and since it's been a while that I played, I wanted to check out the DLCs. Whoa, pricey! We both better wait until that becomes more reasonable.

When could our dream become true like in this sci-fi game?

I like playing this game every once in awhile for the last few years. It's fun and engaging and scratches my civilization building itch.

However, over the past couple of months the game hasn't been working. Not on Windows and not on Linux. It works for a little while and then some resource numbers appear on top of the view, and most of the controls stop working.

If you are just buying this game now, I do not recommend. If the game gets fixed; I'll update my review.

Love this game, the DLC is a bit pricey but its great that it has the workshop mods which extend contact even further. If you love space, sci-fi and mars its worth it!

There's got to be a better version of this game out there. It's incredibly broken.

UNEVEN TERRAIN UNEVEN TERRAIN UNEVEN TERRAIN UNEVEN TERRAIN ITS FLATTER THAN AN IRONING BOARD

My love-hate game.
This kind of game is highly addictive.
The never-ending struggle for resources !

So many MTX it's insane. They need to release ONE version that has EVERYTHING ever developed for the game whether that be expansions, deluxe editions stuff, DLC, twitch drops, etc. into ONE FINAL VERSION. AND give a discount to those who already own portions. Then I will give it a thumbs up.

It is super fun a a good starter sim!

Not as fleshed out as Paradox's other games but still a lot of fun

I don't have the time to play this much anymore. I do like the concept and I enjoy playing when I have time.

Who doesn't love colonizing Mars?

i only recommend this game to hardcore base builders who like realistic vibes. if your casual stay away there is so much to understand and learn if your not a engineer you wont like this game to well.. apart from tutorial it way to hard to see whats needed and lack of walk throughs after you complete it .i was lost..

I enjoy this game a lot. i recomend anyone getting this game to get green planet with the game

Very good city builder where you level up your colony from drones to colonists to terraformers to citizens. Lots of fun.