Action · May 10, 2023
Occupy Mars: The Game (2023)
Occupy Mars is a complex open-world sandbox survival game for fans of the genre. Occupy Mars is a technical, open-world sandbox, survival game about Mars colonization inspired by the most promising technologies and companies that are working towards the goal of humanity becoming a multi-planet species. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, fix broken parts, and learn how to survive on Mars! Build greenhouses, oxygen tanks, fuel generators, connect all the pipes and cables, and remember about proper cable management. Grow your own food. Manage your energy production and build your electricity grid. Make sure that there is enough water, oxygen, power, and food to survive. Fix broken parts using realistic electronic components and tools. Learn the basics soldering, using hot air, measurement tools, and all the details necessary to fix your equipment. Explore different regions of Mars while searching for valuable resources, discover mining sites, and find the best place to build a city. Remember that you need to find a relatively leveled area with good access to underground water in a place where temperatures don't drop too much during the night. Experience an open-world sandbox game with a realistic day/night cycle and overcome real challenges that colonists face. Build solar arrays and batteries for energy storage, upgrade them, and find the optimal way to power your colony. Upgrade your vehicles and equipment in your garage. Organize your workshop and modify your rover. Change crane hydraulics, operate the robotic arm, dig for valuable resources, build mining rigs, and more... Occupying Mars is not always easy. Sometimes things will explode, break or not go exactly as planned. Learn to cope with 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.” Sometimes you have to really act quickly before you run out of air, food, or energy. ...but most importantly HAVE FUN on Mars!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Early Access · 222
- Open World Survival Craft · 201
- Open World · 195
- Resource Management · 194
- Sandbox · 190
- Crafting · 185
- Base-Building · 179
- Simulation · 176
- Space · 176
- Survival · 173
- Exploration · 167
- Building · 157
- Indie · 148
- Mars · 142
- Colony Sim · 140
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.4k Steam reviews | Top 89% in Action |
| Positive rating | 74% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 81% |
| Engagement hours | 29 h average | Top 15% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Turkish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Danish
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Accessibility
- Captions available
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Playable without Timed Input
Input & Comfort
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
Other
- Single-player
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
29h
moderate (15–40 hours)
2-week avg
14h
Current engagement
Achievements
46
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | May 10, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | ▲ Pyramid Games |
| Publisher | ▲ Pyramid Games, PlayWay S.A. |
| Base price | $18.89 -37% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
74%Mostly Positive · 2.4k reviews
1.8k positive · 632 negative
Curator recommendations
2.3k
Editions & Packages
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