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Shares resource management with Farlanders: Prologue.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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The closest matches to Farlanders: Prologue: Farlanders, Terraformers: First Steps on Mars, Surviving Mars, Per Aspera, and Against the Storm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Mars and Colony Sim, like Farlanders: Prologue.
- Free
- 2021
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Per Aspera
Why this: Shares colony expansion with Farlanders: Prologue.
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Against the Storm
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Farlanders: Prologue.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Andriy Bychkovskyi
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 196 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Blends chess like planning with cozy colony building
- Challenging but rewarding progression
- Narrative driven mars colonization theme
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Farlanders: Prologue.
About Farlanders: Prologue
The closest matches to Farlanders: Prologue: Farlanders, Terraformers: First Steps on Mars, Surviving Mars, Per Aspera, and Against the Storm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Farlanders: Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Farlanders, Terraformers: First Steps on Mars and Surviving Mars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its area of effect effects and citizen happiness system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Farlanders: Prologue: 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.
Is Farlanders: Prologue worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 196 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Blends chess like planning with cozy colony building
- Challenging but rewarding progression
- Narrative driven mars colonization theme
- Retro pixel graphics with atmospheric cutscenes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Super frustrating. The random maps + the random terraforming options limit your ability to build successfully. Even if you have a good sense of what needs to be done, you're just unable to do it if you don't get the deliveries you need at…”
“So in chapter 3... everytime I get to a certain point. probably 120-160 people.. It scuffs out.. and just turns the game off, and boots me back to the main menu.. i have been playing this for 17 plus hours.. but i cant beat the chapter…”
People who play it also play: Farlanders, Terraformers: First Steps on Mars, Surviving Mars
Frequently asked about Farlanders: Prologue
Can I run it?
Does Farlanders: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
Farlanders: Prologue is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Farlanders: Prologue free to play?
Yes — Farlanders: Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Farlanders: Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Farlanders: Prologue are Farlanders, Terraformers: First Steps on Mars, Surviving Mars.
Who developed Farlanders: Prologue?
Farlanders: Prologue was developed by Andriy Bychkovskyi.