Rank 01Games like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
- 8 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Terraformers: First Steps on Mars: Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars, Farlanders: Prologue, Terraformers, and Per Aspera. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Mars and 4X, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Also Mars and Colony Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 04 
Terraformers
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
Rank 05 
Per Aspera
Why this: Shares terraforming progression with Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
Rank 06 
Mars Horizon
Why this: Shares random events with Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
Rank 07 
Solargene
Why this: Also 4X and Space Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
Rank 08 
Space Haven
Why this: Also Space Sim and Colony Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
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- 3Farlanders: Prologue
Also Mars and Colony Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 91% of 196 reviews
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- 5Per Aspera
Shares terraforming progression with Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 77% of 2,488 reviews
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- 8Space Haven
Also Space Sim and Colony Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 86% of 5,252 reviews
- 9Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Also 4X and Colony Sim, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 90% of 8,217 reviews
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- 11Against the Storm
Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 95% of 18,297 reviews
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- 14Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Also 4X and City Builder, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 80% of 2,768 reviews
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- 17Sol 0: Mars Colonization
Shares resource scarcity with Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 66% of 268 reviews
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- 20Terraforming Mars
Also Mars and Tabletop, like Terraformers: First Steps on Mars.
- 69% of 3,440 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Asteroid Lab
- Price: Free to play
- 87% of 325 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- 35 turn time limit forces strategic prioritization
- Compact demo feels complete despite brevity
- Leader abilities rotate every 10 turns
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
About Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
The closest matches to Terraformers: First Steps on Mars: Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars, Farlanders: Prologue, Terraformers, and Per Aspera. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars and Farlanders: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its city founding and leader rotation. 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 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars: Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.
Is Terraformers: First Steps on Mars worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 325 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 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.5 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 35 turn time limit forces strategic prioritization
- Compact demo feels complete despite brevity
- Leader abilities rotate every 10 turns
- Leader retirement preserves passive bonuses
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you take the least fun aspect of the amazing game "Reach for the Stars" by Sierra (colony and satellite management), and the overall goal of "Outpost" by Sierra (terra-forming a new colony for the dying population on earth to escape…”
People who play it also play: Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars, Farlanders: Prologue
Frequently asked about Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
Can I run it?
Is Terraformers: First Steps on Mars free to play?
Yes — Terraformers: First Steps on Mars 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 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Terraformers: First Steps on Mars are Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars, Farlanders: Prologue.
Who developed Terraformers: First Steps on Mars?
Terraformers: First Steps on Mars was developed by Asteroid Lab and published by Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk.