Games like Mars: War Logs
If Mars: War Logs is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Technomancer, Humanity Lost and The Surge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and grim. 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.
Get personalized picks →Mars: War Logs is a 2013 action RPG set on a post-cataclysm Mars where water scarcity drives conflict between factions. Players navigate faction politics, resource management, and crafting systems alongside a morality system that responds to their choices. The combat demands rhythm and positioning through a melee combo system augmented by technomancer magic. Players describe the worldbuilding as feeling alive and lived-in, and highlight that the protagonist's emotional arc resonates deeply. The French-accented voice acting adds distinctive character to the experience. Priced at $4.99 and verified for Steam Deck play, it holds a 74% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews.
About Mars: War Logs: An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
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The Technomancer
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Top pick for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Humanity Lost
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Second-strongest match for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.
The Surge
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Third-strongest match for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Fallout 4
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Ranked #4 for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
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Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Ranked #5 for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Ranked #6 for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Terminator: Resistance
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Ranked #7 for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
Death Trash
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Shares a dark mood with Mars: War Logs.
Ranked #8 for Mars: War Logs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
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Mass Effect (2007)
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Shares an immersive mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Red Faction
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Shares a dark mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards.
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
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Shares morality system and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
Risen
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
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Shares a grim mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
The Technomancer
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Fallout 4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Reviewers of Mars: War Logs cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mars: War Logs at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~50% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
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Priced ~60% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~60% under Mars: War Logs on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mars: War Logs.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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GreedFall
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Steelrising
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Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
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Bound By Flame
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Shares a dark mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
You are a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in a desperate world ravaged by seven Ice Lords. In this RPG where every choice counts, you will have to choose between unleashing the powers of the beast within and rejecting its demonic influence.
The Technomancer
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Of Orcs And Men
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!
GreedFall: The Dying World
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Return to the GreedFall universe in a thrilling new adventure, where every choice has consequences. Ripped away from your island, you will travel across the war-torn, disease-ravaged Old Continent, forging alliances, and fighting to regain your freedom!
Faery - Legends of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Mars: War Logs. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Faery: Legends of Avalon is a big role playing game packed with a very distinctive ambience and graphic style. Create your character, embark in a great adventure and discover the fantastic world of Avalon!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fallout 4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Mars: War Logs.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Mars: War Logs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Death Trash
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Mars: War Logs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mars: War Logs.
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Frequently asked about Mars: War Logs
- Is Mars: War Logs verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mars: War Logs is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Mars: War Logs cost?
- Mars: War Logs is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mars: War Logs?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mars: War Logs are The Technomancer, Humanity Lost, The Surge.
- Who developed Mars: War Logs?
- Mars: War Logs was developed by Spiders and published by Focus Entertainment.
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