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Games like Monuments of Mars

If Monuments of Mars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bio Menace, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure and Hocus Pocus — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Monuments of Mars: When astronauts sent to explore mysterious structures on the surface of Mars disappear, NASA sends you to investiagte. Collect incredible articfacts and fight deadly alien creatures as you wander through the Red Planet's unexplained wonders to solve ancient mysterys.

2014ActionAdventureWindows · macOSby 3D Realms (Apogee Software)
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Players who liked Monuments of Mars also play

Steam players who put hours into Monuments of Mars also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bio Menace

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Monuments of Mars.

    You are Snake Logan, a top CIA operative who likes to do things his own way. Metro City has fallen under the attack of hideous mutants and your mission is to fly recon over the city and report back. While circling over the city you're shot down by hostile forces and forced to crash land on the streets of Metro.

    2014ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    What's green with red spots, has suction hands, and has an overbite like Bart Simpson? Of course, the answer is Cosmo! Cosmo is a young alien on his way to visit Disney World with his parents. That is, until their ship is struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on an uncharted planet.

    2014ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hocus Pocus

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Terexin, leader of the Council of Wizards, is sending the young sorcerer, Hocus, on a special mission to prove his worthiness.

    2014ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Realms of Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Realms of Chaos is an exciting side-scrolling platform game with an innovative mix of action, adventure, mysticism, and role-playing that's never been seen in this style of game. Set in the fantastic world of Mysteria, Realms of Chaos is the first of many adventures of Endrick and Elandra, a brother and sister duo who find themselves on...

    2014ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Freedom Planet 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Knight's Try

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred trial by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Glover

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Glover is a puzzle-intensive adventure game made up of 6 worlds with 30 different levels. You control a charismatic glove that walks on two fingers, slaps harder than Steve Austin, dribbles faster than Scottie Pippen, and plays with a bouncy rubber ball.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Flashback

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Monuments of Mars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!

    2019ActionAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Big Catch: Tacklebox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Crack open the Tacklebox to show off your platforming prowess and fishing skills in this free prologue to The Big Catch.

    2024ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Janosik

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sadball

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Monuments of Mars.

    Chase pins as a bowling ball with dreamlike abilities in a surreal bowling alley.

    2024ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Peril by MDE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Use your javelin to jump across platforms, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters in seven unique worlds. If you are a fan of retro platformers, you are going to love this game!

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Butterflies

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Butterflies is a video game about inline skating and graffiti. Apparently some people did that before, but they don't seem like they'll be doing it anymore.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Citadale Resurrection

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    A collection of old-school retro Citadale games in the style of various systems released in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Each game has its own unique look, sound, gameplay style and feel and yet they are all distinctly Citadale.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Sime Is Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Sime's back, celebrated by locals but tired of exploitation. Join him & his feline friend on a whimsical Adriatic journey. Armed with his fish, Sime confronts enemies, smashes crates & reclaims what's his. Dive into this charming adventure of chaos, camaraderie, & fish-flinging fun!

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. PLUNKO: Champion of the Roundlands

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    PLUNKO: Champion of the Roundlands is a hand crafted action platformer with an energetic twist! PLUNKO loves energy drinks, give them one and prepare to bounce off the walls! So, aid PLUNKO on his quest, and stop King Trungle from destroying the Roundlands!

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from 3D Realms (Apogee Software)

Other recommendable Steam games by 3D Realms (Apogee Software), ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Arctic Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Another title from 3D Realms (Apogee Software), the studio behind Monuments of Mars. Shares Action and Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Nevada wasn't satisfied with finding the elusive pharaoh's tomb in his first adventure. After months of searching and studying ancient maps, Nevada has stumbled upon the location of a tremendous Viking treasure cave. Join our intrepid hero as he heads for the Arctic in this stunning and chilling new adventure series!

    2014ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Bio Menace

    WHY THIS

    Another title from 3D Realms (Apogee Software), the studio behind Monuments of Mars. Shares Action with Monuments of Mars.

    You are Snake Logan, a top CIA operative who likes to do things his own way. Metro City has fallen under the attack of hideous mutants and your mission is to fly recon over the city and report back. While circling over the city you're shot down by hostile forces and forced to crash land on the streets of Metro.

    2014ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pharaoh's Tomb

    WHY THIS

    Another title from 3D Realms (Apogee Software), the studio behind Monuments of Mars. Shares Adventure with Monuments of Mars.

    Pharaoh's Tomb is an arcade-adventure game set in a huge Egyptian pyramid. Explore 20 uniquely-dangerous levels riddled with ingenious puzzles and traps. You start with five lives and a few spears, which can he thrown at offending denizens that patrol the pyramid.

    2014AdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Monuments of Mars

What games are most similar to Monuments of Mars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monuments of Mars are Bio Menace, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Hocus Pocus.
Who developed Monuments of Mars?
Monuments of Mars was developed by 3D Realms (Apogee Software).

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Monuments of Mars.

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