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Games like Sol 0: Mars Colonization

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Sol 0: Mars Colonization also play

The closest matches to Sol 0: Mars Colonization: Surviving Mars, Planetbase, Aven Colony, Mars Colony:Challenger, and Per Aspera. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Mars and Base-Building, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 2018
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  1. Rank 04

    Mars Colony:Challenger

    Why this: Also Mars and Space, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Per Aspera

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  3. Rank 06

    Mars Horizon

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  4. Rank 07

    Offworld Trading Company

    Why this: Same stressful mood as Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  5. Rank 08

    Oxygen Not Included

    Why this: Also Base-Building and Space, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Sol 0: Mars Colonization

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Surviving Mars

    Also Mars and Base-Building, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 79% of 10,552 reviews
  2. 2
    Planetbase

    Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 77% of 5,622 reviews
  3. 3
    Aven Colony

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 73% of 1,201 reviews
  4. 4
    Mars Colony:Challenger

    Also Mars and Space, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 68% of 87 reviews
  5. 5
    Per Aspera

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 77% of 2,488 reviews
  6. 6
    Mars Horizon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 83% of 1,445 reviews
  7. 7
    Offworld Trading Company

    Same stressful mood as Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 78% of 2,669 reviews
  8. 8
    Oxygen Not Included

    Also Base-Building and Space, like Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 96% of 48,352 reviews
  9. 9
    Farlanders

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 91% of 281 reviews
  10. 10
    RimWorld

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 98% of 116,236 reviews
  11. 11
    Reshaping Mars

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 70% of 113 reviews
  12. 12
    Terraformers: First Steps on Mars

    Shares resource scarcity with Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 87% of 325 reviews
  13. 13
    Dwarf Fortress

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 23,734 reviews
  14. 14
    Solargene

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 75% of 287 reviews
  15. 15
    Project AURA

    Same atmospheric mood as Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

    • 57% of 415 reviews
  16. 16
    The Crust

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 76% of 4,443 reviews
  17. 17
    Cliff Empire

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 85% of 1,699 reviews
  18. 18
    Stationeers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 88% of 5,728 reviews
  19. 19
    Take On Mars

    Genres: Simulation

    • 52% of 1,129 reviews
  20. 20
    The Banished Vault

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 164 reviews
  21. 21
    Endzone - A World Apart

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 3,338 reviews
  22. 22
    Frostpunk 2

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 78% of 9,270 reviews
  23. 23
    Industries of Titan

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 59% of 812 reviews
  24. 24
    Farthest Frontier

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 87% of 10,450 reviews
Sol 0: Mars Colonization — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Chondrite Games
  • Price: $0.99checked Oct 31
  • 66% of 268 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Building feels satisfyingly tactile
  • Disasters erase entire colonies instantly
  • Geodesic dome construction feels epic
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Immersive

About Sol 0: Mars Colonization

The closest matches to Sol 0: Mars Colonization: Surviving Mars, Planetbase, Aven Colony, Mars Colony:Challenger, and Per Aspera. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Sol 0: Mars Colonization is your kind of game, the closest matches are Surviving Mars, Planetbase and Aven Colony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and immersive, and single out its automation limits and colony scaling. 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 Sol 0: Mars Colonization: Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.

Is Sol 0: Mars Colonization worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 66% of 268 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“As the game is no longer updated and there is no way to stop disasters in later game I can't recommend it. The most frustrating part of the game is if you already build your colony with more than 100 people, get your independence and than…”
58 h played
“The end game building, the Geodesic Dome, which takes tons of supplies and time to build can be easily destroyed by natural disasters, killing many colonists at once. Once this happens, you can't even rebuild the dome on the spot where it…”
14 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Surviving Mars, Planetbase, Aven Colony

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Frequently asked about Sol 0: Mars Colonization

Can I run it?

How much does Sol 0: Mars Colonization cost?

Sol 0: Mars Colonization is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Sol 0: Mars Colonization?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sol 0: Mars Colonization are Surviving Mars, Planetbase, Aven Colony.

Who developed Sol 0: Mars Colonization?

Sol 0: Mars Colonization was developed by Chondrite Games.