Rank 01Why this
Shares resource management with Mars Colony: Frontier.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2014
Games like Mars Colony: Frontier
- 11 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Mars Colony: Frontier also play
The closest matches to Mars Colony: Frontier: Mars Colony:Challenger, Dead in Antares, Survivalist, Magisterium: Fantasy Craft, and Occupy Mars: The Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares base building and resource management with Mars Colony: Frontier.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares survival simulation and base building with Mars Colony: Frontier.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Mars Colony: Frontier.
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Life is Feudal: Your Own
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Mars Colony: Frontier.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Mars Colony: Frontier
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Shares base building and resource management with Mars Colony: Frontier.
- 78% of 116 reviews
- 3Survivalist
Shares survival simulation and base building with Mars Colony: Frontier.
- 81% of 1,320 reviews
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: HyperKat Games
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 2
- 38% of 40 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Deep base building with interconnected systems
- Economy driven base expansion
- Exploration via rover across martian terrain
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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About Mars Colony: Frontier
The closest matches to Mars Colony: Frontier: Mars Colony:Challenger, Dead in Antares, Survivalist, Magisterium: Fantasy Craft, and Occupy Mars: The Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Mars Colony: Frontier is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mars Colony:Challenger, Dead in Antares and Survivalist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its base building and economy 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 Mars Colony: Frontier: In Mars Colony: Frontier you can learn the hard way what life would be like if you were stranded on the red planet. In this open-world simulator, you assume the role of an astronaut who has been sent on a mission to Mars only to have turmoil on Earth extend your stay indefinitely.
Is Mars Colony: Frontier worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 40 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.8 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep base building with interconnected systems
- Economy driven base expansion
- Exploration via rover across martian terrain
- Hardcore simulation with streamlined accessibility
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Got super excited about this game. Went into game, bought a tomato seed. Item description under construction. Tried to open my map, game crashed. Seems like it could be a sweet follow up to challenger, but in its current state, do NOT buy…”
“Somehow the addition of humanoid mannequins that are RPG style equipment shops didn't breathe any additional life into what is fundamentally Mars Colony Challenger. Actually it made it worse, because in the first game you at least had…”
People who play it also play: Mars Colony:Challenger, Dead in Antares, Survivalist
Frequently asked about Mars Colony: Frontier
Can I run it?
How much does Mars Colony: Frontier cost?
Mars Colony: Frontier is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Mars Colony: Frontier have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Mars Colony: Frontier supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Mars Colony: Frontier?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mars Colony: Frontier are Mars Colony:Challenger, Dead in Antares, Survivalist.
Who developed Mars Colony: Frontier?
Mars Colony: Frontier was developed by HyperKat Games.