Choose Surviving Mars
Choose Surviving Mars if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 10,552 Steam reviews back the pick.
Surviving Mars vs Ancient Aliens: The Game
Surviving Mars and Ancient Aliens: The Game both land in Strategy, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Surviving Mars (2018) is 4 years older than Ancient Aliens: The Game (2022). Ancient Aliens: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (82.6% positive) than Surviving Mars (79% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ancient Aliens: The Game
Choose Ancient Aliens: The Game if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ancient Aliens: The Game launched in 2022.
Both Surviving Mars and Ancient Aliens: The Game sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Surviving Mars |  Ancient Aliens: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive (10,552 reviews) | 82.6% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Haemimont Games, Abstraction | Fifth Column Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Surviving Mars (2018) is 4 years older than Ancient Aliens: The Game (2022).
- Ancient Aliens: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (82.6% positive) than Surviving Mars (79% positive).
- Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Ancient Aliens: The Game has no Deck rating yet.
Surviving Mars vs Ancient Aliens: The Game — FAQ
- Should I play Surviving Mars or Ancient Aliens: The Game first?
- If you want chronology, Surviving Mars (2018) came out before Ancient Aliens: The Game (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Surviving Mars and Ancient Aliens: The Game similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.