Choose Surviving Mars
Choose Surviving Mars if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79% positive across 10,552 reviews.
Surviving Mars vs Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Surviving Mars and Surviving Mars: Relaunched 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 7 years older than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (2025). Surviving Mars scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (52.4% 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 Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Choose Surviving Mars: Relaunched if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,274 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Surviving Mars and Surviving Mars: Relaunched 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 |  Surviving Mars: Relaunched | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive (10,552 reviews) | 52.4% positive (1,274 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Haemimont Games, Abstraction | Haemimont Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Surviving Mars (2018) is 7 years older than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (2025).
- Surviving Mars scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (52.4% positive).
- Steam Deck: Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported, Surviving Mars: Relaunched is Deck Playable.
Surviving Mars vs Surviving Mars: Relaunched — FAQ
- Which is better, Surviving Mars or Surviving Mars: Relaunched?
- On Steam reviews Surviving Mars scores higher (79% positive) than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (52.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Surviving Mars is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Surviving Mars or Surviving Mars: Relaunched first?
- If you want chronology, Surviving Mars (2018) came out before Surviving Mars: Relaunched (2025). 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 Surviving Mars: Relaunched 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.