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 Venusville - Prologue
Surviving Mars and Venusville - Prologue 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 8 years older than Venusville - Prologue (2026). Venusville - Prologue is free; Surviving Mars is paid (Price unknown). 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 Venusville - Prologue
Choose Venusville - Prologue if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Venusville - Prologue launched in 2026.
Both Surviving Mars and Venusville - Prologue 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 |  Venusville - Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive (10,552 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Haemimont Games, Abstraction | Orbit Start Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Surviving Mars (2018) is 8 years older than Venusville - Prologue (2026).
- Venusville - Prologue is free; Surviving Mars is paid (Price unknown).
- Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Venusville - Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
Surviving Mars vs Venusville - Prologue — FAQ
- Should I play Surviving Mars or Venusville - Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Surviving Mars (2018) came out before Venusville - Prologue (2026). 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 Venusville - Prologue 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.
- Is Venusville - Prologue free?
- Yes — Venusville - Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Surviving Mars is paid (Price unknown).