Games like Mars Odyssey
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Mars Odyssey for fans of simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Mars Odyssey also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Steel Wool Studios. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Mars Odyssey: Mars Odyssey is a single player VR simulator experience. Land on Earth’s sister planet. Walk the surface of Mars in your living room and interact with full-scale, realistic NASA Landers and Rovers. Learn about the Red Planet, its history, and its geography in this interactive experience. Play time: 20 min.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Top pick for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.
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Surviving Mars: Pioneer
Second-strongest match for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.
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Mars 2030
Third-strongest match for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
MARS 2030 is a virtual reality simulation where players explore the Red Planet and make discoveries across 40 square kilometers of open Martian terrain, accurately-mapped and -modeled using NASA satellite data. Produced in collaboration with NASA.
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Inside The Cubes
Ranked #4 for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
ITC is the story of Andy who is kidnapped by Tisafolians. Andy is put into a station, in where there is no gravity, to be tested some skills that are observation, analytical intelligence, eye hand coordination, weakness, etc. Your choices matter and change the end of the game.
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PlanetariumVR
Ranked #5 for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
Planetarium for VR to learn about the stars, constellations, and deep sky objects from the Messier, Caldwell, Herschel400, NGC, IC, Sharpless, and Arp catalogs. Learn the positions of stars and the Messier objects; play the minesweeper in VR in a polyhedron.
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IRON REBELLION
Ranked #6 for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
Climb inside a colossal war machine, where every switch is at your command. Iron Rebellion is a VR multiplayer sci-fi mech shooter SIM that puts you in the pilot’s seat. Customize your mech, control every system from inside the cockpit, and face other players in fast-paced, tactical PvP battles.
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Solar System VR
Ranked #7 for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
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Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR
Ranked #8 for Mars Odyssey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Steel Wool Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey. Shares Simulation with Mars Odyssey.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.
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Hello Neighbor VR: Search and Rescue
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
A suspenseful family-friendly VR experience set in the Hello Neighbor Universe.
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Quar: Battle for Gate 18
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
Quar: Battle for Gate 18 is a turn-based strategic VR game set in the grimsical world of Alwyd. The Quar are cute alien ant-eaters. Don't mistake cute for gentle. They use their WW1 level technology to wage war across the face of their world.
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Bounce
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
Bounce is a VR physics-based puzzle game for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Players are tasked with helping their playful robot companion, D1G-B, bounce, sling, shoot, and roll his way through an increasingly complex labyrinth of rooms on a galactic spaceship making his way to his final destination.
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The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
Another title from Steel Wool Studios, the studio behind Mars Odyssey.
The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth is a turn-based combat epic set during the origin era of Warhammer 40k. Play on either PC or VR, as the game will detect your platform choice. Take command of Ultramarines as they battle against their traitorous brethren, the Word Bearers. VR HEADSET NOT REQUIRED.
Frequently asked about Mars Odyssey
- How much does Mars Odyssey cost?
- Mars Odyssey is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mars Odyssey?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mars Odyssey are OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe), Surviving Mars: Pioneer, Mars 2030.
- Who developed Mars Odyssey?
- Mars Odyssey was developed by Steel Wool Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Mars Odyssey.
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