Games like Mars 2030
If Mars 2030 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rocket Explorer, Red Rover and The Solus Project — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nasa collaborated accuracy, atmospheric and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Mars 2030: 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.
Players who liked Mars 2030 also play
Steam players who put hours into Mars 2030 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Rocket Explorer
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Top pick for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Rocket Explorer is a rocket viewing experience, where you can view the rockets of the world with your own eyes. Also in Virtual Reality! Launch rockets, compare them side by side, and take them apart.
Red Rover
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
RED ROVER is a Mars driving simulator that uses NASA HiRISE satellite data and imagery to replicate a traversable terrain on the PC for you to drive around and explore!
The Solus Project
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars 2030.
Third-strongest match for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
Expedition Astra
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Ranked #4 for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Old machines guard silent asteroid sites across the outer solar system. Pilot a 6DoF spacecraft, fight around the rock, dock with old vessels, and touch the asteroid to extract rare materials.
Tungsten Moon
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Ranked #5 for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Tungsten Moon is a first-person, immersive spaceflight simulator set on a fictional moon, somewhere in the universe. Stay alive by exploring over 1 million square kilometers of open-world terrain, while at the controls of your personal SkyDart spacecraft.
Elite Dangerous
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mars 2030.
Ranked #6 for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
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Ranked #7 for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
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.
Orders of Magnitude
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Ranked #8 for Mars 2030 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Have you ever wondered what the whole Universe looks like? With the myriad Galaxies, each containing billions of Stars, including our Solar System? Have you seen a Human Brain and its Neurons? DNA? What about the Electrons surrounding the tiny Atomic Nucleus? And what lies at even smaller scales?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mars 2030 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~67% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Noita
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Priced ~47% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~80% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Human Fall Flat
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Priced ~60% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~67% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
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Priced ~87% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~87% under Mars 2030 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
InMind VR
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind.
Lunar Odyssey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Don your xEMU Spacesuit, explore the Orontius Crater, and Lunar Module in an immersive first-person VR experience with out of this world accuracy and interaction. Follow real-life procedures, launch the Apollo-era Lunar Module, play Space Golf, and experience the moon like never before.
Future Fab Heroes
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
Future Fab Hero, your mission begins now! Team up with your robot companion, CHIP-E, to complete hands-on technology and manufacturing simulations, earn rewards, unlock upgrades, and defend the Mars Innovation Zone from alien threats in a unique educational adventure.
RE:DREAM
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Mars 2030.
RE:DREAM is a walking simulator in which the player discovers photographs. A copy of our world, or a world inside a copy. 3 real life characters, who discover their self of our reality.
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Frequently asked about Mars 2030
- How much does Mars 2030 cost?
- Mars 2030 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mars 2030?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mars 2030 are Rocket Explorer, Red Rover, The Solus Project.
- Who developed Mars 2030?
- Mars 2030 was developed by FMG Labs and published by Fusion Media Group.
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 2030.
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