Games like Mars Horizon

The closest matches to Mars Horizon: Kerbal Space Program, Take On Mars, Terraformers, Surviving Mars, and Rover Mechanic Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Mars Horizon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kerbal Space Program, Take On Mars and Terraformers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and epic, and single out its agency traits and diplomatic relations. 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.

Mars Horizon is a strategy simulation released in 2020 by Auroch Digital, available for $19.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Players manage a space agency, navigating research branching, launch-window optimization, mission minigames, diplomatic relations, and random events while racing to establish a presence on Mars. Reviewers highlight that agency traits meaningfully shape playstyle, while diplomatic relations carry strategic weight throughout campaigns. Players describe the experience as epic and contemplative, finding particular tension in launch-window timing and appreciating the historical authenticity woven into mission design. The game earned an 83% positive rating from over 1,400 Steam reviews, with a Metacritic score of 71, and is regarded as challenging with a medium-length campaign designed for solo play.

About Mars Horizon: Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.