# Games like Surviving Mars

> The closest matches to Surviving Mars: Per Aspera, Planetbase, Oxygen Not Included, Surviving Mars: Relaunched, and Frostpunk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
2. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — Shares resource allocation with Surviving Mars. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
3. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in Surviving Mars players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
4. [Surviving Mars: Relaunched](https://imho.run/games/3215050/surviving-mars-relaunched) — Also Mars and Colony Sim, like Surviving Mars. 1,274 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3215050/)
5. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — A frequent pick in Surviving Mars players' libraries, and another Simulation. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
6. [Aven Colony](https://imho.run/games/484900/aven-colony) — A frequent pick in Surviving Mars players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,201 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/)
7. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — Also Space Sim and Colony Sim, like Surviving Mars. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
8. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
9. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
10. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
11. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Also Mars and Space Sim, like Surviving Mars. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
12. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
13. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
14. [Settlement Survival](https://imho.run/games/1509510/settlement-survival) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 2,987 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509510/)
15. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
16. [Farlanders](https://imho.run/games/1318740/farlanders) — Also Mars and Colony Sim, like Surviving Mars. 281 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318740/)
17. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
18. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
19. [Dyson Sphere Program](https://imho.run/games/1366540/dyson-sphere-program) — Also Space Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 24,284 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/)
20. [Reshaping Mars](https://imho.run/games/1395760/reshaping-mars) — Shares resource allocation with Surviving Mars. 113 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395760/)
21. [Surviving the Aftermath](https://imho.run/games/684450/surviving-the-aftermath) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 1,821 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/684450/)
22. [Terraformers](https://imho.run/games/1244800/terraformers) — Also Mars and Space, like Surviving Mars. 1,738 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244800/)
23. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving Mars. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
24. [Solargene](https://imho.run/games/1638300/solargene) — Also Space Sim and Colony Sim, like Surviving Mars. 287 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638300/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=464920&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=464920&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=464920&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=464920
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/464920
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Surviving Mars

Surviving Mars is a strategy and simulation game released in 2018 by Haemimont Games and Abstraction, published by Paradox Interactive. Players establish a colony on the Red Planet through colonist-trait management, dome logistics, and careful resource allocation across scenario-based missions. The game supports solo-only play with normal difficulty and massive length, offering terraform planning as players progress. Reviewers highlight that a calm moment can quickly turn into a survival scenario, and players describe the experience as chill and contemplative. Players note each mission feels like a new game with endless possibilities, praising the great pace and just enough challenge to maintain interest alongside many different ways to succeed. The title holds a 79% positive rating from over 10,500 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 464920
- **Developer:** Haemimont Games, Abstraction
- **Publisher:** Paradox Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 15, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=464920&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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