# Games like Mars or Die!

> The closest matches to Mars or Die!: MarZ: Tactical Base Defense, Surviving Mars, Reshaping Mars, Dig or Die, and The Riftbreaker. 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. [MarZ: Tactical Base Defense](https://imho.run/games/682530/marz-tactical-base-defense) — Also Mars and Base-Building, like Mars or Die!. 455 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682530/)
2. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — A frequent pick in Mars or Die! players' libraries, and another Strategy. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
3. [Reshaping Mars](https://imho.run/games/1395760/reshaping-mars) — Also Mars and Base-Building, like Mars or Die!. 113 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395760/)
4. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
5. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — A frequent pick in Mars or Die! players' libraries, and another Action. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
6. [Farlanders](https://imho.run/games/1318740/farlanders) — Also Mars and Base-Building, like Mars or Die!. 281 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318740/)
7. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — Also Base-Building and Space, like Mars or Die!. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
8. [IDUN - Frontline Survival](https://imho.run/games/2186360/idun-frontline-survival) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 302 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186360/)
9. [Freaking Meatbags](https://imho.run/games/297060/freaking-meatbags) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 62 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297060/)
10. [Spacebase Startopia](https://imho.run/games/840390/spacebase-startopia) — Also Base-Building and Space, like Mars or Die!. 234 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/840390/)
11. [Terraformers](https://imho.run/games/1244800/terraformers) — Also Mars and Space, like Mars or Die!. 1,738 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244800/)
12. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
13. [Desperate Place](https://imho.run/games/3058140/desperate-place) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 54 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058140/)
14. [Occupy Mars: The Game](https://imho.run/games/758690/occupy-mars-the-game) — A frequent pick in Mars or Die! players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,285 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758690/)
15. [Broken Universe - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1487680/broken-universe-tower-defense) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 79 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1487680/)
16. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Also Mars and Base-Building, like Mars or Die!. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
17. [Taur](https://imho.run/games/1227780/taur) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 1,193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227780/)
18. [Until We Die](https://imho.run/games/1197570/until-we-die) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mars or Die!. 995 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1197570/)
19. [Mars Horizon](https://imho.run/games/765810/mars-horizon) — Also Mars and Space, like Mars or Die!. 1,445 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765810/)
20. [Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/712190/genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition) — Also Base-Building and Space, like Mars or Die!. 880 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/)
21. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — Also Base-Building and Space, like Mars or Die!. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
22. [Grey Goo](https://imho.run/games/290790/grey-goo) — Also Base-Building and Futuristic, like Mars or Die!. 1,887 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290790/)
23. [Sanctum 2](https://imho.run/games/210770/sanctum-2) — Also Tower Defense and Futuristic, like Mars or Die!. 4,330 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210770/)
24. [Earth 2160](https://imho.run/games/1900/earth-2160) — Also Base-Building and Futuristic, like Mars or Die!. 327 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900/)

## 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=859440&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=859440&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=859440&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=859440
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/859440
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mars or Die!

Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 859440
- **Developer:** 34BigThings srl
- **Publisher:** 34BigThings srl
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 13, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 58
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/859440/mars-or-die)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=859440&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/859440/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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