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business simulation game
Mars Horizon
By Auroch Digital, released 1 Jan 2020
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Mars Horizon is a strategy simulation about leading a space agency from the start of the space age toward a crewed Mars landing. You build an agency base with facilities such as launch pads, research labs, and astronaut training centers, then design vehicles from hundreds of combinations. Missions send satellites and crewed spacecraft across the Solar System, while turn-based mission control challenges can earn scientific progress and public support. You can recreate missions associated with NASA, ESA, and CNSA, explore a technology tree, and compete or collaborate with other agencies. Five agencies have distinct traits, bases, vehicles, and spacecraft. A customizable Sandbox Mode offers unrestricted building. The single-player game includes adjustable difficulty, save-anytime support, and settings for accessibility and comfort. Developed and published by Auroch Digital, it released for Windows and macOS on November 17, 2020.
What players like, and what they don't
- Build an agency base and design vehicles
- Turn-based missions across the Solar System
- Five agencies with distinct traits and equipment
- Compete or collaborate with other agencies
- Customizable Sandbox Mode
- Single-player only
- Windows and macOS listed
Who it suits
It suits players who like managing an agency, designing spacecraft, and planning space missions in a strategy simulation. Sandbox Mode may appeal to players who want open-ended base building.
Mars Horizon combines agency management, spacecraft construction, and mission planning around a race to Mars. It offers both structured progression through a technology tree and a customizable Sandbox Mode.
