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simulation video game
Take On Mars
By Bohemia Interactive, released 1 Jan 2013
- Microsoft Windows
- science fiction video game
What it is
Take On Mars is a simulation game about robotic and human exploration of Mars. In the Space Program campaign, players direct rovers, landers, or probes across vast distances to gather scientific data and research technology for new equipment. A second campaign follows astronaut Mark Willis, the survivor of a troubled first crewed mission. As a mechanical engineer cut off from Earth, he must survive and build machinery that could help him return home. Sandbox Survival multiplayer lets friends join and leave online, work together to gather raw materials from Martian soil, refine compounds, and use a 3D printer to build habitat panels. Developed and published by Bohemia Interactive, the Windows game includes single-player, multiplayer, and co-op, along with Steam Workshop, achievements, trading cards, Family Sharing, and partial controller support. It was released on Steam on February 9, 2017.
What players like, and what they don't
- Two campaigns cover robotic and crewed missions.
- Online sandbox supports cooperative colony building.
- Steam Workshop is listed.
- Includes achievements and trading cards.
- Controller support is partial.
- Listed Steam platform is Windows.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in Mars exploration, scientific equipment, and a survival campaign with engineering tasks. Friends who want to work together on a colony can play its online sandbox mode.
Take On Mars combines mission-based exploration with a survival story and cooperative sandbox play. It may suit players who want both scientific tasks and resource-based construction.
