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Is Citizens: On Mars worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy players who prefer colony planning over direct combat
- Puzzle players who enjoy decisions involving resources and competing faction interests
- Colony-building fans who want scenarios with randomly generated maps
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time action may find the turn-by-turn pace too deliberate
- Players looking for direct combat or military unit control may find the colony-building focus too narrow
- Players who prefer predictable scenarios may not enjoy random events and generated maps
Our take on Citizens: On Mars
The presentation emphasizes harsh Martian conditions and the prospect of building a civilization, while the described play centers on turn-based colony planning: resources, territory, faction interests, random events, and scenario maps. The scope is settlement management rather than a broader survival adventure.
What is Citizens: On Mars?
Citizens: On Mars is a turn-based colony-building game with puzzle and city-building elements.
Players lead a Martian settlement by managing resources, expanding territory, and planning decisions each turn. Random events, including worker strikes and smuggler dominance, bring changing challenges. The colony has Social, Scientific, and Industrial leaders whose interests must be balanced. A handcrafted campaign offers one way to play, while Single Scenario mode uses a random map generator. The game focuses on developing the settlement and making decisions amid changing events and faction interests on Mars.
How Citizens: On Mars plays
- 01Turn-Based Colony Building
- Players plan each turn while managing resources and expanding their settlement.
- 02Random Events
- Worker strikes and smuggler dominance are among the challenges that can arise.
- 03Faction Interests
- The Social, Scientific, and Industrial leaders each bring interests to balance.
- 04Handcrafted Campaign
- The game includes a campaign built around leading a Martian settlement.
- 05Random Map Generator
- Single Scenario mode uses generated maps for different playthroughs.
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Citizens: On Mars: platforms & release
Is Citizens: On Mars worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy players who prefer colony planning over direct combat. Skip it if: players seeking real-time action may find the turn-by-turn pace too deliberate.
Where can I download Citizens: On Mars?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Citizens: On Mars's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Citizens: On Mars on?
Windows only.
