StrategyFit check
Is Farlanders worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to plan a colony's layout and resource production
- City-builder fans who want terraforming to shape available land
- Players who enjoy runs with changing maps and environmental conditions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for direct combat, since the described focus is colony construction and resource management
- Players who prefer fixed maps and consistent conditions across repeated sessions
Our take on Farlanders
The placement-based terraforming system rewards careful planning, but preset tile shapes can restrict where a change works as intended. Choosing a tile and using a turn to apply it means terrain edits are strategic decisions rather than unrestricted map sculpting.
What is Farlanders?
Farlanders is a turn-based city builder about establishing a colony on Mars.
Build housing and resource-producing facilities, including water pumps, farms, solar power and mines, while planning where each structure goes: nearby terrain can change its output. Use a turn to apply terraforming tiles and reshape the land, creating fertile areas or mineral deposits, but tile shapes and placement can lead to different results. When surface space or resources run short, dig underground to expand, find artifacts and collect rare minerals. The game also includes research into alien artifacts and the discovery of secrets on the planet. Maps, terraforming patterns, trade proposals and weather conditions vary between playthroughs.
How Farlanders plays
- 01Placement bonuses
- A building's position can affect its output, such as a wind turbine generating more electricity near mountains.
- 02Underground expansion
- Dig below the surface to open new building areas, find artifacts and access rare minerals.
- 03Variable playthroughs
- New maps, terraforming patterns, trade proposals and weather conditions are generated for each run.
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Farlanders: platforms & release
Is Farlanders worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to plan a colony's layout and resource production. Skip it if: players looking for direct combat, since the described focus is colony construction and resource management.
Where can I download Farlanders?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Farlanders's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Farlanders on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
