StrategyFit check
Is Mars Horizon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want to manage a space agency rather than control individual astronauts
- Strategy fans who enjoy turn-based decisions instead of real-time mission control
- Space-history enthusiasts who want recreated missions and an alternate route to Mars
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct spacecraft piloting may hit a wall when missions are handled through strategic mission-control decisions.
- Those wanting fast action may lose interest during the base construction, technology research, and turn-based mission structure.
- Players looking for a combat-focused strategy game will find the scope centers on space exploration, agency management, and scientific advancement.
Our take on Mars Horizon
The bounce point arrives at mission control: players expecting direct flight or astronaut control instead manage resources, malfunctions, research, vehicles, crews, and agency relationships through strategic decisions.
What is Mars Horizon?
Direct a space agency from the beginning of the space age through a possible crewed landing on Mars.
Build a base with launch pads, research laboratories, and astronaut training facilities. Assemble custom vehicles from many component combinations, hire and train crews, and send satellites and crewed spacecraft throughout the Solar System. Turn-based missions require mission-control decisions about spacecraft resources and unexpected problems. Advance through a technology tree while competing or cooperating with other agencies. Five agencies offer different traits, bases, vehicles, and spacecraft. The game includes recreations of missions such as Perseverance, Ingenuity, Zhurong, and Rosetta. Sandbox Mode allows unrestricted customization of the base.
How Mars Horizon plays
- 01Turn-based missions
- Mission control decisions include managing spacecraft resources during malfunctions and other emergencies.
- 02Five space agencies
- Each agency has its own traits, base, vehicles, and spacecraft.
- 03Historical missions
- Scenarios draw on missions including Perseverance, Ingenuity, Zhurong, and Rosetta.
- 04Sandbox Mode
- This mode provides unrestricted customization for building the agency base.
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Mars Horizon: platforms & release
Is Mars Horizon worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want to manage a space agency rather than control individual astronauts. Skip it if: players seeking direct spacecraft piloting may hit a wall when missions are handled through strategic mission-control decisions.
Where can I download Mars Horizon?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Mars Horizon's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Mars Horizon on?
Windows and macOS.
