Fit check
Is Sol 0: Mars Colonization worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want real-time colony management on Mars
- Simulation fans interested in balancing multiple survival supplies
- Players who prefer replayable maps and custom scenario creation
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based strategy rather than real-time decisions
- Those who prefer short, simple sessions over layered colony development and resource balancing
- Players looking for character-focused role-playing or direct squad combat
Our take on Sol 0: Mars Colonization
The defining structure is a progression from a single exploratory rover to an independent Martian settlement, with survival depending on coordinated food, water, oxygen, energy, and resource systems.
What is Sol 0: Mars Colonization?
Establish the first human settlement on Mars in a real-time strategy simulation.
Begin with an exploratory rover, then use minerals and other surface resources to expand the colony. The settlement requires food, water, oxygen, electricity, and natural-resource collection, while meteorite impacts and dust storms create additional hazards. Build habitats, extract water, grow food, generate power, operate mines, and develop increasingly complex bases. Different regions, including ice caps, lava plains, and arid equatorial areas, present distinct challenges. Maps are randomly generated for varied sessions, and the included Map Editor allows custom maps to be created and shared with other players.
How Sol 0: Mars Colonization plays
- 01Resource management
- Balance food, water, oxygen, energy, and minerals while expanding the settlement.
- 02Martian hazards
- Prepare the colony for meteorite impacts, dust storms, and other unpredictable weather events.
- 03Regional exploration
- Develop colonies across ice caps, lava plains, and dry equatorial areas with different challenges.
- 04Custom map creation
- Build maps with the Sol 0 Map Editor and share them with other players.
Sol 0: Mars Colonization compared to similar games
Sol 0 focuses on real-time construction and survival management for a Mars colony, while Xenonauts centers on turn-based squads defending Earth and recovering alien technology. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation manages vast armies across worlds, whereas Old World follows an empire through multiple generations with political and family management.
Sol 0: Mars Colonization: platforms & release
Is Sol 0: Mars Colonization worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want real-time colony management on Mars. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based strategy rather than real-time decisions.
Where can I download Sol 0: Mars Colonization?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sol 0: Mars Colonization's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sol 0: Mars Colonization on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
