Underplayed Gems

Mars Colony:Challenger (2014)

Mars Colony:Challenger cover
Developer
HyperKat Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
3.2 of 5, 119 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A challenging and methodical survival simulation where you manage life-support systems and resources to maintain a Martian base.

survivalresource managementfirst personthird personsimulationstrategicmethodicalchallenging

What players say

Players describe it as a slow-paced survival sim that captures the lonely challenge of building a Mars base, but warn that it feels incomplete and was abandoned by the developer in favor of a separate paid rerelease. The learning curve is steep, the graphics are dated, and tasks become repetitive, yet some find it uniquely relaxing and the only game of its kind.

Screenshots

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