Terraformers (2023)

- Developer
- Asteroid Lab
- Publisher
- Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 3,715 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 14 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A turn-based strategic feel of building a thriving colony on a procedurally generated Mars, balancing resource extraction and city expansion through card-based decisions.
strategicmethodicalproceduralreplayablemanagementcard-drivenatmosphericsci-fi
What players say
Players say it's a chill but challenging single-player 3X that replaces war with a card-based building system and a leader retirement mechanic. The normal difficulty is too easy, while hard mode and rising citizen discontent create the real challenge. A game can be finished in under an hour, but meta-progression and custom scenarios add replayability.
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