Tharsis (2016)

Developer: Choice Provisions
Publisher: QubicGames S.A., Choice Provisions
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 19 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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A grim turn-based dice game where you manage a doomed Mars mission and make desperate survival choices.

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About

Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space - all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars. Defy the odds, make the difficult decisions, and embark on the most important mission in human history.

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