Mars Power Industries: First Job

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Mars Power Industries: First Job is a single player casual city builder game. It was developed by Rarykos and was released on June 9, 2020. It received very positive reviews from players.

"Mars Power Industries: First Job" is a charming puzzle game where players build houses for a tiny colony on Mars. The goal is to satisfy each house's energy needs by strategically placing sparkly crystal power stations while avoiding black goo. This spin-off game from the original Mars Power Industries offers a fresh, house-building challenge for players looking to test their space colony management skills.

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Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game serves as a charming and relaxing introduction to the main game, featuring cute pixel graphics and intuitive mechanics.
It's a short but enjoyable puzzle experience, with unique levels that provide a taste of the full game's logic and design.
Highly recommended for puzzle fans, as it offers clever design and a gradual increase in difficulty, making it accessible and fun.

The game is misleadingly presented as a full game when it is essentially a demo or advertisement for the main title.
Some players found the levels to be too easy and not representative of the challenge in the full game.
There are complaints about the lack of customization options and overall low visual quality, which detracts from the experience.

gameplay
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The gameplay features a well-executed drag and drop mechanic, though players desire a reset button in addition to the multi-step undo option. While the levels in this teaser pack are generally easy, they introduce a new house building mechanic that enhances the experience and aligns with the game's aesthetic. Overall, the gameplay offers a brief but engaging glimpse into the full game, lasting about 20-25 minutes.
- “The drag and drop mechanic works well, but I wish there was a reset button, not just a multi-step undo.”
- “I like the atmosphere and the new mechanics!”
- “The mechanics and the atmosphere are similar; however, the levels in this 'starter pack' are very easy - only #17 and #19 required me to pause and think a bit.”
- “It's kind of a demo, although it has an additional mechanic that can only be found in the unlocks of the paid game.”
- “In fact, all 18 levels here use a new house building mechanic that only got introduced in the main game with the latest update, the same day as this free game came out.”
monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of "Mars Power Industries" has been criticized for misleadingly presenting a mobile app as a full game on Steam, which detracts from genuine titles and misleads gamers. This practice not only undermines the integrity of the platform but also reflects poorly on developers who exploit the system to gain visibility without offering substantial content. Overall, the game is viewed as a shallow advertisement rather than a legitimate gaming experience, leading to a negative reception.
- “The game this is advertising is just a basic iPhone game where you drag and drop objects onto the screen to match as many squares as you can. It's just dressed up to look like a Factorio-style game, but it's much shallower; it's just an iPhone app with no depth or value for serious PC gamers.”
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and, in some ways, harmful.”
- “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demos/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behavior and it's not good for gamers.”
graphics
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The graphics are characterized by charming retro pixel art that enhances the overall aesthetic and feel of the game, appealing particularly to fans of logic games. While the visuals are well-executed, the resolution and control settings are fixed, limiting customization options. Overall, the combination of cute graphics and engaging level designs makes it a strong recommendation for players who appreciate this style.
- “The graphics are nice, level designs can be tricky, and the overall feel is just well done.”
- “Cute pixel graphics, combined with easy (but quickly expanded upon) rules, and several increasingly challenging levels (known as 'years' here) make this one an easy recommendation, especially if you're a fan of such logic games!”
- “The presentation is the same as well, great graphics and audio, no timer or turn limit, right click for unlimited undo, and I obviously can't recommend it enough.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “Resolution and controls are locked, and can't be changed or customized to improve the visuals or the control experience.”
atmosphere
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The atmosphere of the game is engaging and aligns well with its mechanics, though some users find the levels in the "starter pack" to be overly simplistic, with only a couple of them providing a challenge that requires deeper thought.
- “The mechanics and the atmosphere are similar; however, the levels in this 'starter pack' are very easy - only #17 and #19 required me to pause and think a bit.”

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Mars Power Industries: First Job is a casual city builder game.

Mars Power Industries: First Job is available on PC, Web Browser, Mac OS, Windows and others.

Mars Power Industries: First Job was released on June 9, 2020.

Mars Power Industries: First Job was developed by Rarykos.

Mars Power Industries: First Job has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Mars Power Industries: First Job is a single player game.

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