Games like The Martian Frontier

Occupy Mars: Prologue is a free-to-play introduction to survival and colonization on Mars, set in a remote research station within Gale Crater. Players must gather resources, mine, generate oxygen, and grow crops while managing and upgrading their base to withstand the harsh Martian environment. Strategic thinking and resource management are essential to thrive in this challenging open-world sandbox.

PeriAreion is a real-time strategy game set on Mars, where players lead an international team to establish the first human colony. The game features base-building, resource management, and survival elements, with the ultimate goal of achieving self-sustainability. Players can choose from three landing sites and must manage risks such as dust storms and hypoxia to ensure their colony's survival.

In Per Aspera, players assume the role of an artificial consciousness tasked with terraforming Mars for human colonization. Manage resources, overcome environmental challenges, and face ethical dilemmas while constructing a new world for humanity. Balance the needs of your mission with the unexpected complications that arise during Mars' transformation.

# Let's Occupy Mars! Occupy Mars is a highly technical, open-world sandbox game about Mars colonization inspired by the most promising technologies and companies that are working toward becoming a multi-planet species. Build and upgrade your base, discover new amazing regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, fix broken parts, and learn how to survive on Mar…

In "Survive on Mars," you must endure the challenging conditions of Mars and build a settlement to survive. Gather resources, create 3D parts with a 3D printer, and convert the abandoned rovers into a functional vehicle. Watch out for meteorites and harsh environmental factors while establishing a sustainable water source. Your survival skills will be put to the test as you adapt to life on the Red Planet.

Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder that challenges you to establish a thriving colony on the Red Planet. Choose a space agency, select a colony site, and manage resources, infrastructure, and colonist needs to ensure their survival. Embrace the challenges of Mars' hostile environment, conduct research, and utilize drones to expand your settlement. Ultimately, your goal is to discover the purpose of mysterious black cubes and make Mars habitable for future generations.

Planetbase is a strategy simulation game where players build and manage a colony on distant planets. Overcome challenges such as low oxygen levels, extreme temperatures, and hostile alien life forms to ensure the survival of your colonists. Expand and upgrade your base with various structures and technologies to create a thriving, self-sufficient colony.

Maia is a space colony simulation game set on a toxic alien world, 12 light years from Earth. Your mission is to establish humanity's first foothold in the stars by building and managing a base to sustain colonist's needs, while surviving various dangers such as toxic atmosphere, solar flares, and earthquakes. The game features an enormous procedurally-generated world, including a series of vast mission areas with fully simulated environments.

In Mars Horizon, become a space agency and develop your own space program to reach Mars before other agencies. Build and launch rockets, construct facilities, research technology, and manage resources and personnel. Experience a thrilling narrative with randomly generated events that add challenge and excitement to your mission.

"Sheltered" is a single-player role-playing game with good mechanics, graphics, and soundtrack, but can be very grinding and buggy. In this post-apocalyptic disaster management game, you must keep your family alive in an underground bunker, gathering supplies and making difficult decisions in a harsh, emotionally charged atmosphere. The game is highly replayable, with humor and small victories providing relief in the struggle to survive.