At this point, the sky is the limit with regards to what you can build and achieve (and thanks to the Green Planet expansion, this end objective should be to fully Terraform Mars into Earth-like conditions). Done consistently, this leads to a "virtuous cycle" wherein your produce more and more resources to the point you enter the state of permanent surplus. Newly produced resources are then converted into more investments which expand the engine. power plants, mines, colonists) which produce more resources. You start with a pile of resources, which you convert into investments (e.g.
Surviving Mars is instead a management simulation - more specifically an engine-building game. Indeed most "survival" games are misleading because they are not really about survival - instead you simply collect more and more resources to build bigger and bigger things. Surviving Mars, despite the name, is NOT a "survival" game. For Terraforming, head to the very last addendum of the guide. This guide is also divided into a basic introduction section for first-time players, and an addendum filled with notes for advanced players. If you have just the base / Space Race version of the game you can check my original guide here: It therefore refers to some buildings that are available only in the expansions. Green Planet's release on console can't be that far off.Note: This guide is meant for players which have bought not only the base game but also all the expansions (which you should, it's a really good game). Surviving Mars: Green Planet will be launching not only on PC but also on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the second quarter for 2019.Įxpect further announcements and reveals as we leave the first quarter of the year and slide right on into the second come next month. Owners of just the base game will be getting a free update at the same time as the Green Planet expansion.Ĭonsole players don't have to worry, either. However, even Surviving Mars players who don't pick up the Green Planet expansion have something to look forward to. Terraforming has been our community’s most-requested feature since Surviving Mars launched last year and we are thrilled to finally share it with the Green Planet expansion. It’s something that we took special care to develop and make sure we got right. Terraforming the surface of Mars is something that has captivated gamers and the human imagination for as long as we can remember. What we can't pull off right now in real life, we'll be able to do in Surviving Mars.Īnyone who's combed the game's Steam forum at one point or another knows terraforming has always been the playerbase's biggest request. Gabriel Dobrev, CEO at Haemimont Games, said the development team wanted to get the expansion right. With the expansion, players will be able to take the barren vastness of Mars and turn it green by planting vegetation and terraforming the landscape.
This is a very welcome announcement, considering how the late-game plays out in Surviving Mars at the time of writing. Expansion Green Planet has been announced, which will give players new features with which to terraform Mars and further enrich the mid- to late-game experience.