Farlanders
Turn-based Mars colony builder with puzzle-like terraforming and resource management
Andrii Bychkovskyi · Published by Crytivo · Released Jan 17, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 598
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 8 months ago
- Jan 20, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Farlanders?
Farlanders is a 2D, turn-based strategy game about establishing a self-sustaining colony on Mars. On procedurally generated maps, you place homes and resource buildings, balance food, water, and power, and reshape the terrain or dig underground for space and minerals.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow, turn-based planning
- +you like working within tight resource constraints
- +you want new maps each time you play
Not for you if...
- −you prefer freeform building to placement puzzles
- −you dislike adapting plans to randomly generated terrain
What players say
90% of 598 reviews are positive
Players praise the challenge of balancing resources and making terraforming and building-placement decisions. They complain about unclear instructions and mechanics, and some report bugs that block campaign progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Farlanders system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 4690K or AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB GDDR5) / Intel Iris graphics or greater
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 45
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, German, French.
Tags
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Pixel Graphics
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Resource Management
- Procedural Generation
- Puzzle
- Strategy
- Base Building
- Sandbox
- Mars
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Survival
- Management
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- Jan 20, 2026 · Farlanders hotfix
- Dec 26, 2024 · Fixed softlock in mission 5
- Dec 4, 2024 · Farlanders now also in French
- Oct 27, 2024 · Steam Deck cursor hotfix
- Oct 22, 2024 · Steam Deck Update 1.2 & New game announcement
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