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Tharsis

Turn-based space survival strategy with dice and ship emergencies

Choice Provisions · Released Jan 11, 2016

CasualIndieRPGStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 2,512
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Aug 4, 2016
Minimum PC
HD 5000
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Tharsis?

A single-player, turn-based strategy game played like a dice-based board game. After a mysterious signal draws a mission toward Mars, you guide the crew of a damaged ship through emergencies, food shortages, and threats to their sanity across repeated runs.

For you if...

  • +you like planning around unpredictable dice rolls
  • +you enjoy tough solo runs with little room for error

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike losing a run to unlucky rolls
  • −you prefer a more forgiving survival challenge

What players say

70% of 2,512 reviews are positive

Players praise the challenging, replayable decisions about which ship emergencies to address. They complain about luck-heavy outcomes and the tutorial, and some report crashes before they can play.

How many players finish Tharsis?

29% of Steam players have unlocked «Contact Light», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Tharsis system requirements

Minimum: HD 5000, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 x64
Processor
Intel Core i5 5xxx
Graphics
DirectX 11 compatible graphics card (Intel HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 400 or Radeon HD 5000)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 x64
Processor
Intel Core i7 5xxx
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 6xx or Radeon HD 7xxx
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Tharsis have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Tharsis run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
12
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Tharsis use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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