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.
Screenshots and trailer
Tharsis system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Board Game
- Space
- Strategy
- Survival
- Singleplayer
- Roguelike
- Roguelite
- Sci-fi
- Horror
- Difficult
- Perma Death
- Turn-Based
- Mars
- RPG
- Indie
- Management
Recent updates
- Aug 2, 2016 · A huge new patch is available!
- Aug 2, 2016 · A huge new patch is available!
- Feb 6, 2016 · 2/5 Build Update - Missions available now!
- Feb 6, 2016 · 2/5 Build Update - Missions available now!
- Jan 20, 2016 · 1/19 Build update with stability improvements and tip text
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