Surviving Mars: Pioneer

VR survival crafting about building and sustaining an outpost on Mars

Bolverk Games · Published by Impact Inked · Released Sep 4, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 82
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 9 months ago; Jan 23, 2026
Minimum PC: HD 4600; 4 GB RAM · 6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Surviving Mars: Pioneer?

A single-player, first-person VR survival game set on Mars. You mine resources, build an outpost, and monitor oxygen, nutrition, health, and power while completing mining and export contracts. Jetpacks, hover bikes, and rovers help you explore, while anomalies gradually reveal a story.

For you if...

+you like managing production chains and crafting equipment upgrades
+you prefer solo play over cooperative survival

Not for you if...

−you want combat to be the main focus
−you dislike repeated resource gathering and trips back to base

What players say

77% of 82 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable survival systems and exploration. Recurring complaints concern VR controller compatibility, with some players reporting that they cannot move, build, or interact.

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Surviving Mars: Pioneer system requirements

Minimum: HD 4600, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent
Graphics: HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM MB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space MB available space

Does Surviving Mars: Pioneer have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Surviving Mars: Pioneer run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

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PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, VR
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Surviving Mars: Pioneer 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam