Mars Horizon
Space agency strategy sim from the early space race to Mars
Auroch Digital · Released Nov 17, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 2,843
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 17, 2025
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is Mars Horizon?
A management and strategy game in which you lead a space agency from the early space race toward a crewed Mars landing. You build facilities, research technology, assemble rockets, and plan launches. Missions use turn-based resource challenges, and you can compete or cooperate with other agencies.
For you if...
- +you like choosing between competition and cooperation with other agencies
- +you enjoy making research and budget decisions over time
Not for you if...
- −you expect hands-on piloting or detailed orbital maneuvers
What players say
85% of 2,843 reviews are positive
Players praise the space-race history and educational details, but many say the mission puzzles grow repetitive and tedious.
How many players finish Mars Horizon?
22% of Steam players have unlocked «Multiplanetary Species», 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
Mars Horizon system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 740, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Mars Horizon?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 2.0GHz Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 740 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 5770 (1024 MB) or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Mars Horizon have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Mars Horizon run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 71
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Mars Horizon 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
Tags
- Management
- Space
- Strategy
- Education
- Mars
- Space Sim
- Science
- Historical
- Choices Matter
- Building
- Alternate History
- Turn-Based
- Exploration
- Simulation
- Stylized
- Logic
Recent updates
- Sep 26, 2025 · Mars Horizon 2 Playable Demo & Release Window Update
- Jun 22, 2022 · New Patch notes June 2022
- Jan 21, 2022 · Daring Expeditions Bug Fixes details
- Jan 11, 2022 · Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions Update now live🔴
- Nov 12, 2021 · 🔴 LIVE NOW - Sneak Peek at the Daring Expeditions Update! 🔴
1 DLC available.
