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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Space, Adventure, Mars.

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MARS 2030 is a virtual reality simulation where players explore the Red Planet and make discoveries across 40 square kilometers of open Martian terrain, accurately-mapped and -modeled using NASA satellite data. Produced in collaboration with NASA.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 70% — of 87 reviews
Released: 2017-07-31
Developer: FMG Labs
Publisher: Fusion Media Group
Genres: Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2016
    Dev: Steel Wool Studios
    Windows

    Mars Odyssey is a single player VR simulator experience. Land on Earth’s sister planet. Walk the surface of Mars in your living room and interact with full-scale, realistic NASA Landers and Rovers. Learn about the Red Planet, its history, and its geography in this interactive experience. Play time: 20 min.

    Why similar: Mars 61.9%, Simulation 38.1%

  2. #2 Take On Mars
    96% matchMixed55% of 2,023 reviews2017
    Dev: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Mars 68.5%, Simulation 31.5%

  3. #3 Unearthing Mars VR
    96% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2017
    Dev: Light Era StudioPub: Skywalker HK
    Windows

    Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres.

    Why similar: Mars 61.1%, Simulation 38.9%

  4. #4 Mars Colony:Challenger
    95% matchMixed65% of 119 reviews2014
    Dev: HyperKat Games
    Windows

    Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.

    Why similar: Simulation 53.9%, Mars 46.1%

  5. #5 Lacuna Passage
    94% matchMixed65% of 105 reviews2017
    Dev: Candescent Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore the vast terrains of Mars, generated from real NASA satellite data, and survive threats like dust storms by discovering randomized supply caches and habitats. Adventure on foot or in driveable rovers with this otherworldly first-person sandbox.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  6. #6 Project Eagle: A 3D Interactive Mars Base
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 543 reviews2018
    Dev: Blackbird Interactive
    Windows

    An interactive art demo that showcases what a future base on Mars could look like. Project Eagle isn't a game - but an exploration of mankind's possible future.

    Why similar: Mars 61.8%, Simulation 38.2%

  7. #7 The Martian VR Experience
    93% matchMostly Negative25% of 51 reviews2016
    Dev: The Third Floor, IncPub: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
    Windows

    The Martian VR Experience is an interactive, immersive adventure from the perspective of astronaut Mark Watney. Participants perform tasks for Watney’s survival, fly onto the surface of Mars, steer at zero gravity through space, drive a rover, and experience key scenes from the hit film in an interactive virtual reality environment.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  8. #8 Solar System VR
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 321 reviews2020
    Dev: Split Light Studio
    Windows

    An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  9. #9 JCB Pioneer: Mars
    92% matchMixed42% of 153 reviews2017
    Dev: AtomicomPub: GamesCo
    Windows

    JCB Pioneer: Mars drops you onto the surface of The Red Planet. Your mission: To survive and prepare Mars for future human colonization.

    Why similar: Mars 53.3%, Simulation 46.7%

  10. #10 Occupy Mars: The Game
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.

    Why similar: Mars 73.5%, Simulation 26.5%

  11. #11 REAL MOON
    89% matchMixed68% of 112 reviews2025
    Dev: historia Inc.
    Windows

    Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  12. #12 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
    91% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
    Dev: Chondrite Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.

    Why similar: Mars 63.5%, Simulation 36.5%

  13. #13 Surviving Mars: Pioneer
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Bolverk GamesPub: Impact Inked
    Windows

    The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.

    Why similar: Mars 76.3%, Simulation 23.7%

  14. #14 Starlite: Astronaut Rescue - Developed in Collaboration with NASA
    90% matchMostly Negative37% of 194 reviews2014
    Dev: Project Whitecard Studios Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    Experience the thrill of standing in the boots of a future astronaut on Mars in the world of Starlite.Participate with your crewmate in a single-player 20 minute mini-adventure that soon turns into more than you bargained for on the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  15. #15 Mars Horizon
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 3,058 reviews2020
    Dev: Auroch Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

    Why similar: Mars 78.2%, Simulation 21.8%

  16. #16 The Solus Project
    85% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,612 reviews2016
    Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  17. #17 Journey to Alien Worlds
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: IdeographerPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    You can experience how it feels to stand on the surface of planets, satellites or comets, view the amazing scenery there, and get a better understanding of the differences between these heavenly bodies and the Earth.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  18. #18 Realities
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 266 reviews2016
    Dev: realities.io
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Explore what was out of reach before - travel to mesmerizing real world places and discover their stories!

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  19. #19 Apollo 11 VR
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 606 reviews2016
    Dev: Immersive VR Education Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Apollo 11 VR is the story of the greatest journey ever taken by humankind. This VR experience is a recreation of the events which took place between July 16th and July 24th 1969. Now for the first time ever you get to experience this historic event through the eyes of those who lived through it.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  20. #20 Russian Village Simulator on Mars
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: VD Games
    Windows

    Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  21. #21 StarbaseSim
    80% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: AshtorakSimGames
    Windows · Linux

    Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  22. #22 EarthX
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 905 reviews2023
    Dev: DenisPub: Mesote Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    EarthX is a rocket company management game. Go from launching small rockets on Earth to eventually building a colony on Mars. Create your own Internet constellation, develop new technologies, supply the International Space Station and terraform Mars!

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  23. #23 WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2018
    Dev: Space Telescope Science Institute
    Windows

    Join the James Webb Space Telescope in orbit beyond the Moon and explore the universe from its perspective. Planetary systems are born, galaxies form, and stars emerge from within colorful nebulas—all before your eyes.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  24. #24 Per Aspera
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,662 reviews2020
    Dev: Tlön IndustriesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.

    Why similar: Mars 73%, Simulation 27%

  25. #25 ISS Simulator
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2024
    Dev: Spacedata.incPub: 株式会社スペースデータ
    Windows

    The ultimate space simulator game, precisely modeling the space and space environment inside the International Space Station (ISS).

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  26. #26 Detached
    81% matchMixed56% of 376 reviews2017
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  27. #27 Mars First Logistics
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,474 reviews2025
    Dev: Shape Shop
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Build physically simulated rovers to transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the rugged terrain of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the Martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!

    Why similar: Mars 83.6%, Simulation 16.4%

  28. #28 Utopia Colony
    78% matchMixed67% of 108 reviews2020
    Dev: GridSky Software
    Windows

    The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.

    Why similar: Mars 79.7%, Simulation 20.3%

  29. #29 Go For Launch: Mercury
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2021
    Dev: Joe ChisholmPub: First Time Games
    Windows

    Re-live the early days of spaceflight in the accurate, detailed and exciting simulation of the Mercury spacecraft.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  30. #30 P·O·L·L·E·N
    77% matchMixed65% of 204 reviews2016
    Dev: Mindfield Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.

  31. #31 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 696 reviews2021
    Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Mars 69%, Simulation 31%

  32. #32 Titans of Space PLUS
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2019
    Dev: DrashVR LLC
    Windows

    Just how big is big? Journey through this holographic Solar System, and then squint your eyes in the intense light of a few of the largest known stars. Enjoy various accidentally-educational activities along the way. Great care has been taken to ensure a comfortable VR experience. VR optional.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  33. #33 OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2018
    Dev: Orbital Views
    Windows

    Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.

    Why similar: Mars 80.2%, Simulation 19.8%

  34. #34 Earth Space Colonies
    77% matchMixed50% of 167 reviews2016
    Dev: Persona and Pixel studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Earth Space Colonies is a strategy-simulation game where you build space colonies around the Solar system. Establish a first self-sustaining colony on the Red planet with ultimate goal of terraforming Mars. Play three story campaigns all at once: terraform Mars, fight on Ceres and explore Ganymede.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  35. #35 Red Matter
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018
    Dev: Vertical Robot
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

  36. #36 Space Accident VR
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 236 reviews2025
    Dev: VR-WRGPub: Whale Rock Games
    Windows

    Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.

  37. #37 Mars Colony: Frontier
    76% matchMixed40% of 57 reviews2015
    Dev: HyperKat Games
    Windows

    In Mars Colony: Frontier you can learn the hard way what life would be like if you were stranded on the red planet. In this open-world simulator, you assume the role of an astronaut who has been sent on a mission to Mars only to have turmoil on Earth extend your stay indefinitely.

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  38. #38 MOON BASE
    74% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2021
    Dev: Rossiya Segodnya
    Windows

    In this project you can become an astronaut on the first moon base in human history. You can drive a rover, do some jobs with drilling devices, figure out how solar panels work and walk on the moon surface.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  39. #39 Mars Colonization
    72% matchMixed53% of 53 reviews2023
    Windows

    The time has finally come when we can enjoy a new stage in human development!

    Why similar: Mars 56.9%, Simulation 43.1%

  40. #40 Seeking Dawn
    71% matchMixed68% of 809 reviews2018
    Dev: Multiverse
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Welcome to Seeking Dawn, a multiplayer survival VR adventure that takes you far beyond the solar system. Step into the shoes of a soldier discovering a hostile planet, where predators roam free and enemies are ruthless.

  41. #41 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyra Creative
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  42. #42 Reshaping Mars
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 831 reviews2023
    Dev: TholusPub: Yooreka Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.

    Why similar: Mars 67.2%, Simulation 32.8%

  43. #43 Apollo 11 VR HD
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 270 reviews2018
    Dev: Immersive VR Education Ltd.
    Windows

    Apollo 11 VR HD is the story of the greatest journey ever taken by humankind. Now you get to experience this historic event through the eyes of those who lived through it.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  44. #44 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Redkar LimitedPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows

    Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars - Prologue! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  45. #45 Surviving Mars: Relaunched
    66% matchMixed52% of 1,856 reviews2025
    Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.

    Why similar: Mars 70.7%, Simulation 29.3%

  46. #46 AGOS - A Game Of Space
    70% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2020
    Dev: Ubisoft
    Windows

    Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  47. #47 MARS VR(全球使命VR)
    72% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2017
    Dev: Ying Pei Digital Technology Shanghai Co., LimitedPub: SHANGHAI ZHENYOU TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
    Windows

    Welcome to 《Mars VR》. This is an immersive first-person shooting game, which used virtual reality technology to develop for VR platform by Zhenyou Network and Yingpei Games. As a key part of 《Mars》 whole platform strategy, 《Mars VR》 is based on strong technical development experience of Yingpei Games and the new generation of Unreal...

  48. #48 Terraformers
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
    Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!

    Why similar: Mars 69.3%, Simulation 30.7%

  49. #49 Astro Colony
    65% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
    Dev: Terad Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  50. #50 Interkosmos
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 422 reviews2017
    Dev: Ovid Works
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 88.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    Interkosmos is an arcady astronaut adventure in VR. Brace yourself for a rush of hectic gameplay to challenge your inner cosmonaut, and a fun story full of twists and Cold War absurdities.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  51. #51 Discovering Space 2
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2017
    Dev: Discovering VR
    Windows

    Discovering Space 2 is all about exploration. There’s no action, shooting or explosions, just sightseeing, discovery and relaxation on an epic scale.Calming, wondrous and adventurous.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  52. #52 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows

    Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a story prelude to the full version, which will introduce you to the world of cosmic repairs, greedy corporations, and cutting-edge technology.

    Why similar: Mars 71.8%, Simulation 28.2%

  53. #53 1000 days to escape
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2019
    Dev: Lemon Squeezy
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.

    Why similar: Mars 60%, Simulation 40%

  54. #54 Colony On Mars
    71% matchMostly Negative25% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    You play as an astronaut in a colony on Mars and you need to upgrade your colony, build new constructions and collect resources

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  55. #55 Rogue System
    67% matchMixed67% of 274 reviews2022
    Dev: Digits Crossed Interactive, LLCPub: Image Space Incorporated
    Windows

    Our goal is to depict the possibilities of space exploration & combat within a realistic environment- to emphasize the "science" in science-fiction. Key features to include: proper orbital mechanics for all objects in space, detailed ship system control, functionality, inter-dependency & damage reaction.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

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