Games Like Terraforming Mars

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 31.6% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Space 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact thematic goal of transforming Mars through strategic resource management and planetary development.

The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.

Why similar: Board Game 32.1%, Tabletop 23.5%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines deck-building and worker placement with a high-stakes sci-fi theme that mirrors the competitive nature of Terraforming Mars.

Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 22.6%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Hex Grid 16% ★, Tabletop 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Terraforming Mars, it features deep engine-building mechanics and a focus on territory control within a rich, immersive setting.

Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.

Why similar: Board Game 41.9%, Tabletop 24.4%, Strategy 16.4%, PvP 9.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features complex card-driven engine building and long-term strategic planning that will feel very familiar to fans of Terraforming Mars.

Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!

Why similar: Board Game 72.1%, Strategy 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a premier engine-building card game that requires players to optimize their space-faring civilization through efficient card play.

In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.

Why similar: Board Game 32.4%, Tabletop 32%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Difficult 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep strategy game that focuses on engine building and unique faction abilities, requiring careful resource management to succeed.

Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!

Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Space 24.7%, Strategy 20.7%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This dice-based engine builder offers a similar satisfying progression of building a space empire through efficient resource allocation.

Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, single-player, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game.

Why similar: Mars 24% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Tabletop 13.1%, Space 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game tracks the expansion of humanity into the solar system, perfectly matching the scientific progression theme of the seed game.

Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.

Why similar: Board Game 25.1%, Mars 21.2% ★, Space 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Tabletop 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual successor to Terra Mystica, it adds a space-faring theme and complex planetary colonization mechanics.

Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.

Why similar: Space 18.8%, Base Building 14.2%, Management 14.2%, Sci-fi 14%, PvP 13%

Why You'll Like It: Set on Mars, this economic strategy game focuses on the cutthroat resource management and market manipulation inherent in planetary colonization.

Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil

Why similar: Board Game 27.9%, Tabletop 24.1%, Turn-Based 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for civilization-building engine games, offering deep strategic depth and card-based progression.

Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.

Why similar: Mars 31.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Space 11.4%, Base Building 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-building game set on Mars that emphasizes turn-based strategy and careful resource balancing.

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Space 14.6%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This 4X strategy game captures the sci-fi colonization aspect of Terraforming Mars on a grander, planetary scale.

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Hex Grid 22.5% ★, Turn-Based 21.1%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Management 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends 4X strategy with deck-building, providing a fast-paced experience that rewards efficient card usage.

Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.

Why similar: Board Game 31.4%, Tabletop 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 10%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While the theme is different, the core engine-building loop of creating synergistic card combinations is remarkably similar.

Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! Lead your fast-growing business enterprise, build and develop new industries, multiply your income and don’t get distracted by your rivals. Show everyone you are the real deal!

Why similar: Board Game 41.3%, Tabletop 30.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This heavy economic strategy game rewards players for building efficient networks and managing resources over time.

Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!

Why similar: Board Game 29.7%, Tabletop 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%, 2.5D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful tabletop aesthetic and a satisfying engine-building mechanic where cards work together to generate resources.

Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️

Why similar: Board Game 24.5%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Tabletop 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a streamlined yet deep experience in resource management and hand-building that rewards long-term strategic planning.

Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 34.3%, Tabletop 28.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep strategic asymmetry and engine-building elements that challenge players to master unique faction mechanics.

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

Why similar: Board Game 33.9%, Tabletop 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This intense strategy game uses card-driven mechanics to simulate global influence, requiring deep tactical foresight.

Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.

Why similar: Board Game 39.7%, Tabletop 23.2%, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This complex cooperative game features deep engine building and strategic planning to overcome overwhelming odds.

Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.

Why similar: Board Game 41.4%, Tabletop 33.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive deck-building game that established the engine-building mechanics found in many modern strategy titles.

Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

Why similar: Board Game 30.1%, Space 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic deck-building game that focuses on space combat and building a powerful economic engine through card acquisition.

Sign up to be a galaxy trucker today! An adaptation of Vlaada Chvátil’s award-winning board game is now on Steam. Already includes the ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES expansion!

Why similar: Board Game 28.8%, Tabletop 24.5%, Space 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the chaotic, high-stakes nature of space exploration with a unique ship-building engine mechanic.

The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.

Why similar: Board Game 26.7%, Tabletop 20.4%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%

eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Why similar: Board Game 24.8%, Tabletop 21.4%, Space 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%

The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **

Why similar: Board Game 43.4%, Tabletop 39.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Multiplayer 3.9%

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 40.1% ★, Space 13.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Management 11%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Dive into Planetiles, where strategy and creativity converge. Build and transform barren planets into flourishing worlds. Outwit natural disasters, develop vibrant habitats, and navigate complex challenges. Embrace a boardgame-like depth with thoughtful planning and strategic decision-making.

Why similar: Mars 31.5% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Space 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Base Building 8.4%

CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.

Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Tabletop 22.6%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Trade – build – settle: Become Lord of Catan! Get to know Catan and play the starter scenario in multiplayer mode. Purchase the complete base game, expansions, card game and much more to discover the entire Universe of Catan.

Why similar: Board Game 60.8%, Tabletop 18.8%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Strategy 9.1%

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 41.2% ★, Tabletop 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 9.2%

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 44.2% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Space 16.2%, Management 11%, Strategy 7.4%

Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Management 11.9%

Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.

Why similar: Board Game 33%, Turn-Based 29.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Strategy 9.6%

Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.

Why similar: Board Game 30.7%, Hex Grid 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%, PvP 8.7%

Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.

Why similar: Mars 41% ★, Hex Grid 23.6% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Management 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%

「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 38.1% ★, Space 14.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, Strategy 8.5%

Mysterium is a cooperative deduction game set in the 1920s in which a ghost guides a group of psychics to uncover a murderer, as well as the weapon and location of the murder, using only visual clues.

Why similar: Board Game 41.4%, Tabletop 34.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 9%

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: Management 20.2%, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Sci-fi 15%, Base Building 14.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

Why similar: Mars 35.3% ★, Space 15.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Management 9.1%

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 48% ★, Space 21%, Base Building 15.6%, Strategy 15.4%

Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home.

Why similar: Board Game 25.2%, Turn-Based 25%, Strategy 18.7%, Space 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%

Compete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!

Why similar: Board Game 55.7%, Tabletop 19.3%, Strategy 16.3%, PvP 8.6%

The complete 4th Edition experience of the classic fantasy adventure board game, Talisman. On your travels, you will need strength, courage and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you face and beat your opponents to the centre of the board!

Why similar: Board Game 33%, Tabletop 25.1%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Strategy 6.6%

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 51.5% ★, Space 17.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Base Building 9.8%

Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.

Why similar: Mars 25.1% ★, Board Game 22.9%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Space 13.4%, Strategy 6.2%

A game of dice drafting and window crafting.

Why similar: Board Game 34.6%, Tabletop 29.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based 7.1%

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.

Why similar: Board Game 25.4%, Tabletop 22.1%, Turn-Based 20.4%, Local Multiplayer 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Turn-based strategy at its finest.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Hex Grid 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Lords of Waterdeep is an award winning strategy board game, set in the Dungeons & Dragons world of Waterdeep. Play as one of the masked Lords of the City of Splendor. Intrigue abounds as you recruit adventurers, via your agents, to quest on your behalf and spread your influence.

Why similar: Board Game 39.8%, Tabletop 29.7%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 4.8%

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: Space 28%, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Management 18.2%, Base Building 17.9%, Strategy 13.2%

Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players.

Why similar: Strategy 27.4%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Hex Grid 15% ★, Board Game 11.6%, Space 11.1%

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Hex Grid 16% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Space 10.4%

This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

Why similar: Board Game 31.9%, Tabletop 22.1%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Embrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!

Why similar: Tabletop 36.5%, Board Game 18.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Management 12%, Turn-Based 7.3%