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Surviving Mars: Pioneer
Games like Surviving Mars: Pioneer

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Games like Surviving Mars: Pioneer

A VR survival sim on Mars with simple, casual exploration and building, marred by some controller and soft-lock issues and offering a short median playtime.

Low Oxygen
A compact single-player puzzle adventure exploring an abandoned alien facility with moderately challenging plant-based puzzles.
2023-03-16
- Adventure
- Indie

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Red Matter

A short, visually sharp VR puzzle adventure in a dystopian Cold War sci-fi setting, with easy-to-moderate puzzles and some performance stutter.

2018-11-10

Science fiction
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Virtual Reality

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The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone

A roughly four-hour sci-fi VR adventure focused on roomscale exploration, story, and puzzles.

2017-10-18

Adventure
Indie
Virtual Reality

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Space Accident VR

A short VR puzzle-adventure set on a 2119 Callisto colonization mission, with immersive atmosphere and Portal-like mechanics.

2025-01-21

Action
Adventure
Indie

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Apollo 11 VR HD

A roughly six-hour VR adventure that immerses players in the Apollo 11 mission with tracked controllers, blending education and entertainment despite potential headset compatibility issues.

2018-11-23

Adventure
Simulator
Virtual Reality

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Rover Mechanic Simulator

A Mars-colony engineering simulation focused on hands-on repair and maintenance of rover components, with an educational tone and a roughly five-hour playtime.

2020-11-12

First person
Science fiction
Indie
Simulator
Educational

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The Planet Crafter: Prologue

A short, relaxing space survival prologue focused on terraforming a barren planet through base building and atmosphere management, with reviewers averaging 4-8 hours.

2021-12-19

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Surviving Mars: Relaunched

A sci-fi Mars city builder focused on exploration, infrastructure, and colonist survival, with a substantial ~28-hour campaign and mixed reviews over its relaunch improvements.

2025-11-10

Science fiction
Survival
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator

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Occupy Mars: The Game

A technical Mars-colony survival sandbox where you build bases, mine resources, and manage life support alone or in co-op — absorbing at times, but mixed reviews cite bugs and a rough tutorial.

2026-01-30

Action
First person
Science fiction
Adventure
Survival
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Open world
Sandbox

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Reshaping Mars

A single-player Mars colony sim about resource gathering, research, and resident happiness, with engaging mechanics undercut by buggy controls and a roughly 15-hour reviewer playtime.

2023-03-30

Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Utopia Colony

A chill, open-ended Mars mining sim about choosing a site and progressing at your own pace, with no combat and a roughly 10-hour single-player run.

2026-04-04

Adventure
Strategy
Third person
Indie
Simulator

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Space Mechanic Simulator

A laid-back space repair sim where you diagnose and fix machinery using tools and diagrams, with roughly 10 hours of playtime and some unfinished systems.

2023-08-11

Action
First person
Puzzle
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Business