Robotic outpost
Launch, land, unload, construct. Establish power and survive the first night.
THE NEXT CHAPTER IS YOURS
A new world.
Your mission.
A colony-building game for Windows, in development.
Start with a ship. Build a future on Mars.
FREE TEXT GUIDE / GAME DOWNLOAD NOT YET AVAILABLE
01 / THE SETTLEMENTCONCEPT ART · THE VISION FOR MARS
MISSION BRIEFING / FROM EARTH TO A NEW HOME
SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓01 / OVERVIEW
Nothing here.
Until you build it.
Mars doesn’t make room for you. You make it habitable, one careful decision at a time.
Plan the cargo on Earth. Land on untouched ground. Put your robots to work, connect your power, and keep the outpost alive through its first night.
CURRENT BUILD: THE OPENING ROBOTIC MISSION
100 tCARGO LIMIT PER SHIP
180 daysSCHEDULED EARTH–MARS TRANSFER
1 nightYOUR FIRST SURVIVAL CHALLENGE
1M residentsTHE LONG-TERM CAMPAIGN AMBITION
02 / THE AIM
MORE THAN SURVIVAL
Build a future.
Make it last.
The ambition: a self-sustaining civilisation of one million permanent residents. A place with homes, industry, science, and a reason to stay.
The journey begins with robots and reliable infrastructure. Human arrivals, industrial districts, tourism, and the million-resident campaign are planned milestones.
Explore the foundations →03 / MISSION SYSTEMS
Every choice connects.
Four foundations.
One outpost depending on you.
BUILD / REAL DEVELOPMENT CAPTUREBUILD / FROM THE GROUND UP
An outpost starts
with a good plan.
Place imported kits within utility range. Leave room around the ship and neighbouring modules, then let your assembly and cargo robots turn a plan into working infrastructure.
- Solar arrays, maintenance and communications
- Placement checks before construction
- Real kits reserved for each project
04 / THE JOURNEY AHEAD
From a first landing
to a living world.
Resource independence
Develop local extraction, purification, storage and follow-up freight.
A permanent home
Welcome people. Grow housing, food, research and a working economy.
One million residents
Expand into a civilisation that can sustain itself for the long term.
05 / TIPS & TRICKS
Your first night matters.
A few decisions on Earth.
A better chance on Mars.
Pack for the mission.
Check mass, volume and cost before you depart. Each ship carries the same manifest, with a limit of 100 tonnes and 400 m³.
Unload in the right order.
Deploy the self-powered unloader, then unload the startup battery and folded charger before entering colony operations.
Build before sunset.
Place solar arrays near the charging hub. Add maintenance and communications within utility range to finish the opening checklist.
Give the robots a rest.
Shelter idle robots before night. This pauses optional construction and helps protect energy for essential overnight consumption.
MOBILE TOUCH CONTROLS
The map at your fingertips.
Full camera movement and kit placement using touch gestures and on-screen controls.
- Drag the terrain
- Pan around the map
- Pinch with two fingers
- Zoom in and out
- Twist with two fingers
- Orbit the camera
- Camera controls
- Use arrows, Orbit, + / − and Home to move, turn, zoom and reset the view
- Select a kit, then tap terrain
- Choose where to place an item on the map
- Rotate kit / Cancel
- Turn your selected item or leave placement mode
KEYBOARD QUICK REFERENCE
Keyboard controls.
- WASD
- Move camera
- QE
- Orbit camera
- R
- Rotate placement
- Space
- Pause
- F5 / F9
- Save / load
- F12
- Screenshot
06 / SCREENSHOTS
The game today. The world ahead.
Real development capture.
Concept art shown separately.
The visual ambition
Concept artwork includes illustrative interface elements and planned systems. These are not screenshots of the playable build.
07 / SUPPORT
Mission assistance.
Answers for your opening mission.
Keep your next step clear.
What can I play in the current build?
The opening robotic mission: Earth procurement, cargo transit, landing, robot construction, power management, first-night survival, local saves and photo mode. The full colony campaign remains in development. Public download details will appear here when available.
Where are my saves and screenshots?
On Windows, look in %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Mars Project/MARS/. Settings provides three manual save slots and rotating autosaves. F5 saves and F9 loads the selected slot; loading pauses the simulation.
Why has construction stopped?
Check for a reserved imported kit, a compatible assembly robot and cargo carrier, available charging capacity, and enough power. A sheltered fleet pauses construction. At critical energy levels, optional work is shed to protect the reserve.
How does Photo mode work?
Photo mode pauses production and lets you preview day, dusk or night without changing operational resources. Use F12 to capture an image. Power controls the actual grid; photo lighting is a preview.
How can I report a problem?
Keep the build version, a screenshot and the steps that reproduce the issue. Visit the contact page for the information to include in a report. Please keep passwords and account credentials out of reports.
08 / SETTINGS
Your view of the mission.
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THE FUTURE STARTS WITH ONE LANDING