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Mars Horizon cover art

Mars Horizon

Auroch Digital · 2020-11-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 19, 2021 (Mac), Nov 17, 2020 (Xbox One), Nov 17, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 17, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 17, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

9
playing now
84%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Mars Horizon is a 2020 video game by Auroch Digital about the Space Race and exploration of space in general, including the proposed first crewed mission to Mars.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 61 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (924 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 62k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,091 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$16.99-15%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.99-15%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.87 at GamesPlanet UK (2023-10-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 24 of 41 observed days · $12.12 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
80080020202026Week of 2020-11-01: 800 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3002026-08-07 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.02$4.872020-11-172026-08-302020-11-17 — best price $17.882021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-02-19 — best price $19.992021-04-01 — best price $15.992021-05-13 — best price $15.992021-06-22 — best price $13.992021-08-05 — best price $19.992021-09-21 — best price $18.742021-10-25 — best price $19.992021-11-23 — best price $13.392021-12-21 — best price $19.992022-01-26 — best price $19.992022-03-02 — best price $20.022022-04-08 — best price $11.992022-05-16 — best price $11.992022-06-23 — best price $8.092022-08-02 — best price $17.972022-09-14 — best price $9.992022-10-24 — best price $9.992022-11-25 — best price $9.802022-12-24 — best price $7.792023-02-04 — best price $19.992023-03-10 — best price $19.992023-04-21 — best price $6.592023-05-23 — best price $19.992023-06-28 — best price $6.412023-07-27 — best price $5.672023-08-25 — best price $6.592023-09-28 — best price $19.992023-11-17 — best price $6.002023-12-11 — best price $5.992024-01-09 — best price $19.992024-03-07 — best price $5.992024-06-08 — best price $5.992024-11-21 — best price $5.992025-07-30 — best price $13.492025-11-20 — best price $6.592026-04-09 — best price $16.992026-07-27 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1902026-05-28 — 11 pageviews2026-05-31 — 11 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-06 — 7 pageviews2026-06-09 — 6 pageviews2026-06-12 — 6 pageviews2026-06-15 — 16 pageviews2026-06-18 — 6 pageviews2026-06-21 — 7 pageviews2026-06-24 — 3 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 2 pageviews2026-07-09 — 5 pageviews2026-07-12 — 6 pageviews2026-07-15 — 4 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-21 — 5 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-30 — 6 pageviews2026-08-02 — 0 pageviews2026-08-05 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-11 — 7 pageviews2026-08-14 — 4 pageviews2026-08-17 — 3 pageviews2026-08-20 — 6 pageviews2026-08-23 — 4 pageviews2026-08-25 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.9%
earned "Space Age"
28.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,6801%71
Xbox One (Xbox)3501%65
PS4 (PlayStation)2973%65
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

MarsSpaceScienceBuildingStrategyStylizedEducationSpace SimHistoricalManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsImagine EarthTransOcean: The Shipping CompanyProject AURASol 0: Mars ColonizationPlanetbaseAnother Brick in The MallMashinky

Similarity via IGDB.

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