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Sol 0: Mars Colonization

Chondrite Games · 2016-01-15

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 15, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 15, 2016 (Mac), Jan 15, 2016 (Linux)

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.

Sol 0: Mars Colonization is a 2016 Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $0.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (69% of 409 reviews).

0
playing now
69%
positive of 410 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (167 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 51,036 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 10k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 410 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.95 at Steam (2022-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12812820162026Week of 2016-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.952016-01-152025-06-302016-01-15 — best price $5.092016-01-22 — best price $5.992017-04-24 — best price $3.992018-11-21 — best price $2.792018-11-27 — best price $3.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-01-03 — best price $3.992022-12-22 — best price $0.952023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-01-23 — best price $0.952023-01-30 — best price $3.992025-06-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
19.1%
earned "Colony Planning"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17815%6

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

Player tags

MarsIndieSpaceSci-fiStrategySimulationCity BuilderSingleplayerBase-Building

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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