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Take On Mars

Bohemia Interactive · 2017-02-09

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 04, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

Take On Mars is a 2017 Simulation game priced at $1.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (54% of 2,032 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 to 200,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

1
playing now
54%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$1.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Take On Mars is a simulation video game for Windows, developed by Bohemia Interactive. The game was announced at E3 2013 and released in its alpha version on 1 August of that year. It is the second installment in the Take On series after Take On Helicopters. The user assumes control of a rover or lander in order to explore Mars. The spacecraft can be equipped with scientific instruments by the player in order to study the Martian surface and complete objectives. The game includes seven destinations for the player to visit: Asteroid Belt, Deimos moon, Gale crater, Kaiser crater, Lyot crater, Ptolemaeus crater, and Victoria crater; with Mars Yard located on earth as a testing ground.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 16,797 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 51k–122k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,032 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2023-06-29) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820172026Week of 2017-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$26.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $15.292015-06-16 — best price $12.052015-10-12 — best price $21.992016-02-05 — best price $15.392016-07-04 — best price $21.992017-02-09 — best price $26.992017-07-05 — best price $26.992017-10-02 — best price $26.992017-12-21 — best price $13.492018-03-24 — best price $13.492018-06-21 — best price $13.492018-10-29 — best price $13.492018-11-27 — best price $26.992019-02-04 — best price $13.492019-06-25 — best price $5.392019-09-12 — best price $5.392019-10-21 — best price $26.992019-11-12 — best price $26.992020-01-02 — best price $26.992020-07-09 — best price $26.992020-11-25 — best price $5.392021-02-15 — best price $26.992021-11-15 — best price $5.392022-02-03 — best price $26.992022-10-25 — best price $5.392023-01-05 — best price $26.992023-06-02 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $1.992024-01-29 — best price $9.992024-05-27 — best price $1.992024-09-19 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-03-10 — best price $9.992025-06-08 — best price $1.992025-08-09 — best price $9.992025-10-25 — best price $1.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-26 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1712026-05-31 — 4 pageviews2026-06-04 — 7 pageviews2026-06-08 — 7 pageviews2026-06-12 — 3 pageviews2026-06-16 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 4 pageviews2026-06-28 — 7 pageviews2026-07-02 — 5 pageviews2026-07-06 — 8 pageviews2026-07-10 — 4 pageviews2026-07-14 — 10 pageviews2026-07-18 — 13 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-26 — 7 pageviews2026-07-30 — 9 pageviews2026-08-03 — 6 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 10 pageviews2026-08-19 — 17 pageviews2026-08-23 — 5 pageviews2026-08-27 — 9 pageviews2026-08-31 — 8 pageviews2026-09-04 — 7 pageviews2026-09-08 — 4 pageviews2026-09-12 — 6 pageviews2026-09-16 — 7 pageviews2026-09-20 — 4 pageviews2026-09-24 — 8 pageviews2026-09-28 — 5 pageviews2026-10-02 — 6 pageviews2026-10-06 — 12 pageviews2026-10-10 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
63.9%
earned "It's All About The Science"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,2800%40

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

MarsCo-opSpaceSandboxScienceBuildingSurvivalEducationRealisticSpace Sim

Census log

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

Players also track

Kerbal Space ProgramRise of VeniceStar Control®: OriginsUnclaimed WorldSol 0: Mars ColonizationPlanetbasePolaris SectorJudgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

Similarity via IGDB.

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