With a scientific arsenal at your disposal, you will pioneer the exploration of another planet, unlocking the secrets of Mars’ distant past.

Take On Mars will be graduating from Steam Early Access on February 9th 2017, letting players experience the exploration of the Red Planet in its entirety - starting out in the seat of a rover operator, all the way to taking part in the first manned mission, and establishing the foundations of a human colony on Mars.

While the manned mission sandbox multiplayer was already available to Early Access subscribers, the singleplayer story campaign is a very recent addition. Here, you take on the role of astronaut Mark Willis, one of the crew members in the first manned mission to Mars. Launched from Earth in 2028, the mission reaches Mars orbit a year later. However, during the descent into Mars' atmosphere, things go wrong, and connection to Earth is lost. When contact cannot be re-established, the crew is declared MIA. Yet there is one survivor: you.

Marooned on Mars, Mark’s first priority is to survive. This means managing resources such as oxygen, water, and food, and creating shelter from Mars’ unforgiving sandstorms and solar events. By relying on a background as a botanist and engineer, players will have to extract raw materials from the Martian soil, refine them into real compounds, and make use of a 3D printer to construct the equipment and machines needed for a chance to return home.

Besides the "manned mission" story chapter, Take On Mars also features a "robotics" chapter in the Space Program campaign. In this you explore the Red Planet from the perspective of a science-driven space agency, by commanding rovers, landers, or probes to collect important scientific data. Players can also take on Mars together in the aforementioned sandbox multiplayer. The game features a variety of real-life locations based on actual satellite data, such as Victoria Crater and Cydonia, and each object, system, and instrument is accurately simulated to offer a truly authentic experience. In addition, Take On Mars includes individual scenarios, set across a variety of additional locations and celestial bodies, including Mars’ moon Deimos, Earth’s Moon (Apollo 17 Moon landing site), International Space Station (with full interior), Mars Yard, and more.

To round off the package, 5 training missions are available to help players familiarize themselves with Take On Mars’ gameplay. Plus, for those who would like to learn more about Mars, there is an in-game Encyclopedia available full of interesting facts about the Red Planet. Last but not least, Take On Mars features content creation tools and modding support, and players are able to share their work with other players via the Steam Workshop.

Key Features

• Space Program Campaign - Explore the Red Planet from the perspective of a science-driven space agency. Become a rover operator, allowing you to control various fully simulated mobile rovers and stationary landers, and make your way through numerous scientific missions.
• Realistic Terrain - Travel across a vast, unforgiving Martian terrain with locations based on actual satellite data from famous locations such as Victoria Crater and Deimos.
• Economy - Increase your budget by completing missions and individual tasks. Develop new technologies, vehicles and instruments to tackle the challenges you meet along the way.
• Dynamic Destruction System - Break off cameras, robotic arms, even individual struts and wheels, all affecting the way your vehicle handles.
• Content Creation - Create your own scenarios and share them on the Steam Workshop, or just play around with whatever you wish in this limitless, free-form mode. Dive into Take On Mars’ powerful Workbench editing suite to develop new terrains, addons and total modifications.
• Expedition One - Take on the role of a marsonaut and establish the foundation for a human colony on Mars. Build your own habitat, drive unpressurized and pressurized manned vehicles, and manage the resources needed to keep you alive.

To already turn mankind into the first multi-planetary species, players can still pick up the Early Access version of Take On Mars on Steam and the Bohemia Store for a slightly lower price than it will be at release.