Have you ever dreamt about visiting Mars? We always do! There are so many things to see and discover on the red planet, so many exciting technologies to be created, and so many challenges to overcome! If humanity can do this, we can become a multi-planet civilization!

Occupy Mars is a highly technical, open-world sandbox, survival game about Mars colonization inspired by the most promising technologies and companies that are working toward becoming a multi-planet species. Build and upgrade your base, discover new amazing regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, fix broken parts, and learn how to survive on Mars!

The player follows a story of an Astronaut, member of one of the first Mars colonies. In the First Chapter of the game player learns about various game mechanics. Eventually he will need to survive on his own in the unwelcoming environment of Mars.

Fix broken parts using realistic electronic components and tools. Learn the basics soldering, using hot air, electronic measurement tools, and all the details necessary to fix your equipment. Experience an open-world sandbox game with a realistic day/night cycle and overcome real challenges that colonists face. Build solar arrays and batteries for energy storage, upgrade them, and find the optimal way to power your colony.

Explore different regions of Mars while searching for valuable resources, discover mining sites, and find the best place to build a city. Remember that you need to find a relatively leveled area with good access to underground water in a place where temperatures don't drop too much during the night.

Upgrade your vehicles and equipment in your garage. Organize your workshop and modify your rover. Change crane hydraulics, operate the robotic arm, dig for valuable resources, build mining rigs, and more! Occupying Mars is not always easy. Sometimes things will explode, break or not go exactly as planned. Learn to cope with "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.” Sometimes you have to really act quickly before you run out of air, food, or energy.

Developer Pyramid Games announced that Occupy Mars: The Game will release through Early Access on Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store starting on May 10, 2023.

“We expect that Early Access phase will take approximately one or two years. We hope that it is enough time to polish the game and make it a high quality sandbox. However the game in its current state already offers loads of functionalities and long playtime.”

“The Early Access release will feature a single-player Campaign mode with an introduction to the story as well as customizable FreePlay Sandbox mode where you can select your difficulty level, starting location, starting equipment, intensity of weather conditions and other parameters. The continuation of the Campaign mode as well as an Online Co-Op mode will come to the game later in the form of updates.

“In the final version we want to add many functionalities which were unlocked during our Kickstarter Campaign, including an Online Co-Op mode. You can also visit our special Roadmap Website where you can find a detailed breakdown of our plans.”

Key Features:

• Manage your supplies – resources, water, oxygen, food and energy are essential to the survival on Mars, therefore make sure you are not missing anything; remember to prepare some stock that will come in handy in case of emergency.
• Build and upgrade your base – everything must run smoothly at your command center – be mindful of unpredictable weather conditions and leave room for potential improvements; you will need to keep order for the base to operate properly, which is particularly important when hooking up wirings.
• Conquer the planet – before setting up a base, you will have to find suitable terrain; especially look out for places where unpleasant conditions will interfere as little as possible – access to underground ice resources and a relatively flat surface are definitely what you need!
• Day and night – realistic day and night cycle will allow you to feel the true atmosphere of visiting Mars; solar power will be crucial to your survival, so make sure the base is powered by enough panels, with batteries storing enough auxiliary power for a dark hour. Remember that on Mars sunsets and sunrises appear blue.
• Race against time –outages and malfunctions on Mars require quick responses, so continue to hone your skills in order to fix them in a flash.
• An impressive garage – getting around the Red Planet on foot isn’t an especially enjoyable activity, so it’s best to use vehicles adapted to the planet’s surface – they can also be upgraded and modified, just like the quad with his storage crates or rocket engine. But the rover is the one which will be an integral part of your research work.

Occupy Mars: The Game is in development for PC, scheduled for 2024/2025