Martians have been visiting Earth for decades, abducting animals and humans and harvesting their atomic essence to create bizarre Martian-creature hybrids. This time they’re here to claim our planet. 

In this turn-based strategy game, an unlikely group of commanders will lead Earth’s military as they face an overwhelming Martian invasion. Fight high-tech saucers, grav-tanks and elite alien warriors in a battle for the planet’s survival. 

Your secret weapon is the “Splice-O-Tron". With it, you can combine human "volunteers" with animals to create powerful hybrid super soldiers to fight alongside Earth’s regular military. 

Rain acid from the skies with the fast-moving cheetah-fly. Charge through enemy lines with devastating human-rhino hybrids. Or strike from the forests with your deadly squirrel-cow infantry.  

As the campaign progresses, you’ll unlock new types of creature, powerful unit upgrades and game-changing commander abilities. But as your army evolves, so will your enemy’s, and you’ll face everything from the sentient organic weapon known only as “The Creep” to the Martian’s own mutant creations. 

"We are excited to bring a Relic Twist to the Advance Wars style of gameplay, infusing some Relic DNA, while harkening back to some of our earlier titles." Says Justin Dowdeswell, CEO of Relic Entertainment. "Relic Entertainment recently announced a new strategy: Alongside continuing to work on the traditional RTS titles that we’re known for, we’re also going to work on smaller Indie style games in order to explore new sub-genres, experiment, get our creative juices going, and release games more frequently. Earth vs Mars is the first of this smaller Indie style game from Relic, published under the Relic Labs label."

Key Features:

• Single Player Campaign – Earth vs Mars will feature an expansive narrative focused campaign composed of over 30 hand-crafted missions.
• Online 1vs1 Multiplayer – Battle against other commanders, either as the armies of Earth, or as the forces of the Martian Invaders. Lots more info to come!
• VS AI Mode – Battle against the AI on custom maps giving lots of replayability to single player fans
• Map Editor – Fully featured Map Editor allows you to create custom maps and scenarios. Again, more info to come in time!
• Splice-o-Tron – Bringing some old-school Relic flavor to this genre, the Splice-o-Tron will be a key mechanic in the game. Combining creatures with human “volunteers” will allow you to field an array of exciting and powerful hybrid units.
• Unit Abilities – Many of the Units in Earth vs Mars will have their own unique abilities, adding new strategies and gameplay depth to this style of game
• Commanders – There will be multiple commanders in the game, each with passive and active abilities that enhance the way you play
• Beautifully realized 3D world – We’re excited to bring 3D units, tile sets, and stunning effects to turn and tile-based players in Earth vs Mars

Earth vs. Mars is coming to PC (Steam) in Summer 2025.