Mars: War Logs

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Spiders · RPG · Apr 26, 2013

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Mars: War Logs?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 153 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There was also a pretty good story (but grim) told through the various cut scenes.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The crafting system is simplistic but interesting and the skill trees allow for some variety in gameplay, although stealth is pretty useless.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Her personality and overall character design really reminds me of Merrill from Dragon Age 2.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is optimized really well and I experienced no bugs or crashes.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story184 reviews
Gameplay126 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Crashes11 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
58% still recommend
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
71% still recommend
Audio
65% still recommend
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Graphics
71% still recommend
Controls
59% still recommend
Interface
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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