JCB Pioneer: Mars

JCB Pioneer: Mars

Steam Deck · unrated

Atomicom · Early Access · Sep 1, 2017

It depends on what you're after.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

42%
Mixed
154 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 154 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 92 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
20% of themes are praise40% are divided40% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The basic gameplay is similar to most survival-crafting games: find resources, take them back to your base, and turn them into stuff to either help you survive or allow you to more efficiently make better stuff.
10 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
You're then introduced to the trade interface, where you can take on new missions to extend your base to further support the colonisation efforts.
6 of 92 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Gameplay10 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics6 reviews
50%
Difficulty5 reviews
40%
Multiplayer5 reviews
80%
Performance3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs15 reviews
33%
Crashes11 reviews
55%
Story and characters9 reviews
33%
Combat3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
42%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.