Terraforming Mars

Terraforming Mars

Steam Deck Verified

Artefacts Studio · Strategy · Oct 17, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.99.

71%
Mostly Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 83 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
20% of themes are praise50% are divided30% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The gameplay and graphics are great, but it's a nightmare if you play online. 1/2 online games crash and cannot be reloaded.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
At the time of writing this, I have been playing the colonies beta thanks to the TM discord, and I am beyond excited for it to release.
10 of 300 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
Graphics14 reviews
Story and characters10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer37 reviews
57%
Interface34 reviews
29%
Gameplay19 reviews
42%
Difficulty11 reviews
36%
Monetization10 reviews
10%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs83 reviews
28%
Servers and matchmaking24 reviews
8%
Crashes23 reviews
22%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.99 (−65%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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