Faithful adaptation of the board game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Very faithful to the board game, great production values.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Terraforming Mars
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 71%Mostly Positive · 71%Artefacts Studio2018Board Game · Management · Strategy
−70%$19.99$5.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, convenient digital version of a great engine-building board game, but plagued by bugs, crashes, server outages and a clunky UI. Skip it if you need reliable online multiplayer.
Great for
Board game fans wanting solo or AI games without setup, or casual games with friends
Main risk
Bugs, crashes and server outages can ruin multiplayer games and waste hours of play
What players love
Nice visuals, music and expansions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Good visuals, unobtrusive thematic music, interesting gameplay.”
Steam review · translated · 3.1 h played ↗
Deep strategy with high replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there are so many permutations to this game, that mastering it takes a long time and the getting there is worth it!”
Steam review · 191.2 h played ↗
Good solo and AI play
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Its fantastic to be able to play games when ever I want with bots as I cant always get people together to play.”
Steam review · 175.9 h played ↗
Fun online with friends, including long distance
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's great to play the online version with folks who are 1000 km away from you.”
Steam review · translated · 6.5 h played ↗
No setup, automatic tracking, faster games
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I actually prefer this to the board game, because it is easy to forget different parts of the engine once it really gets rolling.”
Steam review · 73 h played ↗
What players complain about
Constant bugs and game-breaking glitches
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“every patch I've been around for has had a new, usually game-breaking, bug and it doesnt get fixed for weeks or months.”
Steam review · 721.9 h played ↗
Servers down for days or weeks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“servers have been down for 10 days”
Steam review · 3768.8 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes, especially near game end
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Multiplayer crashes right at the end every time!”
Steam review · 56.5 h played ↗
Clunky UI and no undo button
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This port of it is clunky, slow, not all that intuitive, and just a pain to play. It also desperately needs an undo button.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Broken timer and karma system punish players
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“there's a karma system that penalizes *you* whenever your opponent plays slow, crashes or leaves.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Weak AI opponents
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“the Hard AI is stupid... no challenge.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified250 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
ProcessorDual Core 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage250 MB available space
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
ProcessorDual Core 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage250 MB available space
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