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The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
11 months, November 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 217 hourly samples from 22 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
21 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 502 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Surviving Mars: Relaunched was released on Nov 10, 2025.
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Hello Commander,It’s time to bring your cameras to Mars and show us your best screenshots from the game. 📸 Join the Screenshot Contest, and show us your finest shots of the Red Planet for a chance to be one of three winners! From sweeping…
PDX NovaHello Commanders, Dinner is now served! Feeding the Future, the first DLC for Surviving Mars: Relaunched, is available now. Your colonists are hungry for more than survival! Feeding the Future adds new depth to food and production systems…
PDX NovaResearch Redesign The legacy research system was replaced with a new tech tree. Research now accumulates toward generating Tech Points.Tech Points are used to instantly unlock Technologies.All Technologies cost 1 Tech Point.Each new Tech…
PDX NovaHello Commanders,When Surviving Mars: Relaunched went live last November, we mentioned that it was the launch pad for a new era of Surviving Mars, with more to explore down the line. Tomorrow, we drop a free update that rebuilds two of the…
PDX NovaHi all,It's finally time to talk about the changes to food. Unlike many of the other mechanics, most of the changes here will require the "Feeding the Future" DLC.Why change Food?We always felt that the food was too simplistic - there are…
PDX NovaHello Commanders, Prepare your plates; Feeding the Future, the first DLC for Surviving Mars: Relaunched, is served September 8th! Your colonists are hungry for more than survival. Feeding the Future expands the food and production systems…
PDX NovaHi all, This time, we are talking about services and colonists. This is a major change with big implications for how you build your domes and structure your colony. Service impactService buildings now affect colonist stats across the whole…
PDX NovaHi all,Time for another dev diary, and this time we are talking politics.The Original PlanThe idea behind the politics was always to allow you to customize your colony rather than to act as a second research tree. Somewhere along the way…
PDX NovaHey folks,Vlad here - senior game designer at Haemimont Games, currently surviving Mars one research rework at a time. I hope this fourth update finds you all well. It is my turn to do one of these dev diary things, and I want to expand on…
PDX NovaHi all,It's Lyubo, Lead Designer over at Haemimont Games. This time, I want to talk about something less flashy than rockets or domes, but something that's close to my heart as a designer: balance. It is a topic we have largely left…
PDX NovaHi Commander, We’ve just released a small update that fixes the issue causing crashes on Linux, affecting both Steam Deck and Desktop Linux users. Changelog:Fixed the issue causing the game to crash on Linux (both SteamDeck and desktop…
Patch notesHello everyone, After the release of Surviving Mars: Relaunched, we made a choice to focus on the base game first — listening to your feedback and delivering a series of updates to make sure the foundation was as strong as possible. Lots of…
PDX NovaRockets ReworkAs outlined in Haemimont Diaries #1, we’re introducing a major rework of the Rockets by converting the existing ones to universal Rockets that can be sent to all destinations, Asteroids included. Following your feedback and…
PDX NovaHi all,It’s me, Lyubo! (Lyubomir Iliev, Lead Designer for Surviving Mars: Relaunched), and I’m excited to kick off this new series of Haemimont Diaries. In these diaries, we’ll dive into what we’ve done since launch and share our plans of…
PDX NovaHey everyone, We’re back with Patch 1.0.6, bringing a round of fixes, refinements, and system improvements. This update reworks the Underground Elevator, further integrates the Surface and Underground grids, and smooths out a number of…
PDX NovaHello Commander,We’re back with another update, addressing some of the most common issues and quality-of-life improvements you’ve been reporting. This patch includes fixes for crashes and softlocks, improvements to Asteroids and Landers…
PDX NovaHello Commander, This update is packed with fixes and quality-of-life improvements. We’ve tackled the most common crash, overhauled Asteroid Lander controls, added new political laws to shape your colony, and smoothed out dozens of issues…
PDX NovaHi all, My name's Lyubo and I'm the lead designer for Surviving Mars: Relaunched. It's been several weeks since release (and three hotfixes) so it is high time to give you more information on what we are working on right now. We are…
PDX NovaHello Commander, We’re back with another hotfix, tackling more of the issues and feedback you’ve shared. We’re now transitioning from hotfixes to work on a more substantial patch that will address more complex issues, including significant…
PDX NovaColonists, Thank you for your incredible support for Surviving Mars: Relaunched! We're thrilled to see your passion to colonize the red planet. We also want you to know that we ARE listening. The game launched with issues that should have…
PDX NovaHello Commander,A new Hotfix has just arrived. We will continue to gather your feedback as we work on additional fixes and improvements. Changelog:Fixed assigning of trains to tracksFixed Asteroid Catcher building holding on to asteroids…
PDX NovaHello Commander,A hotfix has just landed, addressing issues you have been reporting. We’re actively monitoring your feedback and will continue working on additional fixes and improvements in the days ahead. Asteroid / Waste Rock IssueWe’ve…
Patch notesHello commander! It's exciting to see so many of you diving back into Surviving Mars, and we’re truly grateful for all the enthusiasm and support. We’ve seen some reports on issues and bugs you are experiencing, and we want to assure you…
PDX NovaHello Commander!The wait is over Surviving Mars: Relaunched has officially landed on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S! Surviving Mars: Relaunched includes all previous expansions, upgraded visuals and refined UI. Experience the…
PDX NovaSurviving Mars: A Symphonic Exploration is Available Now on all Major Music Platforms!Join us for a breathtaking journey to Mars as composer George Strezov and the Sofia Session Orchestra perform an interpretation of the Surviving Mars Main…
PDX NovaHello commander! We see Mars in the distance and are preparing for descent on November 10th. But before we land, we thought we could share some more details on the long term plans of our Prime Mission - the expansion pass included in…
PDX NovaHey Everyone, It's Pavel again from Haemimont Games. In today’s DevDiary we’re going to be looking at an important aspect of the game - the ability of players to modify the game. Haemimont Games and Paradox both believe that it’s important…
PDX NovaHi everyone!Today, we’d like to answer some of the questions we’ve seen around why Surviving Mars has been relaunched, with a little QnA. More questions are always welcome, we opened a little forum thread here where we’ll collect all your…
PDX NovaHello Colonists!We’re beyond excited to announce that Surviving Mars: Relaunched will touch down on November 10th!Surviving Mars: Relaunched brings the award-winning city builder back, remastered and more stunning than ever. Experience the…
PDX NovaHello again! I'm Lyubo the lead designer of Surviving Mars: Relaunched and I'm here to talk about the endgame of your colonies. Surviving Mars at its core is a sandbox game and does not have a clear final objective and you are free to…
PDX MichaelaHello all,I'm Lyubo - the lead designer of Surviving Mars: Relaunched. I've been absent as a writer of these diaries but I am returning for the one where everything is new.The Politics of MarsHow would a political system look on Mars? I had…
PDX MichaelaIt’s been a while, Commander! Today, your definitely human assistant Lina will give you a glimpse into the mysteries and narrative adventures that await you on the Red Planet. While there are no new surprises in this department, we hope…
PDX MichaelaHey there, fellow Mars adventurers! Welcome back, It's Pavel again from Haemimont Games. Today, we’re talking about the thing that puts the “Surviving” in the title - the Colonists. Those brave, occasionally grumpy, always needy humans…
PDX MichaelaHello, Commander,This is Pavel Peychev from Haemimont Games, Producer on Surviving Mars: Relaunched. We are really excited about revisiting the red planet. It's one of the games with the most unique aesthetics that we’ve ever done. Today…
PDX MichaelaWelcome back, Commander! My name is Pavel Peychev and I’m a Producer at Haemimont Games on Surviving Mars: Relaunched. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that in order to survive and thrive on the Red Planet you’ll need to come up…
PDX MichaelaWelcome to Mars, Commander!You’ve made touchdown, so I assume you’re ready to face the challenges that the Red Planet has prepared for you. I am Lina – the lead QA and assistant game designer for Surviving Mars: Relaunched – I am definitely…
PDX MichaelaWe want your help to test out the modding tools for Surviving Mars: Relaunched If you’ve created mods in the past, take a second to apply to our Modding Program!There is a limited amount of spots so make sure to apply ASAP for a chance to…
PDX MichaelaHello, My name is Lyubo Iliev from Haemimont Games and I am the lead designer for Surviving Mars: Relaunched. Surviving Mars, is a colony-building game that we released in 2018. 7 years later we are releasing a new version of the game that…
PDX MichaelaIt’s time to Relaunch our mission! After seven years on the Red Planet, it’s time for a fresh start. Surviving Mars: Relaunched brings together the base game, all expansions, content packs and radio stations - plus improved visuals, UI, and…
PDX MichaelaEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Surviving Mars: Relaunched - Feeding the Future | Windows | 08 Sep 2026 |
| Surviving Mars: Relaunched - Interplanetary Codex - Mission Sponsor | Windows | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Surviving Mars: Relaunched - Prime Mission | Windows | 10 Nov 2025 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Mars.exe | windows | ||
| Play Surviving Mars: Relaunched (debugging mode for mod creators) | MarsDebug.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinSavedGames | Surviving Mars Relaunched/{64BitSteamID} | * |
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