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Surviving Mars

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Surviving Mars
Surviving Mars cover
Developers
Haemimont Games
Post-release Abstraction[1]
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Engines
Sol
Release dates
Windows March 15, 2018
macOS (OS X) March 15, 2018
Linux March 15, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 77
IGDB 74
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Free-roaming camera
Controls Direct control, Point and select
Genres Simulation, Strategy, Building
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Fantasy, Sci-fi
Series Surviving
Surviving Mars on HowLongToBeat
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Surviving Mars on Wikipedia
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Surviving Mars is a singleplayer bird's-eye view, scrolling and free-roaming camera simulation, strategy and building game in the Surviving series.

General information

Surviving Mars - Paradox Interactive Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Publisher website
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)

Version differences

Surviving Mars: Digital Deluxe Edition includes: the Base Game and Deluxe Upgrade Pack.
Surviving Mars: First Colony Edition includes: the Base Game, Space Race, Green Planet, Project Laika, Marsvision Song Contest, Deluxe Upgrade Pack and Colony Design Set.
Surviving Mars: Season Pass includes: the Base Game, Space Race, Green Planet, Project Laika, Marsvision Song Contest and Colony Design Set.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Space Race Expansion
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Planet Expansion
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Below and Beyond Expansion
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mysteries Resupply Pack Content pack, free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Project Laika Content pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Marsvision Song Contest Music pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Deluxe Upgrade Pack Cosmetic pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Stellaris Dome Set Cosmetic pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Colony Design Set Cosmetic pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Install the Startup Skip Logos mod.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Surviving Mars\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ParadoxInteractive.SurvivingMars_zfnrdv2de78ny\LocalCache\Roaming\Surviving Mars\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Surviving Mars/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Surviving Mars/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Surviving Mars\Save\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ParadoxInteractive.SurvivingMars_zfnrdv2de78ny\LocalCache\Roaming\Surviving Mars\Save\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Surviving Mars/Save/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Surviving Mars/Save/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Cross-platform sync not available
Xbox Cloud
Also available through Paradox Launcher

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced video settings.
Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Has a FOV slider inside the Photo Mode settings
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, SMAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Refresh forced to 60 Hz on Linux, forced 30 Hz during video playback[3][4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Press Ctrl+F1 in-game to report bugs directly to the developers.
Gameplay options.
Gameplay options.
Control options.
Control options.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Scroll speed only
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
The cursor is unlocked during gameplay and cannot be inverted. Scrolling and zooming functions can be individually inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller support may need to be enabled from the Controls menu. After this, the game offers full controller support.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio options.
Audio options.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Audio stuttering

Workaround

Disabling the radio can greatly improve audio performance.[5]

Issues unresolved

Resolution resetting to default between game sessions

No known fix.
Despite this issue, the resolution can still be set in the options menu as expected.[6]

Extreme performance drops near water (macOS)

Mac OS X players have reported severe framerate drops around melted water (temperature >25%).[7]
Reduce graphics settings in Options
For now, these performance issues can at least be worked around by reducing all graphics settings that affect water quality.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Windows only.
OpenGL 4.1, 4.5 OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 4th Generation Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 4600
Nvidia GeForce GT 620
AMD Radeon HD 6450
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.11
Processor (CPU) 4th Generation Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 Series
ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14
Processor (CPU) 4th Generation Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.


References