About Terraformers: First Steps on Mars

Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free standalone version of Terraformers, offering a self-contained way to experience its Martian colony-building without the full release. It puts you in charge of humanity's first settlement on Mars, as Earth dispatches an initial expedition to assess whether people can truly live on the Red Planet, with the long-term dream of terraforming it and spreading life across its surface.

The core of the experience lies in exploring the planet, exploiting local resources, and developing your colonies into large, thriving cities. Success is not just about expansion, though. You must provide a decent standard of living for your people, because keeping their support is essential to leading the mission forward.

Framing the whole endeavor as mankind's first tentative steps on Mars, this simulation and strategy game asks whether you are ready to guide humanity through that pivotal moment. As a free entry point into the Terraformers experience, it captures the essentials of managing a young off-world colony on PC.