Mars Attracts News

[p]Just in time for Steam Next Fest, we're delighted to reveal the BRAND NEW Mars Attracts demo![/p][p][/p][p]This version completely overhauls the game's core loop, introducing a host of new features including...[/p][h3]

Expeditions[/h3][p]Abduct humans and items from Earth to populate your park, and store them in your inventory for placement or dissection.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Workshop[/h3][p]Disassemble unwanted humans to create "immersive" rides and decorations from the... leftovers.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Staff Types & Personality Traits[/h3][p]Recruit and manage 2 new types of staff - the Attendant to run stalls and rides, and the Porter to transport goods around your park. Characters also now have unique traits that impact how they perform their role and where might be the best place to assign them.[/p][p][/p][h3]Financial Management[/h3][p]Adjust item prices, view historical trends, and balance guest happiness with the overhauled Financial system.[/p][p][/p][h3]And much more...[/h3]

• [p]Saving & Loading[/p]
• [p]Performance optimizations[/p]
• [p]Improved character models[/p]
• [p]Revamped Research system[/p]
• [p]New rides[/p]
• [p]Updated tutorial[/p]
• [p]Quality of life improvements[/p]
• [p]Bug fixes[/p]

[p][/p][p]This is a huge update to the game and we can't wait to hear what you think! As ever, if you have any suggestions for improvement, discover any bugs, or just want to chat, you can talk to us directly on the Outlier Discord server.[/p][p][/p][p]Love,[/p][p][/p][p]Outlier[/p]

Today marks the 3 year anniversary of opening the "Project Zoo" (that would later become Mars Attracts) Unity project file for the very first time! To celebrate, we've put together a speedy recap of all the game's development so far!

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It's a slightly different format to our other videos so we'd love to hear what you think! As ever, you can drop us a comment on YouTube or join us on Discord. You can also find more in-depth videos on key points in the game's journey on the YouTube channel, or check out the demo for yourself today!

Love,

Outlier

Mars Attracts really is a love letter to the park builder genre, so we thought we'd make a video chronicling the 30+ year history of the games that inspired us!

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We tried to keep it to 10 minutes so had to cut quite a few games, but hopefully it's an interesting retrospective on some of the biggest entries in the genre. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Love,

Outlier

Hi All,

A huge thank you to everyone who has played and reviewed the demo! So far the reception has been amazing (93% positive!!), and we're now getting started on even more features and updates for future versions.

In the meantime, here's the latest devlog detailing what went in to demo and a few behind the scenes snippets:

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If there's anything you think should be on the to-do list for a future update we'd love to hear from you!

Love,

Outlier

The day has come - the demo for Mars Attracts has finally released!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195160/Mars_Attracts_Demo/

We're super excited (and a little nervous) to hear what you think of the game. We're now in the final stretch of development before Early Access launch, so will be making lots of changes based on your feedback/suggestions for the demo. Come and chat to us on Discord if you have some ideas that you'd like to see implemented.

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If you enjoy the demo, please please please LEAVE A REVIEW as it's super helpful in boosting exposure for the game.

Thanks for all of the support, and looking forward to hearing what you think!

Love,

Outlier