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Journey to Mars!

In the demo of Mars Horizon, you can choose from 3 space agencies, play through Era 1 of space exploration, build your base, design rockets, and put the first human in space!

Mars Horizon is a strategy simulation game about leading a major space agency and guiding humanity to Mars. It allows you to write your own alternate history of space exploration, building rockets, launching payloads, assembling your launch centre and directing missions from the control room. The team has made the game truly authentic as it was created with support from the European Space Agency.

Mars Horizon is part of The Steam Game Festival - play the demo now! 🚀

Mars Horizon is part of The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, running from June 16th @ 5pm GMT until June 22nd @ 5pm GMT! 👨‍🚀

The Steam Game Festival shines a spotlight on games set to be released within the next year. You can try out demos, connect with the developers, and wishlist the games for a reminder of when they launch! Here's how to get the most out of The Steam Game Festival.

[h2]Play the Mars Horizon demo[/h2]
Check out the demo - available to download from the Mars Horizon Steam store page. In the demo you can choose from 3 space agencies (there are 5 agencies in the full game), play through Era 1 of space exploration, build your base, design rockets, and try to put the first human in space!
Please Note: The Mars Horizon demo is a shortened version of the Mars Horizon beta. It does not include any beta feedback changes implemented into it - we are still working hard on these!

Check out the Mars Horizon demo


[h2]Wishlist Mars Horizon[/h2]
Please Wishlist Mars Horizon! We're a small developer and wishlisting makes a huge difference to how many people see our game. It'll also make sure you keep up to date with the latest developments and release date when we announce it!

Wishlist Mars Horizon on Steam

[h2]Watch our our livestreams and AMA![/h2]
We'll be doing 2 special live streams during the festival. These will be broadcast straight to the Mars Horizon Steam store page and we will be taking questions over the Auroch Discord to answer on stream. Make sure you join us for both streams for even more Mars Horizon goodness!

[h3]UK Space Agency AMA and livestream[/h3]
  • [h3]Wednesday June 17th, 3-5pm UK / 4-6pm CEST / 7-9am PT[/h3]
    Andrew Kuh, Head of International Spaceflight Policy from the UK Space Agency, joins us as we play the Mars Horizon demo. He'll talk about what it's really like working for a space agency and get some tips you can use in the game. Give us your questions for Andrew in the Auroch Discord.


[h3]European Space Agency AMA and livestream, plus Mars Horizon feature reveal[/h3]
  • [h3]Friday June 19th, 3-5pm UK / 4-6pm CEST / 7-9am PT[/h3]
    We'll be joined by Emmet Fletcher, Head of the ESA Branding and Partnerships Office at the European Space Agency. He'll be telling us all about the challenges missions face in real life and chatting about what its like working with rockets and astronauts. We’ll also be playing the full version of Mars Horizon and revealing the final 2 space agencies featured in the game. Give us your questions for Emmet and the devs in the Discord!.


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Mars Horizon - Feature reveal, plus European Space Agency AMA and livestream

[h2]Watch our Livestream[/h2]
We've got an extra special livestream of Mars Horizon on Friday June 19th, 3-5pm UK / 4-6pm CEST / 7-9am PT!


We'll be playing the game, picking up after the demo ends, and revealing the final 2 space agencies featured in the game.

We'll also be joined by Emmet Fletcher, Head of the ESA Branding and Partnerships Office at the European Space Agency. He'll be telling us all about the challenges missions face in real life and chatting about what its like working with rockets and astronauts.

Emmet and the devs will be live to answer your questions and chat to our Community in our Discord!

[h2]About the game[/h2]
Mars Horizon is a strategy simulation game about leading a major space agency and guiding humanity to Mars. It allows you to write your own alternate history of space exploration, building rockets, launching payloads, assembling your launch centre, and directing missions from the control room. The team has made the game truly authentic as it was created with support from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency.

[h2]Join our Community[/h2]
We will be taking questions over on the Auroch Discord to answer on stream. Drop into the Discord to get your questions answered and to chat to our awesome community about Mars Horizon and space!

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Mars Horizon - UK Space Agency AMA and livestream

[h2]Ask the UK Space Agency questions[/h2]
We're livestreaming the Mars Horizon demo and doing an AMA with the UK Space Agency on Wednesday June 17th, 3-5pm UK / 4-6pm CEST / 7-9am PT!


Andrew Kuh, Head of International Spaceflight Policy from the UK Space Agency, joins us as we play the Mars Horizon demo. He'll talk about what it's really like working at a space agency and get some tips you can use in the game. Give us your questions for Andrew in the Auroch Discord.

[h2]About the game[/h2]
Mars Horizon is a strategy simulation game about leading a major space agency and guiding humanity to Mars. It allows you to write your own alternate history of space exploration, building rockets, launching payloads, assembling your launch centre, and directing missions from the control room. The team has made the game truly authentic as it was created with support from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency.

[h2]Join our Community[/h2]
We will be taking questions over on the Auroch Discord to answer on stream. Drop into the Discord to get your questions answered and to chat to our awesome community about Mars Horizon and space!

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The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition with Mars Horizon

We've got some exciting news, Mars Horizon is part of The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, running from June 16th @ 5pm GMT until June 22nd @ 5pm GMT! 👨‍🚀

The Steam Game Festival shines a spotlight on games set to be released within the next year. You can try out demos, connect with the developers, and wishlist the games for a reminder of when they launch! Here's how to get the most out of The Steam Game Festival.

[h2]Play the Mars Horizon demo[/h2]
We will have a demo of Mars Horizon - available to download from the Mars Horizon Steam store page for you to play during the festival. Choose from 3 space agencies, play through Era 1 of space exploration, build your base, design rockets, and put the first human in space!

Please Note: The Mars Horizon demo is a shortened version of the Mars Horizon beta. It does not include any beta feedback changes implemented into it - we are still working hard on these!

[h2]Check out our special livestreams[/h2]

We will be doing 2 livestreams during the festival. Both streams will have special guests and the devs on stream available for live chat. One of the livestreams will also include a special feature reveal - we will be revealing the final 2 playable space agencies! Which ones do you think they will be?

For both of the livestreams we will be accepting and answering questions for our guests and the devs in our Discord. Make sure you're a member to get your questions answered.

Further details on the livestreams, and our special guests, will be coming soon so check back next week!