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Mars Horizon is on the ESA Gamescom Stand!



Hi Aurochnauts! 👨🏻‍🚀

With Gamescom taking place in Cologne, Germany, this week, our partners for both Mars Horizon and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, the European Space Agency (ESA), are present at the show with their own space-themed booth in Hall 10.2! 🙌🏻

During the show, ESA will be hosting competitions for guests to participate in and be in with a chance to win Mars Horizon and ESA prizes! 🚀

Keep your eye out on ESA’s social channels for further information and be sure to check them out on the show floor.

Catch up on our Space Exploration in Strategy games talk from TactiCon 👩‍🚀

Hi Aurochnauts! 👩‍🚀

Last week we took part in TactiCon 2024, a Steam festival celebrating strategy games which included demos, sales, as well as panels and talks by devs.

As part of the event we did a talk with one of our partners for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for life, the sequel to Mars Horizon! This talk went behind the scenes on the game and looked at how we are making it authentic from the ground up, much like we did with Mars Horizon.

Our talk was led by our Lead Marketing Manager Will Flanagan with guests Claudia Thomas, Game Designer, and Freddie Jones, Associate Programmer, on Mars Horizon 2.

Our Special guest for this talk was Dr Sean McMahon, senior academic and researcher in astrobiology from the University of Edinburgh who has been advising us on real life science as we design the game.

The talk went live last Saturday during the Steam event, but if you misssed it you can catch up over on the official TactiCon YouTube channel!


  • Watch our talk on Space Exploration in Strategy games

A huge thanks again to Sean, and the rest of his group at the UK Centre for Astrobiology for partnering with us to make Mars Horizon 2: The Search for life authentic to the realities of Space exploration!


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We're taking part in TactiCon 2024!🎲🚀

Hi Aurochnauts! 👩‍🚀

TactiCon 2024 celebrates the incredible world of strategy games with discounted titles, exclusive demos, plus panels and talks with strategy developers!

As part of this digital convention we've done a talk on Space Exploration in Strategy games with a guest from one of our partners for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. This is the sequel to Mars Horizon, any fans of our original game will not want to miss this!



Our talk is led by our Lead Marketing Manager Will Flanagan with guests Claudia Thomas, Game Designer, and Freddie Jones, Associate Programmer, on Mars Horizon 2.

Our Special guest is Dr Sean McMahon, senior academic and researcher in astrobiology from the University of Edinburgh.

During the development of Mars Horizon 2, we've been working closely with Sean and his team who have been advising us on a number of subjects as we look to incorporate realistic aspects of astrobiology into the game to maintain its authenticity. This talk will cover the challenges and solutions we've come up with during development.

You can find the panel on the main TactiCon page:
Make sure to check out the rest of TactiCon 2024 on steam for amazing deals and loads of great talks and panels
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2281620/Mars_Horizon_2_The_Search_for_Life/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/765810/Mars_Horizon/

Coming in for landing!



After a long and prosperous voyage originally pioneered by Auroch Digital and The Irregular Corporation, Secret Mode is excited to announce that the original Mars Horizon is returning home to roost, with the publishing rights for the hit space management game transferring over to Secret Mode on all platforms.

For those of you looking for more updates about Auroch Digital and Secret Mode’s next venture – Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, work on the much-anticipated sequel is progressing along at faster-than-light speeds, with new info expected to drop soon™. In fact, eagle-eyed astronomer types may have noticed that there’s been a few new tidbits to pore over on the game’s official Steam page. Check out the latest developer update for more and stay tuned for further updates in the very near future.

Mars Horizon is available on PC (Steam, GOG, EGS), PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2281620/Mars_Horizon_2_The_Search_for_Life/

ICYMI: Mars Horizon 1 and 2 Panel – It’s Just Rocket Science

Hello Aurochnauts,

Delayed in orbit? Rest assured, the latest transmission from Digital Tabletop Fest 4: Roll of the Dice has arrived to keep you entertained! During the recent Steam festival we had a panel to discuss Mars Horizon 1 and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life with ESA!

Tess and John from Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life were joined by European Space Agency experts, Alexia Mallet, Modelling and Simulation Engineer, and Pantelis Poulakis, Mission Project Manager discussing the risks and challenges with missions to Mars and how this real science translates to Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life.

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