Offline-first gameplay (100% usable without Internet)
Extensive tech tree (152 technologies) and building catalog (51 buildings)
Optional online rankings and cross-settlement competition
Ad/IA-friendly model with optional in-app purchases (no pay-to-win) and modest ads after ~15 minutes
Contains some ads after about 15 minutes of play
Not currently ranked in any top list
IAP exists but is not pay-to-win; some players may prefer fully ad-free experiences
About MARS - the arrival
MARS - the arrival is a simulation app developed by Heiwa Games.
Download Statistics
MARS - the arrival has been downloaded 16 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 35 times.
User Ratings
MARS - the arrival is rated 3.35 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 180 ratings.
App Information
MARS - the arrival is FREE to download. The APK download size is 105.79 MB. The latest version available is 1.6.2.394. The last update was on February 27, 2022.
Technical Requirements
MARS - the arrival requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2022.
Description
Settle on MARS in a mixture of game and scientific simulation. Take control over a tiny group of 10 settlers and choose a landing site on the barren Mars. Develop your venture from one single landing module into a thriving settlement with hundreds of specialized buildings and even more inhabitants.
Research & development of new technologies as well as exploration of the Red Planet are key for establishing a permanent presence in this hostile environment.
And you are not alone. Other settlements, each one controlled by a real human somewhere on Earth, are starting to grow everywhere and a competition for being the most successful Mars colony has already begun.
Features: - Scientific orientated building & simulation of a Mars settlement - Background story in 6 phases with according phase goals - Mars simulation in 30x real time (even running when app is not active) - Choosing one of 7 Earth organizations providing (dis-)advantages - Research & development of 152 individual technologies - Construction, maintenance & repair of 51 individual building - 35 individual building enhancements (no level 1,2,3...) - Sending Mars exploration teams and analyzing found soil samples - Production & dispatching of 23 different resource/module types - Assignment of 5 settler types to all activities in the settlement - Settler life cycle including children and elders - 3D view of own settlement in authentic Mars topography - Panning & zooming of the Mars surface in high resolution 3D - 100% usable without Internet connection - Optional online: ranking list & other settlements on Mars surface - Unlocking of advanced app functionalities step by step - Tutorial explaining all app functionalities - Contains some Ads but only after 15 Minutes of game and very decent - Contains In-App-Purchases but NO PAY TO WIN! - This is a peaceful app! NO FIGHTING, NO KILLING, NO WAR!
Recent changes: FIXED - Shutting down the app sometimes lost the last the change that happend a couple of seconds before - In some cases restoring a settlement failed - Gifted IAPs did not work exactly like purchased ones
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A simple colony game that seems to be at least somewhat realistic it may not be terogenesis with its terraforming, but it makes the colony management feel real
★★★★☆stephen mac· Feb 1, 2022
I like the game, but I seem to be having trouble with gaining TD modules. All settlers died because I couldn't get modules factory built in time. I don't see how I could have done things differently to stop this from happening as I only built what I needed when I needed it.
★★★★☆Senna Baars· Jun 13, 2025
The game is very fun, though I ran into a problem when reaching industry phase. After entering industry phase about 30 settlers were added to the supply drop which was 12 hours from arriving. This drop now contained enough colonists to raise my population by 33% (±105 -> ±140), which I did not have the infrastructure to support. I managed to get out of the death spiral, but not before dropping to only 35 colonists. I recommend not adding new colonists to supply drops which have already departed.
★★★★★Ice Rayhan· Jun 29, 2021
Best Mars game people download if you have patience it is the most realistic Mars game you have to wait real time but is the thing that makes it realistic have fun. Heiwa games please add terraforming to make it more realistic
★☆☆☆☆Renu sri· Jun 10, 2022
This game is the worst we have to stay so many hours in there no customization you should decrease the research and building time
★☆☆☆☆Bruno Quaresma· Sep 30, 2022
Idle game... 🥱 Would've liked to actually PLAY something in game and not just waiting for timers
★☆☆☆☆Dan Bed· Sep 11, 2022
Can even pass the launch site at the start of tje game. Gets stuck and only plays music...
★☆☆☆☆Leaf· Dec 29, 2020
Awful. Utterly awful. The game makes you wait /REAL TIME/ to do absolutely anything. There's nothing remotely intriguing about it, and the textures don't load properly.
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