Farlanders

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Lead the charge in establishing a colony on Mars in this turn-based strategy game with a nostalgic look but fresh gameplay. Use specialized tools to terraform the planet, build residential areas for your colonizers, and construct resource-producing factories in an effort to become a self-sustaining society.

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Developer:
Andriy Bychkovskyi
Publisher:
Crytivo
Release date:
17 January 2023
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (489)

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Description



Lead the charge in establishing a colony on Mars in this turn-based strategy game with a nostalgic look but fresh gameplay. Use specialized tools to terraform the planet, build residential areas for your colonizers, and construct resource-producing factories in an effort to become a self-sustaining society.

BUILD A COLONY


Create a viable habitat for your settlers by building water pumps, establishing farms on fertile ground, harnessing the power of the sun, and mining for precious minerals. Make sure to plan carefully before building. The position of each building will provide additional bonuses based on their placement. For example, placing a wind turbine near mountains will provide an increase in electricity output.

GO UNDERGROUND


In case you run out of space on the surface or are in need of further resources, you can always choose to expand below. Utilize terraforming tools to dig underground and uncover new areas for expansion, discover artifacts, and harness rare minerals. The more resources you collect, the more your colonists will prosper.

TERRAFORMING SYSTEM


Use a turn to select a terraforming kit and shape the landscape to your colony’s advantage. Need a water source? Place a water drop tile into a canyon and watch the surrounding flat land become fertile. Not enough resources? Create new mineral deposits or simply expand pre-existing ones.



Terraforming tiles have preset shapes, so be careful when configuring where to place them! You may end up with ice if you place a water drop tile on flat ground instead of a canyon. Be wise in your choices and always plan two steps ahead.

REPLAYABILITY


Each playthrough a new map will be procedurally generated and will provide fresh challenges to overcome. The same applies to terraforming patterns that you are getting, trading proposals, and even weather conditions.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading)
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Intel HD 4400 or equivalent, 1280x720 resolution or higher.
Storage:
1 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5 4690K or AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB GDDR5) / Intel Iris graphics or greater
Storage:
1 GB available space

User reviews

Kimoshnikov
Recommended | 27 Apr 2025
51.5h played

Solid little game. Really hits the "1... more... turn!" vibe. The difficulty felt just right, being a little forgiving, but still forcing you to think, without making you sweat bullets over every tiny mistake. My only

Helpful: 6
Snootch
Recommended | 02 Jan 2026
36.9h played

I got this game on sale and am very pleased with my purchase. Farlanders is a turn-based game, which is my favorite genre. Each turn, your accumulations or losses are calculated. The basic idea is to build enough

Helpful: 6
TinyBitQuantum
Recommended | 18 Jul 2025
74.2h played

I delayed getting this game for a long time, mostly because of the aesthetic choices. It is, in the end, just so orange. It is one of the best city builders I've played in a while, and I play all kinds of them! It also

Helpful: 4
N'wah Expert
Not recommended | 27 May 2026
30.2h played

Objectively a good game. I cannot recommend it due to the terraforming cards being useless. Maybe its my luck, but I can't seem to even get objective necessary ones. The game is very cute, but it brings me little joy.

Helpful: 0
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 13 Sept 2025
15.9h played

Farlanders, developed by Andriy Bychkovskyi and published by Crytivo, is a turn-based colony-building strategy game that offers a compelling, methodical take on Martian colonization. Set in a future where humanity is

Helpful: 5
Nemoder
Recommended | 05 Apr 2025
27.6h played

While I found the story in the campaign very tedious the actual gameplay was quite fun. The storyless freeplay mode also offers a lot of replayability. If you like management games with a bit of mechanical problem

Helpful: 2