Bulgarian Haemimont Games dared to jump big… from Earth to Mars!

Paradox has announced the next game of the makers of Tropico 3, 4, and 5 – they will be the publisher of Haemimont’s city-building adventures on Mars, called Surviving Mars. It is in development for PC (Mac and Linux included), Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. A new location makes feeding the colonists and finding the required materials harder than before. Here are some features, taken straight out of the press release:

„• Building a sustainable colony in space: Building on a planet not fit for human life challenges you to build a smart, functional colony. Bad planning isn’t about traffic jams; it’s about the survival of your colonists. You don’t want rolling blackouts in a city constructed in a place without oxygen.

• Individually simulated colonists: Each colonist is a unique individual with problems and strengths that influence the needs and behavior of the other colonists. Things can get really interesting if your chief scientists develop alcoholism after one too many long nights in the lab.

• Futuristic Space Dome construction: Retro-futuristic super structures housing colonists, factories and commercial buildings with their “neighborhood personality.” Create colonies that value science over everything else, while tired workers drink their pay away at a local bar, or attempt a utopia among the stars.

• Exploration of Mars’ secrets: Inspired by the classic sci-fi of Asimov and Clarke, Surviving Mars holds many secrets. During each playthrough, players may encounter one of Mars’ individually crafted mysteries. Uncovering these secrets might bring your colony great fortune, or terrible ruin. What is that sphere that manifested itself outside colony HUB-B, and is it friendly?

• Randomized research tree: Combine static and random research through experimentation, which allows for a different experience for each journey through the game. Attain new scientific breakthroughs by exploring the uncharted terrain of Mars’s surface.

• Unique retro-futuristic aesthetic: A sleek, modern take on the bright futurism of the 1960s. A time of exploration and adventure.

• Expansive mod support: Craft your fantastic buildings, parks or even a mystery to share through Surviving.”

The game is out in 2018. The first video has some hilariously buggy animation.