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The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival.
Released 04 Sep 2025
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.
Developed by Bolverk Games · Published by Impact Inked






Surviving Mars: Pioneer has about 71 positive and 14 negative player reviews out of a total 85. We'll add a detailed breakdown here when there are more reviews.
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. With nothing but your wits, limited resources, and the tools at your disposal, you must carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.
👩🚀VR Survival Systems: Monitor essential survival stats like oxygen, nutrition, health, and power.
🚀Resource and Crafting Systems: Establish and maintain production loops, crafting the tools and upgrades necessary to keep your operation running smoothly.
🌠Exploration and Traversal: Discover a compelling landscape with tools like jetpacks, hover bikes, and rovers. Seek out anomalies that will begin to reveal a story that unfolds throughout early access.
⛏️Dynamic Contracts: Fulfill mining and export tasks, earning resources, tech upgrades, and blueprints.
🏗️Base Building: Plan, position, and manage structures to expand your Martian outpost strategically.
For the first time, the Surviving Mars universe has been brought to VR, delivering a survival experience where every decision matters.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 25 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |