The Best Mars Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzles added at rank #5.
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Terraformers (2022)

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Transform Mars into a habitable planet in Terraformers. With challenging strategizing and resource management, explore the planet and expand population, all while watching the stunning new natural wonders build up before your eyes. Take on different scenarios and bonuses and create a thriving utopia. Get lost in the addictive puzzle-like game with unique replayability and rewarding graphics and UI.


What we like:
  • Focus on strategy
  • Various difficulty levels
  • Unique victory conditions
  • Nice graphics and UI
  • Rich soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Only one way to lose the game
  • Some bugs present
  • Game can become repetitive

  • turn-based
  • mars
  • space
  • resource-management
  • science
  • rogue-like
  • nonlinear
  • card
  • procedural
  • board-game
  • colony
  • sci-fi
  • choices
  • simulation
  • management

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Caverns of Mars: Recharged (2023)

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Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.


  • rogue-like
  • mars
  • shooter
  • vertical-scrolling
  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • futuristic
  • space
  • action
  • colourful
  • aliens
  • sci-fi

3

Mars Horizon (2020)

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Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

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  • simulation
  • space
  • mars
  • turn-based
  • historical
  • exploration
  • management
  • historically
  • science
  • alternate
  • education
  • logic
  • choices
  • immersive
  • building

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Relicta (2020)

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Alone in the depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive …Play as a top physicist stranded on an eerie, derelict Moon base. Find your way around the enigmatic, terraformed craters by bending gravity and magnetism to your will in order to solve physical puzzles. Will you rush straight ahead and try to reach safety - or will you take your time to gather clues and unravel the intrigues of 22nd century orbital politics? Buried in the eternal darkness of the lunar craters lies a secret that might claim your daughter’s life - or change the fate of humanity forever. Are you ready to face the ultimate consequences of your research?

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  • mars
  • character
  • snow
  • narration
  • puzzle
  • science
  • logic
  • action-adventure
  • physics
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • story
  • colourful

5

Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzles (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Embark on a cosmic journey with "Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzles". Solve puzzles featuring stars, galaxies, and celestial wonders while unlocking Steam Achievements. Dive deep into the universe, learn astronomical facts, and connect with fellow puzzle enthusiasts. Your galactic adventure awaits!

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  • mars
  • education
  • space
  • minimalist
  • match-three
  • board-game
  • family-friendly
  • tabletop
  • clicker
  • relaxing
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • abstract
  • puzzle
  • exploration

6

Moon Defence (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Stand still and fight for the Earthlings across the Solar System. Accumulate energy to repair, build and research. Reveal the unthinkable truth.

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  • mars
  • wargame
  • 4x
  • shooter
  • gun
  • first-person
  • pve
  • shoot-em-up
  • tps
  • tower-defense
  • space
  • multiple-endings
  • arena
  • third-person
  • 3d

7

NEW TERRAA (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Nintendo Switch

NEW TERRA is a challenging and addictive multi-directional gravity-based space shooter. Fuel goes fast and is hard to come by. Hauling cargo makes your ship very heavy and mobility becomes limited. Strategy and resource conservation is key to completing your missions or you won't survive.


  • space
  • mars
  • underground
  • lgbtq
  • 2.5d
  • 2d
  • cyberpunk
  • underwater
  • flight
  • dark
  • stylized
  • top-down
  • vehicle
  • controller-support

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Colossus Mission (2021)

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When a huge alien spacecraft enters low Earth orbit many nations send their teams to investigate it. Your crew is the only one who managed to get inside the colossal vessel. Now the exploration and research rests on your shoulders. Defeat levels to learn more about the spaceship and it’s members. Your piloting skills will be tested as this is not a friendly environment to stay. Even considering all the help you get from an unknown entity. Main features: - 73 different levels with various dangers - Challenging entertainment for many hours - Setted in space! - Some levels are really hard!

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  • space
  • mars
  • underground
  • lore
  • exploration
  • aliens
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • flight
  • sci-fi
  • platform
  • robots
  • arcade
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric

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MARS 2120 (2022)

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Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.


  • mars
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • nonlinear
  • hack-and-slash
  • space
  • pve
  • scroller
  • character
  • futuristic
  • atmospheric
  • action
  • story

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