Mars colony RPG
Shares rank 23 of 48 browser games by recommenders
Players who like the aesthetics and feel of this Mars colony game recommend it for its design and fun early sols, though critics report bugs, unclear controls and lag.
Players who like the aesthetics and feel of this Mars colony game recommend it for its design and fun early sols, though critics report bugs, unclear controls and lag.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 12
- approval share
- 48%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Appealing aesthetics and design
“liked the aesthetics so I bookmarked it to come back to it later and discovered a bug”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “Interesting game, love the design.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” Fun to play, enjoyable feel
“The game is definitely fun but there's some papercuts that make it tough”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “I really enjoyed my first few Sols.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “Really like the feel of the game.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Bugs and rough edges
“liked the aesthetics so I bookmarked it to come back to it later and discovered a bug”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “The game is definitely fun but there's some papercuts that make it tough”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “I can't select him, stuck between the base and a solar panel.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” Confusing controls and messages
“the default action must be cancel in case the user is pressing E without reading the messages.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “the screen shows ‘tap’ over the highlighted tile, which does nothing.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “It is hard to understand and play... maybe make it more obvious.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” - Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books”
Lag or game won't load
“it looks cool but for some reasons I cant play it”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “Feels really laggy on desktop. Tried both Firefox and Brave. Like 3-4 FPS”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books” “I just get a black screen on my iPhone when I click your link.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Mars colony RPGThis page | 11 | 12 | 48% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Feels really laggy on desktop. Tried both Firefox and Brave. Like 3-4 FPS”
“I really enjoyed my first few Sols.”
“Really like the feel of the game.”
“I could only get two colonists to come.”
“I can't select him, stuck between the base and a solar panel.”
“it was confusing to start off with”
“the default action must be cancel in case the user is pressing E without reading the messages.”
“it's just a game that starts out incredibly slowly”
“it looks cool but for some reasons I cant play it”
“I had a really hard time building a greenhouse, because I hadn't realized it'd be bigger than 1 square”
“Looks like these were almost all fixed, awesome.”
“The game is definitely fun but there's some papercuts that make it tough”
“despite it being good, it's loud as hell”
“the screen shows ‘tap’ over the highlighted tile, which does nothing.”
“Oh and I can't scroll down on the hq menu.”
“my HP keeps ticking down until I pass out and get warped back to the command center”
“Interesting game, love the design.”
“It is hard to understand and play... maybe make it more obvious.”
“I just get a black screen on my iPhone when I click your link.”
“it does nothing, no movement, just flashing resource monitors with zero values”
“Great, how did you build it?”
“liked the aesthetics so I bookmarked it to come back to it later and discovered a bug”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.