Destination Ares

Short description

You're the AI of a rickety colony ship, bound for the red planet. You have limited resources, a desperate crew, and an unknown fate awaiting you. Can you survive the journey across the Big Black?

Developer: Pat Scott
Publisher: Pat Scott
Release: Fri, Sep 22, 2017
Price: $9.99
Reviews: 21
Positive: 38%
Followers: n/a
Owners (estimated): 20K – 50K
Concurrent players: n/a
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features: Steam Trading Cards, Stats, Includes level editor
Tags: Time Management Rogue-lite Colony Sim Management Mars Space Base-Building Difficult Space Sim Character Customization Strategy 2D Noir Dark Humor Funny Choices Matter Multiple Endings Simulation Pixel Graphics Minimalist

Revenue (estimated, gross)~$9ksomewhere between $4k and $500k · roughly 420–50K copies

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Name	Studio	Shared	Tag difference	Price	Reviews	Positive	Released	Revenue (estimated)
Mars Horizon	Auroch Digital 13 titles	3	− Time Management − Rogue-lite − Colony Sim + Strategy + Education + Space Sim	$19.99	2,750	85%	Tue, Nov 17, 2020	$3.8m $3.8m – $4.2m
Galactic Mining Corp	Windybeard 9 titles	3	− Time Management − Colony Sim − Mars + Collectathon + Exploration + Economy	$12.99	866	84%	Tue, May 18, 2021	$506k $225k – $6.5m
The Final Earth 2	Florian van Strien 3 titles	3	− Time Management − Rogue-lite − Mars + Strategy + Building + Base-Building	$9.99	416	97%	Fri, Jul 15, 2022	$177k $177k – $294k
Space Station Tycoon	Lunheim Studios 5 titles	3	− Time Management − Rogue-lite − Mars + Tower Defense + City Builder + Building	$4.99	190	57%	Wed, Nov 01, 2023	$41k $18k – $480k
Trappist	Sirrah first game	3	− Time Management − Rogue-lite − Mars + Exploration + Building + Wholesome	$14.99	63	89%	Fri, Mar 01, 2024	$41k $18k – $73k