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| Major update | The BIG Early Access Update 4 – Research, Humans, and Guests Overhaul It’s update time again for Mars Attracts , and this time we have a big one for you! This latest update makes significant changes to how research works, how humans and guests behave, as well as making tweaks to the elements of the game that players were struggling with. You can check out all of the details on the changes we’ve made below. To mark the occasion, Mars Attracts is now available at a… | 23909708 | |
| Community | How (And Why) We Landed The Mars Attacks IP Maybe the biggest questions we get asked, aside from why we made a Mars Attacks game, is HOW did we manage to secure the licence to make an IP-based game as a small indie studio? We made a video all about this topic, in the hopes of explaining how and why an Indie studio might take on the task of making an IP-based game in the first place. The Mars Attacks IP has helped us develop our game in s… | — | |
| Game update | Update Notes - March 31st Disabled seasonal St Patrick's Day content (still accessible for owners of the Supporter's Edition via the game's Settings menu) | — | |
| Major update | EA Update 3 – Missions/Character Overhaul & Paddy's Day Surprises The time has flown by, and it has been six months since Mars Attracts entered Early Access! To mark the occasion, we have a brand new trailer covering everything we have added to the game so far. In addition, the game is also now 20% off! Buy Mars Attracts - 20% Off But that’s not all. We have lots more to come, starting with our latest update overhauling how optional missions and special chara… | 22395312 | |
| Esports | Introducing... KITMAN The team that brought you Mars Attracts and This Means Warp have some big news: The announcement trailer for our brand new game just went live! Kitman is a soccer-themed, multiplayer job sim which sees the player take on the role of a cheerful little caretaker. Run the team by running the locker rooms. Polish boots, assign gear to players, and mend damaged kit, all while ensuring that the floor… | — | |
| In-game event | Devlog: Prototyping Mars Attracts We often get asked what exactly inspired us to start making the game that would ultimately become Mars Attracts . The simple answer is that our game began with a simple idea - what if you were aliens building a theme park filled with human captives? Starting from this simple concept we built out a number of rapid prototypes. This process was so influential on the overall direction that we made… | — | |
| In-game event | Mars Attracts Hotfix 4 & Upcoming Roadmap The latest hotfix for Mars Attracts has just gone live. While this one contains mostly boring behind the scenes stuff, we thought this would be a good time to share our plans for the more exciting updates we have planned for the coming months! 2026 Roadmap We still have a number of big features we want to add to Mars Attracts over the coming months, as well as lots of smaller additions and twea… | 21933336 | |
| In-game event | Mars Attracts Hotfix 3 - Stability and Performance The latest Mars Attracts update is now live! The focus over the last few weeks has been increasing stability and performance, and we have now (hopefully!) fixed all of the major issues reported since the Winter update. While this update is focussed on fixes, we still have a lot of new content to add as Early Access progresses. We teased a few details in our previous post , and we have even more… | 21525999 | |
| Major update | Early Access Update 2 - New Map, Habitat, & Winter Surprises! In the course of their studies of humanity, the Martians have discovered a fascinating new concept: Christmas! And in that festive spirit, we have an early gift for you: A brand new content update loaded with new features, content and gameplay tweaks, plus an all new seasonal decor set. And since we’re feeling generous, the game is also discounted by 10% for Steam’s Winter sale . New Map: Mall… | 21221572 | |
| In-game event | Looking Ahead To 2026 It has been a frantic and exciting few months here in Outlier HQ since we launched Mars Attracts into Early Access back in September, but we still have a lot more we want to add to the game before we're ready for the 1.0 release! As we said in our previous post , we have a load of new content coming in our next update on December 18 , but we’re not stopping there. We have a number of features t… | — | |
| In-game event | November Development Update We’ve been hard at work here at Mars Attracts HQ prepping our next update, and we’re delighted that we're now in the final stages of testing and can now announce a release date. The next big update for Mars Attracts will go live on December 18 . This update will add a whole host of new features to the game, while also resolving a number of issues reported by players. New Map & Human Habitat The… | — | |
| Major update | Early Access Update 1 - Halloween Treats and 10% Off! Halloween is here, and with it a big update for Mars Attracts! In addition to some spooky surprises, we have introduced three of the most commonly requested features to the game - park inspections, editing enclosure footprints, and returning humans to inventory! As an added bonus, the game is also 10% off during the Steam Scream 4 Fest 🥳 Park Inspections Be prepared to meet the board! Characte… | 20562332 | |
| In-game event | New Decorations & Launch Fixes It has now been 3 weeks since the Early Access launch of Mars Attracts, and we wanted to thank everyone who picked up a copy (plus a special extra thankyou to those who bought the Supporter's Edition)! We hope you're enjoying the game, and have been hard at work integrating your feedback. We'll soon be shifting focus to concentrate on new content, however have just pushed the second hotfix patc… | 20274081 | |
| Game update | Mars Attracts Hotfix 1.1 Fixed incorrect building localization for non-English in Hotfix 1 | 20142270 | |
| Game update | Mars Attracts Hotfix 1 New Features - Autosave during missions - More music variation Bug Fixes - Resolution not setting correctly for some screens - Steam achievements not triggering immediately - Characters getting stuck on vending machines & fountains - Janitors getting stuck on bridges - Some humans invincible when escaping - Some humans not returned to enclosure after being stunned - Paid decor unlocks not savin… | 20107147 | |
| Community | Mars Attracts Review Roundup - "So much better than it has a right to be" We'd like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who has bought (and reviewed) Mars Attracts this week! If you're enjoying the game and haven't already, PLEASE leave a Steam review 🙏 They're incredibly important for getting the word out. If you're not enjoying the game, drop us a nice private message! 😅 Press Reviews · PCGamer: "This theme park sim based on a 30-year-old sci-fi movie is so much b… | — | |
| Game update | Updated Discord Supporter's Link - Fixed expired Supporter's Edition Discord link in main menu - Updated localization for Space Age enclosure unlock | 20002459 | |
| News | Mars Attracts is now LIVE! Over the last three years our small team of developers and artists has been hard at work making Mars Attracts – a twisted park sim where you play as the Aliens from Mars Attacks and put captive humans on display for your Martian guests. It feels a bit strange to say this, but our strange little game is out now! That’s right, in case you somehow missed the news, Mars Attracts hit Early Access to… | — | |
| Community | Just ONE MORE DAY Before Mars Attracts Launches! Mars Attracts will be hitting Early Access in less than 24 hours, and we can’t wait! Why Early Access? One question we get asked a lot is why we are making use of Early Access on Steam for our game. And what will Early Access look like for Mars Attracts? As we progress through Early Access we’ll be adding new content – we still have a number of maps and human enclosure types that we’re fine tun… | — | |
| Community | New Features in Mars Attracts for Early Access Launch Mars Attracts will be hitting Early Access on Monday! 🤯 If you’ve already seen the game’s demo you may be pretty familiar with the concept - imprisoning humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests - but there are a whole load of new and reworked features that we will be unveiling for the first time with Early Access release. Free Range Humans In Early Access we’ll have five distinct hu… | — | |
| Community | Final Tweaks Before Mars Attracts Hits Early Access Next Week! There are now just a few days to go before Mars Attracts hits Early Access on September 15. 🤯 As you can probably imagine things are very busy here at Outlier HQ as we prepare the final touches to the game! We’re mostly focussed on polishing up bugs and making sure that the version of the game that drops on day one is as good as it possibly can be. One issue that keeps cropping up is staff mem… | — | |
| Announcement | Mars Attracts is launching on SEPTEMBER 16TH! The time is almost upon us! We're delighted to reveal Mars Attracts will be launching into Early Access on September 16th! 🥳 To announce the date we also dropped a brand new trailer: Community feedback has played a major role in shaping development of Mars Attracts, and we aim to keep this going throughout Early Access. Early Access for Mars Attracts is expected to last about nine months, with… | — | |
| Community | Mars Attracts at Gamescom We have just arrived back from an intense week in Cologne, and wanted to thank everyone who stopped by our Gamescom booth! The amount of enthusiasm for the game was really inspiring, and we had a great time chatting to people about Mars Attracts. Common questions from the show floor Q: Is it actually an official Mars Attacks game? How did you get the license? A: Yes! Here's a video detailing ex… | — | |
| Major update | New Demo Out Now! Just in time for Steam Next Fest, we're delighted to reveal the BRAND NEW Mars Attracts demo! This version completely overhauls the game's core loop, introducing a host of new features including... Expeditions Abduct humans and items from Earth to populate your park, and store them in your inventory for placement or dissection. Workshop Disassemble unwanted humans to create "immersive" rides an… | — | |
| Community | 3 years of development in 3 minutes Today marks the 3 year anniversary of opening the "Project Zoo" (that would later become Mars Attracts) Unity project file for the very first time! To celebrate, we've put together a speedy recap of all the game's development so far! It's a slightly different format to our other videos so we'd love to hear what you think! As ever, you can drop us a comment on YouTube or join us on Discord . You… | — | |
| Community | The Rollercoaster History Of Park Building Games Mars Attracts really is a love letter to the park builder genre, so we thought we'd make a video chronicling the 30+ year history of the games that inspired us! We tried to keep it to 10 minutes so had to cut quite a few games, but hopefully it's an interesting retrospective on some of the biggest entries in the genre. Let us know what you think in the comments! Love, Outlier | — | |
| Community | Mars Attracts Devlog 09 - What's New In The Demo Hi All, A huge thank you to everyone who has played and reviewed the demo! So far the reception has been amazing (93% positive!!), and we're now getting started on even more features and updates for future versions. In the meantime, here's the latest devlog detailing what went in to demo and a few behind the scenes snippets: If there's anything you think should be on the to-do list for a future… | — |
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