Devlog #102: Publisher Sale and Co-Op Beta Progress Update July

Dear players! We’ve got a handful of announcements for you today.

🌍 PlayWay Publisher Sale kicks off today and will last until August 7th, 2025 — with special discounts on all our major titles. Occupy Mars is also discounted! This might be your last chance to get to Mars at a lower price.

🎮 We are also releasing our fresh July Co-Op Beta Progress Update. This time, it’s looking better than ever! Grab a coffee and let’s dive into what we’ve been working on!

🛰️ July Update – Co-Op & Countdown

We’re slowly preparing to launch the long-awaited Co-Op Playtest. As you probably know, the history of space exploration is also a history of waiting, fixing, and… waiting again. Game development isn’t all that different. But now — it looks like we finally have a window of opportunity, and we’re entering the final stretch. There’s a decent chance we’ll surprise you with something special during this Publisher Sale.

🧑‍🚀 We're full of hope — recent internal tests have been going well, and momentum is finally on our side.
But as any astronaut will tell you: a mission isn’t started until the rocket actually leaves the launchpad.

🚀 Just ask Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski — the second Polish astronaut and CERN engineer — whose recent mission to the ISS was postponed seven times before finally launching on June 25th, 2025.

🙏 So keep your fingers crossed and stay tuned — we’ll keep you updated as soon as we’re ready for the countdown.

💡 Heads up, Astronauts!

This is also one of the best moments to grab Occupy Mars - because, after the co-op update is launched, the base price of the game will be slightly increased. As we get closer to full release the Earth and Mars are slowly drifting apart — and interplanetary travel gets more expensive.

Another important information is that we will be phasing out the old Occupy Mars: Prologue version which was released in 2020. So much has changed over the years that it no longer represents the game in any way. We also want to focus 100% on the main game and we realized that we won't have the manpower to support the prologue.

But fear not! aside from the co-op mode and more content which is planned on our roadmap we have a new idea to integrate a "challenges mode" into the main game, which would provide goals similar to those from the Prologue. It's going to be great!

🎁 Kickstarter backer?

Don’t forget: if you supported us during the Kickstarter campaign, you have access to an exclusive spacesuit. Soon, it may become visible to others… 😉

🎉 Amazing Discounts!

Meanwhile - the publisher sale has started - here's a sneak peek 👀 at the discounts we prepared for you:
🚀 Occupy Mars: The Game - 35% off!
🎁 Occupy Mars: Supporter Pack - 35% off!
🦕 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter - 55% off!
🦖 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter Raptor DLC - 55% off!
🎨 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter Designer DLC - 55% off!
🔧 Rover Mechanic Simulator - 75% off!
⚙️ Rover Mechanic Simulator: Perseverance Rover DLC - 75% off!

🚂 Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your Steam library! ✨

And don’t forget about the Bundles📦 You can get even better discount by purchasing games together!

📦 Examples:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/31567/Pyramid_Games_Bundle/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28017/Occupy_Mars_Universe_Bundle/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26972/Occupy_Mars_Collectors_Edition/
...and more!

Happy gaming and stay tuned! 🎮
The Occupy Mars Team