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Occupy Mars: The GameNews📡 New Experimental Build v1.2.0 & Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest
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📡 New Experimental Build v1.2.0 & Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest

Occupy Mars: The Game · published 24 Aug 2026, 23:42 UTC · build 24780487

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Hello, Colonists,

A new build is now available on the Experimental Branch ⚗️.

We have been following your recent reviews, bug reports, and discussions. Your feedback helps us identify the areas that need the most attention, and this experimental build includes improvements to several frequently reported issues.

đź§Ş New Experimental Build v1.2.0

Highlights of what’s improved in this build:

  • Quest and campaign progression fixes
  • Weather balance and improved game-speed options
  • Co-op stability and gameplay fixes
  • Save and loading fixes
  • Crash fixes and other bug fixes

🚀 How to Access the Experimental Branch

  1. Right-click Occupy Mars: The Game in your Steam Library.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Open the Betas tab.
  4. Select unstable_public_testing_risky from the dropdown list.

đź’ľ Back Up Your Saves Before Testing


Before playing the experimental build - remember to back up your saves.

Save files:

C:/Users/%username%/AppData/LocalLow/PyramidGames/OccupyMars/SaveData


Backup saves:

C:/Users/%username%/AppData/LocalLow/PyramidGames/OccupyMars/BackupData


Copy both folders to a safe location.

Saves opened or created in the experimental version may be upgraded to a newer format and may no longer work if you return to the current default branch.

📢 Feedback and Bug Reports

Your testing will help us verify these fixes and prepare the update for the main branch. Reports concerning crashes, progression blockers, co-op problems, and save or loading issues are particularly useful. Remember to attach logs and save files.

You can:

  • Join our Discord and report the issue in the testing channels.
  • Email your logs and relevant save files to [email protected].


Log files can be found here:

C:/Users/%username%/AppData/LocalLow/PyramidGames/OccupyMars

đź›’ Steam Events and 50% Discount

Occupy Mars: The Game is currently 50% off through September 7, 2026.

The PlayWay Publisher Sale is currently underway, and Occupy Mars will also participate in the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest, running from August 31 through September 7.

Thank you for your feedback, reports, and continued support. We hope you will help us test this build, and we look forward to bringing the verified improvements to the default version.

See you on the Red Planet!

Occupy Mars Team

📡 Transmission end.

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