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Mars Attracts
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Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests! From the Steam store page
267 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
164 positive · 25 negative
95% range 81–91%
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| Steam reviews | 164 | 25 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
232 of 258 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 168 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 192 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (273 of 312 positive).
Players praise the game's unique concept and dark humor, calling it a fun park management sim. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is still rough in early access, with bugs and missing features. [4][5][6] Fans of the Mars Attacks franchise and classic sims find it nostalgic and engaging. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
Note- never seen the original movie or any media growing up so I have no nastolgia or bias for this IP. Now this game is an EXCELENT concept. I especially enjoy the "cruelty" rating as a hilarious inverse on most zoo tycoon type games. The problem I face is that the game is extremely buggy and some features are lackluster as hell. Here are some major notes for the devs to consider improving on: -i have to name the …
- [1]
This game exceeded my expectations. The combination of a Mars setting, park management, human abduction, experiments, and staff management makes it super fun and unique compared to other park sims. Highly recommended 10/10!
- [7]
Never in my wildest imagination did I believe there would be a park simulation game based on the 1996 film cult classic Mars Attacks. Even stranger is how well it embodies the long past days of management games from the 1990's and 2000's such as Theme Hospital and Zoo Tycoon. The game succeeds in not being so complicated as to bog the player down but neither is it so simple that it bores the player. The result? An …
- [10]
Didn’t think I’d get into this one, but it hooked me fast. For an Early Access title it already feels surprisingly solid - enough stuff to play around with and lose track of time. It’s easy to figure out the basics, but the more you play the more you realize there’s actually a lot to think about if you want to run things well. Messing with humans to unlock perks and decorations is both messed up and super fun. Can …
- [2]
Mars Attacks–inspired twist on the tycoon/park-management genre, where you run a Martian amusement/prison park by abducting, experimenting on, and showcasing humans for other Martian guests. The dark comedy and retro-futuristic humor are consistently highlighted as strong points. The art direction and tone capture the campy sci-fi vibe of the franchise, blending park management with grotesque, pulp-inspired humor …
Summarised from 34 of the 271 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 192 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Mars Attracts. The complaint that keeps coming up: buggy and unpolished in early access. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
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60 of 267 · most liked firstMars Attracts is a new theme park management game based on cult classic movie Mars Attacks. – WGB.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts (in development), a theme park management game set on Mars (with humans as attractions), releases a video with a high level overview of their approach to in-game AI development.
neutral · AI labelView post →Note- never seen the original movie or any media growing up so I have no nastolgia or bias for this IP. Now this game is an EXCELENT concept. I especially enjoy the "cruelty" rating as a hilarious inverse on most zoo tycoon type games. The problem I face is that the game is extremely buggy and some features are lackluster as hell. Here are some major notes for the devs to consider improving on: -i have to name the save file EVERY TIME I WANT TO SAVE. I can't just overwrite a save just by…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Right now it is not worth it. Very unpolished, rough, the tutorial text is very annoying, the animation is lack lustre at best, very limited sound effects. No this should have waiting before early access. Wait until this game was more done. I really hate companies that do this and players who promote this too early development. I do hope this game does get better, but it's right now, I'd say in early Alpha stage so I'd wait a while before you get this game to give the developers more time…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, despite really loving the concept it's just not balanced for fun. Perhaps it's because I'm coming off the two-point franchise, but between lacking quality of life and frustrating difficulty spikes, I just can't say it's GOOD yet. Still, I'll say pick up a copy just to support the devs all the same. I can't really think of something that conceptually grabbed me half as well as this did and if it can expand on the concept and add more engaging gameplay elements I think I'll be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts (in development), a theme park management game set on Mars (with humans as attractions), releases demo on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Attracts (in development), a theme park management game set on Mars (with humans as attractions), started an initiative where people can submit their best impression of the “Ack Ack” sound.. [Steam store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/)
neutral · AI labelView post →This game exceeded my expectations. The combination of a Mars setting, park management, human abduction, experiments, and staff management makes it super fun and unique compared to other park sims. Highly recommended 10/10!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooktober is here and with it fun unlocks and a new Fred (pumpkin) for the squats! 🎃 We're going back to finish Mars Attracts before checking out the Halcyon Frequency game jam games. ❄ twitch.tv/2dkiri
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Attracts (in development), a theme park management game set on Mars (with humans as attractions), has opened applications for an alpha playtest.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like Mars Attracts, but right now it just isn’t there yet. The idea is genuinely interesting, a Mars Attacks-style park builder where you run a “human zoo” sounds unique and fun. And to be fair, the theme and humor do land. There is a good game hiding underneath all of this. The problem is the execution. The UI and controls feel clunky and unintuitive, especially when you’re trying to manage your park efficiently. Simple actions can become frustrating, and it ends up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh hey, I helped with this! If you can support our small team's love letter to pulp sci fi and park sims, try it today and leave us a nice review! And please share with friends. These first 24 hours mean a lot to the success and visibility of indie games! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/ P.S. If you try it and leave a Steam review, link it and lemme know, so I can pass it on to the team! #GameDev #MarsAttracts #Gaming
positive · AI labelView post →Mars Attracts Reveal Trailer - Future Games Show Gamescom 2024.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Attacks–inspired twist on the tycoon/park-management genre, where you run a Martian amusement/prison park by abducting, experimenting on, and showcasing humans for other Martian guests. The dark comedy and retro-futuristic humor are consistently highlighted as strong points. The art direction and tone capture the campy sci-fi vibe of the franchise, blending park management with grotesque, pulp-inspired humor that many find entertaining. There’s a nostalgic pull for fans of classic sims…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly the fact a beloved cult classic violent media franchise having a game in the 2020s that ISN'T an asymmetric PvP warrants a reccomendation on it's own. Game is yet a bit rough along the edges here and there but because of that, reminds me a lot of the business sims I grew up with.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts, a theme-park tycoon set on Mars with humans as attractions, launches their Alpha Playtest. [Steam store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/) Note: The playtest is via the developer's [website](www.marsattracts.com).
neutral · AI labelView post →honestly an hour and a half passed return window and I'm regretting buying it. Its ok. But it feels like a park game from 10-15 years ago that hasn't paid attention to the genre at all to take some of the cool aspects from others. I'll play it some more, but other park games are better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a little skeptical going in. At first if feels really underbaked. Like you're building cubes of concrete to hold Greco-Roman peasants licking hamster water drippers. Human zoos are cheap and gaudy peep shows. it is all really square and angular and it's impossible to make anything that looks better than baby's first zoo tycoon. this is intentional, it's old school campaign driven where you have to unlock pretty much everything. Where it goes from there is hard to describe and I honestly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never in my wildest imagination did I believe there would be a park simulation game based on the 1996 film cult classic Mars Attacks. Even stranger is how well it embodies the long past days of management games from the 1990's and 2000's such as Theme Hospital and Zoo Tycoon. The game succeeds in not being so complicated as to bog the player down but neither is it so simple that it bores the player. The result? An experience that is nostalgic and cozy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We’re calling on YOU to lend your voice to Mars Attracts! 🎮🔊 Help us bring our game to life by sending us your best audio clips of the infamous “Ack Ack” sound. #GameDev #IndieGame #Ack
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Attracts (in development), a theme park management game set on Mars (with humans as attractions), releases a video with a high level overview of their approach to in-game AI development.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has good BONES, but if you don't feel like dealing with glitches or needing to work around missing mechanics, then maybe just wish list and wait a month or two for them to get those ironed out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Lift is a spooky puzzler/mystery/fix-em-up game www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7M_... Blanksword is a roguelike RPG where you rebuild your brain youtu.be/UmOtTNW1mAo?... Mars Attracts is a park builder/manager where you make enclosures for a human zoo lol youtu.be/ZBmMxEzzmh0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely love it so far and I'm so happy we've got a licensed IP that's not a damn Asymmetrical Horror game. Can't wait to play more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn’t think I’d get into this one, but it hooked me fast. For an Early Access title it already feels surprisingly solid - enough stuff to play around with and lose track of time. It’s easy to figure out the basics, but the more you play the more you realize there’s actually a lot to think about if you want to run things well. Messing with humans to unlock perks and decorations is both messed up and super fun. Can totally see the devs expanding on that and adding even crazier ways to “study”…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earlier this month we invited players to join us for our very first #AlphaPlaytest of Mars Attracts, and we found out some interesting things about our game #indiedev #gamedev youtu.be/gd0v7rmbX4I
neutral · AI labelView post →As others have said, this is a pale immitation of more modern theme park games. The UX is frustrating, the balance is off, and there's honestly not much to do, at least in as much of the game as I played before returning it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Few hours in, this game is really fun. I've played quite a few tycoon/park management games and this one stands out as one of the better ones I've played of late, trying some fun new things as well as systems I'm familiar with. I'm kind of surprised this game only has just over 200 reviews but I can see why they are 92% positive. Would highly recommend to anyone who likes the genre, it feels like a fun mash between Jurassic World Evolution and Planet Coaster, and the Mars Attacks fan service is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just to get the big caveat out the way first - this is an early access game and at the time of writing there's still quite a lot to be added, but it has so much potential it's worth buying in early (and buy the Supporter's Edition - it's not much extra and worth it for the Featurette if you want to get to know the devs and their plans for it). I'm betting that Mars Attracts will become a big sleeper hit. It is licenced (impressive for an indie studio) and it's got all the dark humour of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While still in a bit of early access with animations and some mechanics, it has the addictive aspects of a good Dungeon-Keeper style management sim with the Mars Attacks humor that fans like myself have come to love. So much is oriented around keeping, torturing, abducting, and dissecting humans that the park aspect kind of comes as part of your work pulling humans and doing things for the amusement of all of your park goers. Martians even have a 'cruelty' rating where they find enjoyment out…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Being of a certain age, I remember the cards when I was a kid. So I loved the video game and the cult movie. I'm also a big fan of coaster park games. This a match in Heaven. Many different time eras to play with, different shops, and a bunch of decorations. Just be carful and don't let the humans kill each other. It's more fun to watch them being tortured.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A huge must for any fans of the movie Mars Attacks or sim / management games (even better if you're a fan of both, like me!). You get to create your own Martian theme park, abducting and experimenting on humans along the way. Pretty simple since it's in early access but I've been having a blast with it and cant wait to see how this is expanded upon! Ack ack!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I quite enjoyed the nearly 20 hours i'v put in already (more like close to 12 but i'll get to that) and figured a review was justified. Mars Attracts is a theme park/zoo management that at least in my personal opinion heavily resembles the Theme Park World from the PS1 era in both gameplay and progression on the main campaign but the setting is very obviously different and there is a zoo aspect to it, this combination is what first got me interested in the game and i am glad i gave it a chance…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts [was released](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/) in early access today.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Mars Attracts' combines the Mars Attacks IP with Rollercoaster Tycoon to create a very strange and captivating zoo management game. indiegamesplus.com/mars-attract...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's official, out very first playtest for Mars Attracts kicks off next week. If you've signed up already, great! But if not, head on over to www.MarsAttracts.com be among the first to preview our game 🛸 #indiegames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Attracts is a new theme park management game based on cult classic movie Mars Attacks. – WGB.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ack ack....ack aaack ackaack ackkk aaack ack aack!! Sadly this is the most barebone and laziest park sim ever. Arguable if it is worth the current price (19€) on discount or not. Everything this game offers, any other park sim is doing way better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has a negative economic feed back loop. angry humans need to be pacified so they don't destroy enclosure and kill janitors. You can't make the human happy and just waste money rebuilding amenities and spending money to replace janitors. Also sandbox only includes tier unlocks that you get in a campaign. No unlock all to learn the game. The latest patch made the humans impossible to pacify. It's a frustrating mess of spending all money to fix an enclosure and you are unable to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR; An incredibly cool idea that isn't very well executed. There isn't really any challenge. Money machine go brrrRRRrr. Rinse and repeat for all scenario levels. Each scenario exposes you to a new feature, but you have to start from scratch every time which gets mildly tedious. There are no unique restrictions or rules between the scenarios and the maps themselves barely change. One of the core mechanics of the game is hiring security and dealing with humans escaping, but I played…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts has officially left Early Access, and the 1.0 version is now live on Steam with a 25% discount🎉 From all of us on the Outlier team -- thank you so much to everyone who made this game possible ❤️ We hope you all enjoy 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →Already a very robust game while in early access, Mars Attracts answers the question nobody was asking: what if Zoo Tycoon was Mars Attacks themed? As with many early access games, you are bound to run into a few bugs, but the dev team is very responsive to bug reports and is actively patching the game. I've already sunk several hours in, most of them in the very early stages of early access, and as of March 2026, the game is feeling so much more fleshed out. Can't wait to see where things go…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mean you get your very own human zoo. What's there not to love? I mainly like to take the old people and watch their grandkids cry. Leave them wondering if and when they will be next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our Winter Update for Mars Attracts has just landed over on Steam 🎄☃️🌨️ We have added a bunch of new content, as well as a 10% discount for Steam's Winter Sale, so there's never been a better time to try out the game for yourself! #IndieGame #SteamSale
neutral · AI labelView post →We've added a spooky treat to Mars Attracts - play the game this week to see our time-limited #Halloween decor set 🎃🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →My first impressions for Mars Attracts should be out in a few days. Until then, if you want to see how the game play, check out my Youtube video here where I just...play the game and talk about it. And yes, I haven't done this in years, and yes I have a cute voice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpy7...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll be joining this livestream in about 15 minutes to talk about Mars Attracts. Tune in to hear all about the weird little game we made
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game, very fun and humerous. I look forward to seeing the full game, judging by some of the images im guessing the next era of Human type is going to be Soviets which rocks. some other idea's for Future "Human types" I would like to see (if the Devs read this) British Colonials (Red coats) from the Napoleonic era or Medieval Knights, Modern Day era with influencers, tech billionaire (special character) , hipsters, office workers ect Cavemen Era 80's era with 80's Decor…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good. A mite tedious, but that's the genre, I suppose. Needs much more stuff to play with
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mars Attracts is a very well made and a fun park builder. Its not overcomplicated and it is fun customizing with the alien decor. I really enjoyed the amount of effort that was put in the themes. The upgrades even change objects and will change them according to habitat type. Also its fun being a little evil. I make sure I place the humans restrooms facing the Martians viewing window. I don't know if the Martians like it , but i know the humans don't. So that's fun. Janitors need a rework…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game creativity and how great it is to abduct and experiment on humans. Besides this original features, it's an amazing management simulation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For early access there really is not much wrong with the game and is very addictive. There are a few bugs when it comes to tasks which I had emailed the devs about and options within Kiosks and rides are a little thin on the ground at present - however decoration wise its spot on as well as choice of roads and ground flooring types. I feel that there needs to be another 2 of each kiosk types and 2 more rides per level of development... so not a great deal more before it could happily be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun and relaxing game. Love to experiment on the humans!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →loved the horrible movie have high hopes for game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great take on management games. Fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.thegeeklygrind.com/archives/nos... Mars Attracts First Impressions is OUT. This is a pretty nifty park management game that takes it playbook from games from the 1990s and 2000s to make a cozy nostalgic experience.
neutral · AI labelView post →It brings me back to the days of playing Roller Coaster Tycoon or Sim City. I'm just having a blast playing this game.
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