The Technomancer
The Technomancer
Game
Game2013
Mars: War Logs
Developer Spiders
Mars: War Logs is a cyberpunk role-playing video game developed by Spiders and published by Focus Home Interactive. It was released in 2013 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The game is set on Mars and features a character who can specialize in stealth, combat or 'technomancy'. Spiders CEO Jehanne Rousseau has described the game as featuring a variety of companions and side-quests, as well as a… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
363 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
140 positive · 45 negative
95% range 69–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 140 | 45 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 0 | 165 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,221 of 1,666 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 140 yes, 43 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 183 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,304 of 3,057 positive).
Players praise the engaging story and meaningful choices, despite the game's low budget and rough edges. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the repetitive combat and lack of variety in enemies and equipment. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
This game is honestly pretty weird, in the sense that, while the individual parts of the game are at least good concepts, they are woefully underdeveloped; making the game look more like an overgrown demo or a game that was dramatically scaled back at the last minute. Combat is probably the best part of the game by a wide margin: It has responsive controls and is fairly skilled-based. For reference, I played in both …
- [1]
I played The Technomancer before this, and it in no way spoils that game's narrative. They're not connected story wise at all they just share some lore, and this one actually released first. .. So don’t feel like you have to play both, and don’t put this off if you’ve already played Technomancer. Overall, it’s very similar to the rest of Spiders catalog the combat is rough and quickly becomes tedious, and the …
- [3]
Mars: War Logs is proof that you don't need a massive budget to create an engaging RPG with memorable characters, meaningful choices, and a world you actually want to spend time in. I'll be honest - this is a 2013 indie game made by a small team. The budget shows in places. Some dialogue can be cheesy. The voice acting is... variable. Character names like "Innocence" and "Morality" might make you chuckle. But you …
- [9]
An action RPG in the style of post-Kotor Bioware and The Witcher... with a fraction of the budget. I dunno, I kinda like it. It's lackluster in almost every aspect, but I do dig the aesthetics: it has that Chronicles of Riddick junker future thing going on. You are mostly a passive actor in the story, and the pacing is all over the place trying to fit in this 10-hour ride. Also, the combat takes some getting used …
- [2]
This game definitely deserves better reviews. It's very underrated. The story is addicting, and your choices matter in the story. Give it a shot!
Summarised from 34 of the 276 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
77% of the 183 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Mars: War Logs. The complaint that keeps coming up: repetitive and tedious combat. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Mars: War Logs received a mixed reception, with the PC version scoring 59 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 32 reviews and 59.50% on GameRankings based on 20 reviews. The Xbox 360 version scored 61 out of 100 based on six reviews on Metacritic, and 61.67% based on six reviews on GameRankings, while the PlayStation 3 version scored 60.00% based on two reviews on GameRankings. IGN praised the game as one that "shoots for the moon", saying it is "an attempt to pull off an epic in the style of Mass Effect or The Witcher 2 on a fraction of the budget." However, they criticized the game's "clumsily" handled story line, silly "virtue" names like Morality or Charity, stiff characters and a lack of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 363 · most liked firstThat Queer furry game 'Mars Vice' has a Release date! -March 6th, 2025- Want to play a cool 3D Adventure game set on a biopunk future Mars with a Transmasc Lion protagonist? Wishlist on Steam and Repost to help folks find out all about it! store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/... #Furry #Indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Can't stop thinking about this standee of Bruno Mars that looks like he's a guest character on the next Like A Dragon game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Vice is out now! A narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this queer as hell, biopunk-infused story. Check it out below! store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...
neutral · AI labelView post →For the first week of Pride month, Mars Vice is 25% off! If you haven't checked it out already, we've a really queer game cast with our lead character, Dax, being a big bi trans guy. Support some queer dev's by having a gander at the link! store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Mars Vice Demo has dropped! Want to play a cool 3D Adventure game set on a biopunk-infused future Mars with a Transmasc Lion protagonist? Now you can! Try out the demo before the big launch on the 6th of March! store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/... #SteamNextFest #Furry #Indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →It was a VERY close competition... but thirty minutes later, Arvey is forced to eat his words (and Mars' socks) This won't be the end of the game however, so stay tuned ;]
neutral · AI labelView post →Why would anyone be surprised that the same man who’s been lying for a decade that his cars can SAFELY drive themselves, or that we’ll soon have cities on Mars— is conning the world about beating NASA at their own game, as well? Con men lie. See DOGE for proof. Think a little.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars First Logistics, our open world physics game about building rovers and delivering stuff is coming out of Steam Early Access in 2 days with a big update! Tag your favourite influencial person who you think might enjoy it!
neutral · AI labelView post →When I named Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars as one of the GBA games I love yesterday, a fair few peeps were surprised to learn there was a ZoE game on there. So, I'll give it a little spotlight thread. 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for a game recommendation for a travel vacation. Two people, looking for game with moderate weight/table footprint. For people who have enjoyed Catan, Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →For those who are also learning this fact for the first time today, apparently the font used for stats in battle is a custom typeface originally designed for the 2010 indie Flash game "Lesbian Spider Queens of Mars" called "Mars Needs Cunnilingus". Imagine a skeleton named THAT.
neutral · AI labelView post →the pig has left orbit and is currently on a collision course with Mars, bracing for history's most existentially-risky game of snooker. this is an intergalactic farminomenon unlike anything experienced since the Big Bang
neutral · AI labelView post →Austin transplant and creator of the incredibly influential MARS ATTACKS is gone. MARS ATTACKS was a real game changer and, though starting as trading cards, influenced a number of your favorite writers and filmmakers, and well, became a pretty fucking great movie. RIP Len Brown.
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay so I was suppose to be cleaning but I went down a bit of a rabbit ( mouse ) hole. The European version of the SNES Biker Mice from MARS game has heavy Snickers product placement. Snickers, owned by MARS inc ... the owners of MARS BARS ?????
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars First Logistics, our silly little game about building rovers and delivering stuff, will be coming out of Early Access on 26 September 2025!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been working on something special for my friend @gatdesoia.es Made this little guy by taking the model from our game, Mars Vice, then 3D printing it out and painting it up. Concept Art: @mgdesign.bsky.social 3D Art: @mokiki.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Mars Vice is a Queer Biopunk Narrative Game with a Trans masc protagonist getting up to trouble on a future Mars. Fair few of the team is trans, with myself cracking out during the making of it. (not to mention the folks who came out as queer or furry too) store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...
neutral · AI labelView post →So yesterday tried Harmonies again--highly recommended for a quick game good for 2-4--and tackled a long game of Terraforming Mars, which I had not tried. As good as its reputation.
neutral · AI labelView post →...how is "I drink at a concert or while playing a board game" being presented as a new thing? Are these people from Mars?
neutral · AI labelView post →my first published game on steam my first published game on steam my first published game on steam my first published game on steam my first published game on steam ... go wishlist Mars Vice! 🌈🪐🦁 it comes out in a month!
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't want to live on the moon or on Mars. I'm happy to let all of you weirdos off to the game of living underground and never knowing sunshines.
neutral · AI labelView post →But! Starships really are optimized for carrying next-gen Starlink satellites. If Musk can get these Starships going, it's game over in the satellite internet sector. Musk wins. That's why some believe that Mars is a shiny object, and Starlink is the real goal. (5/5) www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
neutral · AI labelView post →Remarkable how quietly everyone in this industry excuses Terraforming Mars. Even in offline spaces, people get very uncomfortable if anyone brings up the horrible things people behind this game have said.
neutral · AI labelView post →The writing in that game is like Mars Volta lyrics
neutral · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: The Pokémon Masters EX "Team Galactic Welcome Daily Challenge" event has begun Adds Cyrus & Weavile, Saturn & Toxicroak, Jupiter & Skuntank and Mars & Purugly into the game Details @ www.serebii.net/pokemonmaste...
neutral · AI labelView post →In our #2 game this week, we've got a 3-0 game in the 4th, and a camera angle from Mars.
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴 We have a fun thing for you today in @nature.com - a game! We took the latest research into Mars terraforming and transformed it into an interactive adventure. 🌿 How would you make the red planet green? Try your hand and see if you can win. 🧪 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
neutral · AI labelView post →I am playing a computer game in which one of the objects is to blow a hole in Mars and let me tell you, dear reader, this game GETS me
neutral · AI labelView post →CHARGERS RUN GAME IS SHOOTING PAST THE MOON LETS GO TO MARS BABY
neutral · AI labelView post →Played another recent euro darling today: 2024's SETI. Very similar in concept and theme to Terraforming Mars (and complexity, but only compared to Mars with several expansions). 10/10 on aesthetics, I love the spinning solar system board.
neutral · AI labelView post →It is 2048 Tyrod Taylor is playing in a preseason game for the Mars Martians
neutral · AI labelView post →Daybreak is a phenomenal game, I can’t recommend it enough!!! I also just love cooperative games. Fun fact: Terraforming Mars is supposed to model capitalist competitive space race, but if you discard the aggressive stuff & play coop you terraform Mars better & faster & make more helpful techs. 🤔
neutral · AI labelView post →In an unbelievable turn of events, my last game on Attack From Mars before the SGDQ arcade closed was my best ever - 15,264,696,390 Massive shout-out to Bad Penny and Psychic Drive for allowing me to finish my game after closing time
neutral · AI labelView post →The NCAA Committee on Infractions has scheduled an emergency hearing on Balogun’s eligibility ahead of Saturday’s game against Arkansas, per attorney Tom Mars
neutral · AI labelView post →Surviving Mars (2018) is back! But as a VR game on Quest, PCVR, and PSVR 2! But not as a top-down strategy game! Surviving Mars: Pioneer by @bolverkgames.bsky.social (Genotype) is a survival experience that challenge you to establish and maintain a mining operation on the harsh red planet.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching the highlights. Stopping the game here for cramp has fully sent my head back to Mars. I need a walk.
neutral · AI labelView post →I must tell you of this new game I discovered! It’s called Mars First Logistics. It’s a physics-based simulator where you build lego-style rovers to deliver packages on Mars. Lego, planetary science, cool art, pizza ✅ say less
neutral · AI labelView post →Bruno Mars is coming to Fortnite with a new in-game skin.
neutral · AI labelView post →News about Mars colonizing will happen next week, in game magazines
neutral · AI labelView post →Taught On Mars to a buddy today, love spreading the gospel of Lacerda #BoardGames #BoardGameSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing On Mars by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social Very crunchy euro game of building up Mars for life.
neutral · AI labelView post →This US v Mars game is exciting.
neutral · AI labelView post →Company of Heroes’ Relic Entertainment has revealed ‘Advance Wars style’ strategy game Earth vs. Mars, which is releasing this summer. vgc.news/news/company...
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been integrating my game Ares Inception into the tabletop models that I build. Using an overhead projector, I can show the dynamic elements like the crew movements, weather, day/night cycle directly on top of the model with a virtual screen behind. #gamedev #miniatures #Mars #projectionmapping
neutral · AI labelView post →#pinball #retrogames #retrogaming #PastTimesArcade Revenge from Mars (Bally, 1999). 6878 units were made. It was the last game made by Bally. Designed by George Gomez, art by John Youssi and Greg Freres. Located at Past Times Arcade, Girard, OH.
neutral · AI labelView post →Barsoom. Start with "A Princess of Mars" and give it the full Game of Thrones treatment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Do not buy this game! As none of the money given will go to the developers. Nacon is one of the worst publishers who love to put their studios into the grave with zero fu*** given for their developers and their works. This applies to titles published under Focus, from Faery through GreedFall.(Speaking of Spiders here) OLD VERSION : WIP
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Terraforming Mars RPG backerkit page now includes a QuickStart guide, including a scenario by me that shows the possibilities of the design space we’re heading towards… https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/shadowlands-games/terraforming-mars-ttrpg?ref=bk-social-pledge-button
neutral · AI labelView post →Earth vs. Mars is a turn-based strategy game coming to PC in summer 2025.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Mars (Fire Emblem)
neutral · AI labelView post →👽 Mars After Midnight, Lucas Pope's Playdate game, is now out: play.date/games/mars-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Soloing Terraforming Mars this evening. #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Genuinely hope this guy puts as much care and effort into his Mars Escape Pod as he does to the game he's been working on for ten years.
neutral · AI labelView post →I played The Technomancer before this, and it in no way spoils that game's narrative. They're not connected story wise at all they just share some lore, and this one actually released first. .. So don’t feel like you have to play both, and don’t put this off if you’ve already played Technomancer. Overall, it’s very similar to the rest of Spiders catalog the combat is rough and quickly becomes tedious, and the exploration can drag. But the atmosphere is solid, the story is genuinely engaging…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fire emblem fw doodle dump🤩my fave character designs so far i have yet to play the game but these characters look sooooo good love it! Aurora Dante Leda Cai crew Fabio and Mars💖Mars easily top 10 fe designs oat👏 [ #FireEmblem #fefw #fortunesweave ]
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't buy it! Boycott Nacon! Justice for Spiders! https://www.stjv.fr/en/2026/04/spiders-liquidation-a-tale-of-social-destruction/ https://www.thegamer.com/greedfall-studio-spiders-boycott-against-closure-nacon/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game I'm making and posting here about is about a "prototype" (mech) pilot trans girl from the Lebanon Mars Colonies named Zara who has been memory wiped three times in the secret human experimentation lab in Deimos and is currently a slave soldier to the NIDF An encounter with a mysterious
neutral · AI labelView post →I found myself up to my neck in the war before I knew it... Before I saw it coming. I heard a lot of praise for this game after playing Greedfall. People were sad that Spiders shut down and they'd miss games like this one and its sequel, so I decided to give it a go, despite the old graphics and clunky controls. Years before the events of the game, humans colonized Mars. While water was limited, they were able to build cities and farms, but their only issue was the sun's radiation, which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ben’s playing a game called Fort Solis and so far the best way I can describe it is “Firewatch but creepy and on Mars” and I like it. Also the main character is voiced by Arthur Morgan.
neutral · AI labelView post →More stolen vibe-coded games I’ve discovered this morning on the “in-development” section of their website I’ll need more help figuring out what each of these games are. I see Terraforming Mars, Azul, Gloomhaven @cephalofairgames.bsky.social, and Pandemic as obvious ones.
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