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Reality BitesĪlthough the game allows us to imagine a future where the Red Planet turns green, it may be a long time before we achieve that in reality - if ever - but that won’t stop astronomers from working toward solutions.Ĭarl Sagan believed the key was melting water vapor from Mars’ polar ice to create “much more clement conditions.” NASA continues funding research into potential Martian habitats that could keep the inhabitants safe from the elements. Fans of classic city-building games like “SimCity” will see the planet as a giant sandbox, ready for an expert interplanetary urban planner to step in and turn the red soil into a bustling metropolis. Watching the ant-like colonists building the city alongside Martian mountainscapes is like a meditative experience, all set to the beautiful in-game views of a starry sky. Seed the planet’s red soil with lichen, brush, and trees, and once the atmosphere reaches breathable levels, you can open up the glass domes and let the colonists take a fresh breath of Martian air.

All must be carefully monitored, with the goal of bringing them closer to habitable levels. Terraforming requires a careful balance of the elements: Atmosphere, Temperature, Water, and Vegetation. Colonies (2018), which adds areas around the solar system for players to colonize and travel to, providing alternative ways of getting resources without having.