Surviving Mars Review - Worthabuy? 

is there mining and grinding, and mining and grinding?

If you do take the plunge and buy this game I strongly recommend you watch a few tutorials or lets plays as the game has a bit of a learning curve, I took to it pretty easy but I read that a lot of people are struggling.

Just picked it up for $11 on steam. If you were on the fence grab it now. I’m having fun. It’s a nice relaxing hide from the world for 6 hours kind of game.

So bleh = I'm really having fun with it? Glad I stayed till the end? Or did i misunderstand that intro.

Why wouldn't there be wind on Mars? It's got an atmosphere. The atmosphere is piddly thin at 0.6% of Earth's, so the wind wouldn't be a strong as on Earth. But it is still there.

Actually, there IS wind on Mars. In real life is has been thanks to the occasional dust devil cleaning the dust from the rover's solar panels, that has kept the rover going as long as it has.

Despite dlc doldrums, paradox games are just some of the most complex, satisfying games out there. Worth a buy any day

Love hearing you talk about games you like almost as much as the ones you don't

Thanks for everything you do Mack. You make my day so much better when a review drops.

I always love the quiet whispery voice you do in the beginning lol

It is free on Epic Games next week, so I came back to this WAB, glad I had not bought it yet. Excited to play it.

elon musk wet dream

3:58 Boils down to realism, plenty of space nuts out there, myself included, who don't mind setting up a sustainable colony based on hard science. Solar and nuclear power generators would be the way to go at first. Mars itself has no magnetic field to protect against solar radiation. Means the first settlers would probably move underground or use extra dirt/ice/water layers _if_ set up on the surface. The soil is way different (toxic), harder to grow a food supply, lot of things that make the early colony days quite difficult... But you sacrifice or ignore a few of these details for the fun and visuals, i get that. Much like "The Martian" made a dust storm powerful enough to rip a radar dish off and make it a projectile, in order to get the story going. Still love it either way.

After this game came out, your channel was my first stop to get a first impression.

For anyone reading this in 2022 who still hasn't played Surviving Mars yet... The game is currently free on Prime gaming for Amazon Prime members: "For a limited time only, get the full game on the Epic Games Store. This offer is applicable to PC only. Prime members have the ability to claim Surviving Mars until April 1, 2022."

so glad I found your channel a couple weeks ago!

This came just in time! Saw this on steam buy no reviews. EXCELLENT TIMING 👌👌

I like the pros and cons at the end. Good job!

After watching this I think I'll play another round of Planetbase

Mack for God's sake please put back the Witcher 3 review.

You always seem to cover the games I hope you do! Thank you (but how does he know?)!

This is free on Epic until the 18th March 2021.

This game is free on the epic store in 1 week!

I named all my drones; they are my offspring.

Is it worth a buy........is it, is it? 😝

Just watched this, again, as it's free on Epic store from 11/03/2021 to 18/03/2021

Hey mack, when you got some time on your hands I really recommend checking out brass tactics which is an interesting VR-RTS if you haven't heard of it yet. Have a nice weekend

me: New free game on Epic Games store, is there a 'Worth a Buy' video first?

Trying to follow the link to buy but it just takes me to the greenmangaming landing page, How do I make sure you get your cut or whatever?

Feels like an expanded version of 'Planetbase'.

brace urselfs paradox dlcs are coming

Is there a time limit mechanic like Civilization games have? What is the end game goal or does it never really end?

3:85 Actually there *is* wind on Mars, and while the amount of power you'd be able to extract with wind power is significantly lower then on Earth, the same holds true for solar power, and wind power would produce the most power exactly when solar power would produce the least so those two cancel eachother out. Also it's more likely that we'd be able to produce wind power fairly early on while solar power in reality (not the game) would require quite a bit more infrastructure to set up. (Although granted, there's some experiments that's been done with the idea of just essentially baking the soil into a crude solar power of sorts with some chemistry, but there you'd get even *less* power out of it) But yeah, the game is pretty neat. =) Have you tried the other Paradox games out there? Crusader Kings 2 with the way of life DLC is probably my own favorite, but I also enjoy Stellaris (without the latest patch) and Hearts of Iron 4. =)

Mac, did you got a chance to finish Kingdom Come Deliverance? I am curious to hear what you though of it. thanks and keep up

Thanks for your review, I`m going to get it. Great channel.

Thanks Mack, I was waiting for your opinion on this one. You're the best.

I can't help but notice the ship is very similar to SpaceX's BFR.

bought because of you, its the kind of games i like but i dont anymore buy games without your meaning because your taste is like mine :)

Mack, will you WAB Skyrim VR when it releases? I'm planning to buy VR somewhere this year, and i love Skyrim... so it must be good right?

Paradox? Lol, just wait for them to release between 11 and 27 DLC for 5$ to 15$ each. They do it with all their games.

Thank you again Mack. Was waiting for you to review before I bought this lol. Bought via your greenman gaming link provided. Cheers from Australia

I loved your review, it made me buy it, and I had a very good time.

There is wind on mars, it's one of the issues there due to dust storms ect

Would you recommend this or Planetbase?

FYI, base version free on Steam until Sept 8th. I look forward to playing it!

Is there a way i can pay more for this game so i get an mbss backpack for that huge advantage?

it´s free on epic games now! but it ends 17 oct!

hey mack, I wonder why you said blagh @ 0.37

How have you stopped playing kingdom come mac?!

Bought this on Xbox and I absolutely love this game. Everything you do in this game makes sense and are well thought out. Love the art and sound/music also... there is so much to do in this game.... Oh and I just knew you would love this little gem of a game Mack😊👍

Is it just me, or do most Paradox games end up being excellent? Obviously their dlc policy has a lot to be desired, particularly on their grand strategy games(e.g. hearts of iron, europa universalis, etc), but the majority of their games seem to do really well. This, Stellaris, the other grand strategy games, Pillars of Eternity, Battletech, Cities Skylines, Sword of the Stars, Age of Wonders, Tyranny, and so on.

Thanks for the discount, Mack!

1:14 That made my day brighter. Oh boy I haven't laughed like that since the Elite: Dangerous - Horizons review "David! David, *whistle* David! Hey, David! DAVID!..." ROFLMAO

how ist that worth a buy Mack. After 2 Games one 50% and one around 300% its over with "replayability". The game has just 3-5 boring main missions like: research 40 techs in 100 day or scan 40 Anomalies in 100 days, these are WOW starter quests :D (so much for story or immersion). And the Lack of content and managing ability..... maybe after 5 dlcs with a huge amount of mods and at a price like 15 - 19,99 it would be worth a buy.

Mack my god man that moment you went through at 1:14 I freaking almost fell of my chair laughing

Is Beyond Good and evil 2 worthabuy?? Thx

The assassination reference 👍

I'll wait for a sale whilst I still adore Rimworld.

I'ts in my library, looks like I should finally try this, it looks great!

Looks good. Can't decide between this or Rimworld. Both quite expensive so just want one. What do you reckon is best?

What's your take on the new one? Surviving the Aftermath?

I want to select Proctologist, dammit!

Is there a flat Mars mod? :D

Ofc there's wind on Mars, less than Earth though. And concrete can be made from many types of materials, main one being ROCKS, which Mars has tons of.

There is solar and wind power on Mars, it is just much weaker than on Earth. Honestly, solar is the better option on Mars. Pressure is

Great review thanks I've picked it up on the Xbox sale. Thought I was listening to the Hairy Bikers😉

does he have a game play/streaming channel/photage?

Nice review - Free on Epic Games at the moment.

How do you have 60 FPS if this game is locked to 30?

Expect like 10 dlcs to come out for this game in 2 years , because Paradox About 15 pound each

now that theres a sale i might buy it but let me get this straight....it"s like city skylines but on mars?

Mac can you do some free game Fridays again? I miss them.

Oh man, reminds me alot of Outpost

I was pretty skeptical of this game, but your review has got me feeling a bit better about it. I might purchase it soon, still not fully sure. I've just become really picky each year, just more and more games that aren't enjoyable or worth the price for what you get. Plus, just lots of garbage too.

It's soon a gift for prime members. Maybe it's now better ?

Never really been into this type of game but graphically I'm attracted to it.

Looks like you got your excesive farting under control this time.

Enjoy your style of game reviews man. I find your preferences in games pretty parallel to my own. When I am not sure if a game is "Worth a buy" or not I can always reference your videos for some solid reliable input. Keep up the good work. 👍

Great review mate. Thought this was like aven colony glad i was wrong. Just ordered it

I can buy it for 10 bucks here, some locals have massive discounts

You must live near Consett. I recognise that accent anywhere!

thanks mack i grabbed this up i always check the wab before i buy ;)

Humble Monthly has this and Kingdom Come Deliverance as the early titles - by far the best Humble deal for a while.

Was waiting for this. Cheers mate.

HE IS THERE HE IS THERE HE IS THERE

Thanks Big Mac-Man!!! We luvs ya baby!

In case someone is watching this between 11 of June to 14th of June the game is free humble bundle

I got this game in 2019 with all DLC's for one great price. A great, slow placed game that's easy it's money worth. I highly recommend for strategy nerds. Yeah, you need to watch a bit of youtube if you want to avoid make a lot of mistakes, but you can still succeed on the map in many different ways. So much replayability because of the gameplay options. So go get it.

what is the goal/point of this game? just milling endless runs ad nauseaum?

Re review stranded deep, last reviewed in 2015. So many changes and even better, MORE ROCKS!

My second game in a row from Greenman, neat. I need something to ween myself off the Kingdom Come addiction.

This game is free for one week on Epic game from tomorrow Oct 10th.

There is wind on mars.

its FREE on epic right now

I was excited... Then I saw Paradox Publisher... Get ready guys for massive shitload of DLCs... Its not WAB... Mack Please...

i thought there was wind on mars despite its almost stripped atmosphere

Thanks Mack, I got it and I Love it. Wont buy a game now unless its Mack approved.

Reminds me of OUTPOST 2 divided destiny

This is basically Tropico 4 on Mars

Surviving Early Access survival - Huge time sink kinda of a ironic negative "Soo much fun it will absorb all your freetime"