Build physically simulated rovers and transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the surface of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
You have access to over 50 different parts, including servo motors, hydraulic cylinders, and rocket engines, which you can use to construct highly customized rovers and other vehicles. The building interface is easy to use and allows for a great deal of creativity and experimentation. You can save your vehicle designs and continue to refine and improve them over time as you unlock new components. Many reviewers highlight the joy of tinkering with their vehicle designs, iterating on them, and finding new and innovative solutions to the game's challenges. For example, one reviewer describes building a "giant box with a rocket-assisted hinged lid that snapped shut" to catch a difficult butterfly-shaped cargo. The open-ended nature of the building system encourages you to think outside the box and come up with unique solutions to transport the game's wide variety of cargo types.
The game presents you with an assortment of oddly shaped and challenging cargo to transport across the Martian landscape, ranging from pizzas and potatoes to oversized stepladders and giant fish. Each piece of cargo presents its own unique handling and traversal difficulties that you must overcome with your custom-built vehicles. Navigating the procedurally generated Martian terrain, which is described as posing various obstacles, is a key challenge. Reviewers highlight the satisfaction of successfully delivering a tricky piece of cargo, often after multiple failed attempts, and the sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming these challenges. The physics-based nature of the cargo handling requires you to carefully balance and secure your loads to ensure safe delivery, with the ability to reset a vehicle's position if it becomes stuck being a helpful feature.
As you complete delivery contracts, you earn funds that can be used to unlock new vehicle parts and blueprints. This progression system is praised for providing a sense of tangible progress and rewarding you for your efforts. The unlocking of new components encourages you to continually experiment with your vehicle designs, seeking out more effective solutions to the game's challenges. Reviewers also highlight the joy of witnessing the Martian settlement grow and develop as a result of your successful deliveries, adding a sense of narrative and progression to the gameplay loop.
The excellent cooperative multiplayer experience allows you to team up with up to three friends to tackle delivery missions together, each contributing your own custom-built vehicles and problem-solving skills. The seamless integration of multiplayer is praised, with reviewers noting the lack of any technical issues or loading screens. The cooperative nature of the gameplay is described as adding an extra layer of fun and challenge, as you must coordinate your efforts and work together to overcome the game's obstacles. The ability to witness each other's creative vehicle designs and discuss strategies is also highlighted as a highlight of the multiplayer experience.