Terraformers
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- macOS 10.13 or later
Description
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
EXPLORE THE RED PLANET
• Send your leaders to mysterious locations and uncover rich resource depots, giant crystal caves and stunning natural wonders.
• Found new cities on craters and in lava Tubes. Make them thrive and meet your population’s rising demands.
• As the planet is procedurally generated, every new playthrough will be unique.
• Choose the best buildings from a selection of randomly proposed project cards at the start of every turn.
• Plan your city layout efficiently and find strong synergies between buildings.
• Grow your cities into utopian metropolises or industrial settlements automated by robots.
TERRAFORM WITH AMBITIOUS PROJECTS
• Restart a volcano, construct giant space mirrors or nuke the poles to geo-engineer the entire planet.
• From spreading adaptive bacteria, to planting full-grown forests with bears. Each life form has specific
requirements
and provides strategic benefits.
JOIN THE TERRAFORMING
• By making this game, we hope to inspire humankind to take its first steps out of the cradle and become an interplanetary species, starting with Mars! Do you want to join the terraforming movement, get updates about the game development? Then join our Discord server!
WHAT’S NEW
Version 1.6.36:
• Release notes are available here .
REQUIREMENTS
• Intel, 64-bit processor
• macOS 10.13 or later
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Size
– 1.16GB
Previous Versions
Editor-checked details
Recommended for players who enjoy board-game-like turns, card synergies, city adjacency and long terraforming plans rather than real-time micromanagement. Explore locations that widen resource options first, then stabilize food, water, power and support. Cluster cities around strong adjacency and transport only persistent deficits. Keep one flexible alternative from each project offer and verify every condition before investing in lifeforms. Safe order: backup; 1.6.36/SHA-256; temporary scenario; leader exploration; projects/cities; transport; terraforming/life; turn reload; long run. Traditional Chinese readers should select Simplified Chinese or English, and both Mac chip families need a test save.
Pros
- Turn-based pacing gives time to compare resources, leaders, project cards and city adjacency without real-time execution. Procedural Mars maps, random project choices and scenario objectives vary every route; cities in craters, lava tubes and near wonders balance local output with intercity transport. Terraforming is not one progress bar: temperature, oxygen, ocean and rainfall unlock bacteria, plants, forests and animals, each with requirements and strategic returns. Giant space mirrors and volcano projects provide long-term goals. Single-player, 63 achievements, Cloud, stats and trading cards are supported, with low hardware requirements.
Cons
- Random project offers can withhold a key building, requiring alternate lines; at high difficulty, early mistakes compound through support and resource chains. Late runs contain many cities, routes, terraforming parameters and life requirements, creating high information density with restrained animation feedback. Megaprojects are largely numerical/illustrated changes, so players expecting freeform 3D construction or real-time colonists may find it abstract. Traditional Chinese is absent from the nine official languages; Japanese/Korean terminology still has a learning curve. Mac requirements are generic with no GPU or chip architecture, so a 10.13 label proves neither Apple-silicon nor every Intel Mac. Build 1.6.36 lacks a verifiable itemized note.
Installation steps
- This page covers Terraformers 1.6.36. Official Mac minimum is macOS 10.13, 1.3 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM and 4 GB storage; dual-core 2 GHz and 4 GB RAM are recommended. Neither Intel nor Apple-silicon architecture is stated, so the source Intel label is not a compatibility guarantee. English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean interfaces/subtitles are supported, but Traditional Chinese is not. Back up Steam Cloud/local campaigns and record 1.6.36/SHA-256. Use a temporary run to validate procedural map, leader exploration, project cards, city layout, resource transport, temperature/oxygen/ocean/life, turn resolution and save reload.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, finish the current decision and save at the start of a fresh turn; never force-quit during leader action, project selection, resource transfer, city founding or terraforming resolution. Back up scenario/custom-difficulty progress, seed, leaders, cities, project cards, resources, support, terraforming parameters, lifeforms and settings, recording 1.6.36/SHA-256, Mac/OS and time. After reinstalling, prevent automatic cloud overwrite, compare local/Cloud timestamps and use a copy to validate the random project pool, transport routes, city bonuses and next-turn resolution before restoring a long campaign.
Common errors and fixes
- For launch failure or black screen, confirm macOS 10.13+, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB storage and permissions, verify files and disable overlays; preserve model/log because chip support is unstated. Never overwrite an old save with abnormal values; copy it and inspect DLC/mod combination plus Cloud time. For city shortages, distinguish global resources, local production and transport, then check route capacity and port/spaceport links. For falling support inspect population needs, comfort, food/water/energy and negative buildings rather than chasing only terraforming metrics. A lifeform requires its exact temperature, oxygen, rainfall/ocean and adjacency conditions. Traditional Chinese absence is an official limitation; use Simplified Chinese or English. Save a copy and reload for a stuck turn.
What changed in this version
- The channel version is 1.6.36. Accessible official store, update history and announcements provide no itemized release note uniquely mapped to this build, so no project-card, leader, scenario, terraforming, DLC, balance, save or Mac compatibility change can be claimed; notes from other builds are not merged. Acceptance covers menu version, old-save load, random project pool, leader actions, transport, city adjacency, temperature/oxygen/ocean/life, support, victory objective and save reload.
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