Tharsis

Choice Provisions·Released Jan 11, 2016·Single player

Platforms: PS4PCSwitch
Genres: PuzzleRPGSimulationStrategyAdventureIndieTabletop

Critic51/100

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About

Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space - all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars. Defy the odds, make the difficult decisions, and embark on the most important mission in human history.

Reviews

4 reviews

GameSpot

Edmond Tran·Jan 28, 2016

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Tharsis is a captivating but sadistic game of chance that puts your fate at the mercy of dice.

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IGN

Rob Zacny·Jan 20, 2016

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This mission to Mars too often feels like a no-win situation.

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PC Gamer

Tyler Wilde·Jan 13, 2016

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Tharsis is well made, but not well designed—an attractive, interesting board game idea, but only the first draft.

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Rock Paper Shotgun

Alec Meer·Jan 13, 2016

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The thin storyline around it is entirely superfluous, I'll admit to tiring of the spaceship looking identical every single time I play and it's fair to say there's less motivation to keep on going back once you finally beat it, but even if you only get a few days out of it, right now the price is right.

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