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Per Aspera

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3.8/5

( 45 Reviews )

3.8

45 Reviews

English & 7 more
29.9929.99
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Per Aspera
Description
Includes free DLCs: Green Mars, Building Paint Pack and Home The surface of Mars is littered with Humanity’s failed attempts to colonize its surface. This time will be different - this time there is no room for human error. Per Aspera is a planetary simulation game that combines hard...
Genre:
Simulation - Strategy - Managerial
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Sci-fi, Simulation, Science, show 9 more... Mystery, Sandbox, Real-Time, Difficult, Resource Management, Space, Managerial, Base Building, City builder
Critics reviews
86 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
85/100
God is a Geek
8/10
Softpedia
9/10
User reviews

3.8/5

( 45 Reviews )

3.8

45 Reviews

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Product details
2020, Tlön Industries, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, Intel Core i5-7400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050ti / AMD Radeon...
DLCs
Per Aspera Original Soundtrack, Per Aspera - Blue Mars, Per Aspera Audiobook, Per Aspera Art Book
Time to beat
19.5 hMain
26 h Main + Sides
48.5 h Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

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Description

Includes free DLCs: Green Mars, Building Paint Pack and Home


The surface of Mars is littered with Humanity’s failed attempts to colonize its surface. This time will be different - this time there is no room for human error.



Per Aspera is a planetary simulation game that combines hard science fiction and base building and takes the experience planet-wide. Step into the role of AMI, an Artificial Consciousness with the prime directive of terraforming Mars for human colonization.

FEATURES:

  • Balance a complex well of resources to build interconnected structures that span the entire planet.
  • Customize your planet with branching research trees that allow players to tailor their terraforming plan — Develop new technologies, steeped in real-world science, to create a thriving interplanetary civilization.
  • Cultivate relationships with your human colonists and ensure their continued survival on Mars’ unforgiving surface. How you choose to forge these relationships will impact how your mission concludes.
  • Uncover the mystery of a threatening presence on Mars and defend your colonies from unknown and combative forces.
  • Immerse yourself in a rich, compelling narrative or take your time and craft the perfect Martian landscape with Sandbox Mode.
  • Includes the immersive voice acting talents of Troy Baker, Phil LaMarr, Laila Berzins, Yong Yea, Lynsey Murrell, and Nneka Okoye.



Using scientific theories proposed by real space agencies and geographical data directly from NASA, Per Aspera presents life-like conditions and challenges steeped in theoretical science.



Per Aspera contains a rich narrative that presents players with difficult decisions with planet-wide consequences. See the world through the eyes of an infant AI as it traverses a complicated ocean of self-discovery and shapes the fate of the human race. Navigate your ever-evolving programming to adapt to morally challenging concepts and forge relationships with the human colonists that look to you for their continued survival. The choices you make will impact how your mission ultimately concludes.



Keep your wits about you as this is not the first time humans have tried to tame the Red Planet. Expose long-forgotten relics of Humanity’s failed attempts, learn from their past mistakes, and uncover a looming menace that threatens to see you fail at any cost.

© Copyright 2020 Tlön Industries. Developed by Tlön Industries. Published by Raw Fury AB. All Rights Reserved.

Popular achievements
Terraformer I
Complete stage 1 of the terraforming plan
common  ·  35.47%
Otherness
Welcome Humans.
common  ·  46.52%
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Contents
Standard Edition
Deluxe Edition
Soundtrack (mp3)
Soundtrack (wav)
Audiobook
artbook
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
19.5 hMain
26 h Main + Sides
48.5 h Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Simulation - Strategy - Managerial
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Sci-fi, Simulation, Science, show 9 more... Mystery, Sandbox, Real-Time, Difficult, Resource Management, Space, Managerial, Base Building, City builder
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
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Company:
Tlön Industries / Raw Fury
Size:
1.8 GB
Links:
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Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
Português do Brasil
audio
text
русский
audio
text
中文(简体)
audio
text
日本語
audio
text
DLCs
Per Aspera Original Soundtrack
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Critics reviews
80
Top Critic Average
86 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
PC Gamerby Jonathan Bolding
85/100
Hard science, harder simulation, and narrative innovation make Per Aspera a real gem.
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God is a Geekby Mick Fraser
8/10
It lays the existentialism on pretty thick at times, and it has the potential to thoroughly overwhelm you, but Per Aspera is an oddly intoxicating expedition into the colonisation of another world.
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Softpediaby Cosmin Vasile
9/10
The twin challenges of expanding and re-building for greater efficiency are carefully balanced and truly engrossing. Just make sure to take tour time and explore as much as possible before moving through the checkpoints of the campaign. And spend as much time as possible running at the slowest speed, watching how mars can be changed from inhospitable wasteland to a new cradle of humanity. Just don't forget to ponder whether it's actually worth it, just as the protagonist A.I. does.
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Posted on: January 30, 2025

Chadleybradley

Verified owner

Games: 11 Reviews: 1

Nice game!

fun game to spend a little time playing, got a bit laggy tho as my base got bigger

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Posted on: September 1, 2025

Blindsite2k

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Games: 35 Reviews: 7

Per Aspera = Civilization + Kenshi

Okay first a warning: If you buy the GOG version it will probably be cheaper but it doesn't have nearly as many mods available as on steam. That being said... Per Aspera is like Civilization, Kenshi and Planetbase (a little known survival builder game) all got together and had a threesome. Expect to have to do a lot of macro management, handle fiddly worker loops, and sprawling inferstructure. Also expect to die, a lot. The game gets out of hand really easy, which I suppose is the point. It's a resource management game basically. It can be really addictive but also really aggrivating. Hence Civilization + Kenshi.

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Posted on: December 8, 2020

vextor

Verified owner

Games: 18 Reviews: 2

Starts out OK, Develops into AMAZING!

So this game starts out as a basic Mars Terra-forming game. Nice, but we have seen Two, Three or Four of those. Make no mistake - this is a voice acted, story based, deeper meaning game. Strategy - OK (there are some balance problems - restart the game on Easy once or twice to get the hang of building placement). But the Story, Voice Acting and Implications - OMG! I can't really write much more without spoiling. But just keep at it until after the first meteor storm. And then..... Yes it is worth twenty bucks. Easy. (It can also be played on a mid-range PC)

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Posted on: October 27, 2024

rarevans

Verified owner

Games: 8 Reviews: 1

Poor implementation of a great concept

Many of the AI terraforming Mars directions are good. The poor programming of drones completely undermines the game. It is tedious to watch the bad behaviour.

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Posted on: December 7, 2024

ClassicGamesRGreat

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Games: Reviews: 2

Excellent!

A beautiful mix of balanced graphics, self-paced events, and mood setting music!

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