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Farlanders

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3.2/5

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3.2

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Farlanders
Description
Lead the charge in establishing a colony on Mars in this turn-based strategy game with a nostalgic look but fresh gameplay. Use specialized tools to terraform the planet, build residential areas for your colonizers, and construct resource-producing factories in an effort to become a self-sust...
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Sci-fi
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Science, Building
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3.2/5

( 5 Reviews )

3.2

5 Reviews

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Product details
2023, Andriy Bychkovskyi, ...
System requirements
Windows 10 64-bit, Intel i5 or equivalent (Dual Core with Hyper-Threading), 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 4400...
Time to beat
21.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

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Description


Lead the charge in establishing a colony on Mars in this turn-based strategy game with a nostalgic look but fresh gameplay. Use specialized tools to terraform the planet, build residential areas for your colonizers, and construct resource-producing factories in an effort to become a self-sustaining society.

BUILD A COLONY

Create a viable habitat for your settlers by building water pumps, establishing farms on fertile ground, harnessing the power of the sun, and mining for precious minerals. Make sure to plan carefully before building. The position of each building will provide additional bonuses based on their placement. For example, placing a wind turbine near mountains will provide an increase in electricity output.

GO UNDERGROUND

In case you run out of space on the surface or are in need of further resources, you can always choose to expand below. Utilize terraforming tools to dig underground and uncover new areas for expansion, discover artifacts, and harness rare minerals. The more resources you collect, the more your colonists will prosper.

TERRAFORMING SYSTEM

Use a turn to select a terraforming kit and shape the landscape to your colony’s advantage. Need a water source? Place a water drop tile into a canyon and watch the surrounding flat land become fertile. Not enough resources? Create new mineral deposits or simply expand pre-existing ones.



Terraforming tiles have preset shapes, so be careful when configuring where to place them! You may end up with ice if you place a water drop tile on flat ground instead of a canyon. Be wise in your choices and always plan two steps ahead.

REPLAYABILITY

Each playthrough a new map will be procedurally generated and will provide fresh challenges to overcome. The same applies to terraforming patterns that you are getting, trading proposals, and even weather conditions.
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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
21.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Sci-fi
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Science, Building
Works on:
Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2023-01-17T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Andriy Bychkovskyi / Crytivo Games
Size:
295 MB
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English
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Українська
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中文(简体)
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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: September 23, 2023

Shaedo

Verified owner

Games: 224 Reviews: 13

Retro, turn based Off-World Trader clone

TLDR play Off-World Trader instead **Synopsis** You start with a small map with various terrain features and can then make limited terraforming changes based on periodic random allocations of terraforming tiles. You balance resources (food, glass, production, water, power) as your colony expands aiming to meet various requirements. In two hours of play I encountered a few nonsensical bugs that required restarting the scenario; not a big deal at all (eg the Main base wasn't connected to the main base) **Comparison to Off World Trader** Con: lacks features and polish Con: Nothing innovative or original Con: Apparently a single story which was unconvincing Pro: Less than 1/2 the price Pro: Slightly easier learning curve (although tutorial was not intuitive and requires trial and error or reading notes) Neutral: with Stardock closing the OWT servers neither are multiplayer **Summary** This game would be 4 stars if it was made pre 2000, but as it's a copy of an objectively better made game, I can't recommend it. If you strongly wanted a turn based OWT with retro graphics and less to do, then this might be for you.

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Posted on: March 28, 2024

Njuncal

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 4

Neither yes nor no.

Neither yes nor no. It's not a bad game to kill time, but it lacks many things and doesn't quite hook you. On one hand, it's a blend of SimCity and Surviving Mars, with a visually comfortable graphic style. But on the other hand, it only lasts a few rounds before falling into tedium because it all boils down to repeating the same steps over and over again, without much variation. --------------------- Ni sí ni no. No es mal juego para pasar el rato, pero le faltan muchas cosas y no llega a enganchar. Por un lado, es una mezcla de SimCity y Surviving Mars, con un estilo gráfico cómodo de ver. Pero por el otro, da para unas pocas partidas antes de caer en el tedio porque todo se resume a repetir una y otra vez los mismos pasos, sin mayor variación.

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Posted on: February 12, 2025

0_Blurryface_0

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Games: 198 Reviews: 10

Tedious and complicated

I admit I only spent half an hour playing, but it's just not for me.

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Posted on: August 11, 2025

Lhetre

Verified owner

Games: 70 Reviews: 11

Well done building game

You'll build a colony buy juggling between welcoming new settlers and providing them water, power, and food. A few resources may help you grow quicker. Every few turns you receive "cards" allowing to terraform the landscape in a tetris-like pattern. Choosing which card apply needs thinking. Research and two underground levels add interest to the game. There is a sort of hard limit to the number of settlers because of the limited resources. All in all a nice game to play a few times.

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