Claim Martian Hexes
Read the terrain, secure deposits, and create routes before rivals or disasters make the good ground expensive.
Playable Mars strategy tycoon - installable browser PWA
Build the first industrial empire on Mars.
The public web build is live. Claim the red frontier hex by hex, mine buried wealth, chain factories, keep your colony alive, and turn a hostile planet into a working economy.
- Hex economy
- Expand by terrain, scarcity, and route value.
- Automation
- Turn extraction into compounding production.
- Survival pressure
- Oxygen, power, outposts, and dust storms all matter.
Mars is not empty. It is underpriced.
Red Planet Tycoon is a playable colony-building strategy game about the business of survival. Every tile you claim changes the balance sheet: ore veins unlock factories, ice fields become oxygen and fuel, solar farms need room, and every new outpost demands a supply chain strong enough to survive the next crisis.
Core loop
Scout, claim, build, optimize, survive, expand.
Start with a fragile landing zone and a brutal question: which hex is worth your first investment? Red Planet Tycoon rewards planning, opportunism, and ruthless logistics. The colony grows when your production network grows smarter.
PLAYExtract Resources
Convert regolith, metals, ice, power, and research into habitats, refineries, rockets, and high-margin exports.
Automate the Frontier
Upgrade extractors, route haulers, stack efficiencies, and watch a dangerous outpost become a machine.
Beat the Planet
Dust storms, rising outpost costs, power shortages, and cash pressure turn every expansion into a calculated risk.
The fantasy
A tycoon game with teeth.
This is not a cozy red sandbox where buildings magically hum forever. It is Mars: cold, dry, distant, and wildly profitable for the player who can make systems bend without breaking.
Expansion that feels earned
Every new dome, mine, refinery, and launch pad should feel like a business decision with consequences.
Readable strategy depth
Simple inputs, visible tradeoffs, and layered optimization for players who love production graphs and map control.
Built for fast iteration
A web-first direction means the game can evolve quickly, with balance updates and new systems arriving without friction.
For strategy players searching for their next obsession
Mars colony builder. Economic sim. Resource automation game. Red Planet Tycoon is all of it.
If you love city builders, factory games, idle tycoon progression, or survival colony sims, Red Planet Tycoon is being built around the sweet spot where those loops overlap: expansion, scarcity, optimization, risk, and the delicious feeling of a system finally paying for itself.
The game is designed for players who want more than decoration. You will plan industrial districts, weigh terrain value, decide when to build outside safe outpost zones, and chase the moment your Mars colony stops surviving and starts dominating.
Follow the live build
Help shape the colony from here.
Join the waitlist for build notes, balance updates, playtest windows, and the road from the browser PWA toward mobile.
FAQ
Common questions about Red Planet Tycoon
What is Red Planet Tycoon?
Red Planet Tycoon is a browser-first Mars colony-building and economic strategy game. Claim hex territory, build outposts, extract resources, survive dust storms, and scale a frontier settlement into a Martian industrial empire.
What makes it different from other Mars games?
The focus is business pressure: territory value, production efficiency, survival systems, and the compounding joy of turning a fragile outpost into an automated economy. Permanent outposts matter, while storm-exposed builds create short-term chances to gather from risky ground.
What platforms is Red Planet Tycoon on?
The browser version is playable now as an installable PWA. Android and iOS versions are planned after the web release, so you can eventually manage your Mars colony on the go.
Can I play now?
Yes. The browser PWA is live at /play/. The waitlist is still the best way to hear about new builds, playtests, and mobile launch timing.
Is Red Planet Tycoon free to play?
The browser version is free to start playing. Mobile pricing and monetization details will be announced closer to the Android and iOS launch.
What kind of players is this for?
Players who like tycoon games, colony sims, factory automation, city builders, optimization puzzles, and sci-fi strategy should feel immediately at home.
Play everywhere
Browser first. Mobile next.
Red Planet Tycoon is playable in the browser now, with PWA support so it can feel at home on real phones. Android and iOS versions are planned after the web release.
Web Browser
Playable now
Android
Coming soon
iOS
Coming soon
Community
The subreddit is open.
For now, Reddit is the only public community channel. I will post build notes there and use it for feedback while the PWA settles in.