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.

Is Red Planet Tycoon a city builder, tycoon game, or survival game?

It blends all three: the spatial planning of a hex-based city builder, the growth and optimization loop of a tycoon game, and survival pressure from the hostile Martian environment. Permanent outposts matter, while storm-exposed buildings create short-term chances to gather from risky ground.

What platforms will Red Planet Tycoon be on?

Red Planet Tycoon is playable now in the browser, the Android closed test is accepting testers, and iOS is planned for later.

Can I play Red Planet Tycoon now?

Yes. The browser beta is playable now, and Android players can apply to join the closed test.

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.

Red Planet Tycoon colony and industrial buildings on a hex map of Mars

Mars colony tycoon - playable beta

Build a Mars colony. Automate factories. Survive dust storms.

Playable now in your browser. The Android closed test is accepting testers.

Play Free Join Android Closed Test

No download for web - progress saves automatically

Phase 1 — live now

Mars is not a backdrop.
It is the problem.

Every hex changes the equation. Survey hostile terrain, discover resources, balance a production and energy, and decide how far beyond safety you are willing to build.

A developed Red Planet Tycoon colony spreading across varied hex terrain

01 / Territory

The map is your supply chain.

Biomes decide what can be mined. Rich deposits run dry. Ancient ruins and adjacency bonuses can turn one well-placed factory into the heart of an industrial district.

Hex exploration
Finite deposits
Placement bonuses

02 / Economy

The market remembers what you sold.

Flood Mars with one resource and its price falls. Diversify production, watch live output charts, and turn 16 materials into a resilient economy instead of one perfect spreadsheet.

A red dust storm crossing exposed colony buildings

03 / Risk

Build outside safety. Race the storm.

Exposed extractors reach valuable ground, but the top-of-hour dust storm erases anything beyond the protected network. Outposts are strategy, not scenery.

Mission Control

Server verified

Advanced Systems OrderDaily contract · 10 points

BOOSTER

Frontier SurveyDaily rotation · 3 points

GOLD

Today’s standings

04 / Competition

Daily contracts. Real standings.

Take server-generated production, construction, power, and survey contracts. Earn Gold and tactical booster cards, score daily points, and measure your colony against real players on the global leaderboard.

20colony levels

25buildings

16resources

05 / Objective

Build toward something enormous.

Climb a complete 20-level progression, master increasingly complex production chains, and finish Phase 1 by assembling the Atmospheric Processor.

Android closed test is ready

Help unlock the Google Play launch.

Play the browser beta first, then join the Android test if you like the game. I'm looking for real players who can opt in, install, and stay in the test for 14 days.

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One developer. One live frontier.

Phase 1 is here.
Phase 2 requires community.

Red Planet Tycoon is an independent project. If Phase 1 finds enough players and community support, the colony expands into a much larger game.

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01Phase 1Playable now

Establish the industrial colony.

Explore, build, automate, and survive
20 levels and the Atmospheric Processor finale
Server-side contracts and daily leaderboards

Community support

02Phase 2Community unlocked

Turn a foothold into a planet.

Asteroid mining
Terraform your planet
A bigger map and limited PvP
More buildings, systems, and features

Phase 2 is a direction, not a release-date promise. Its scope depends on the community that forms around Phase 1.

How to play

Pick a screen. Start building.

No install is required. Play instantly in a browser, or add the game to your phone’s home screen for an app-like experience.

Mobile or desktop

Open the game in any modern browser. That’s it.

Play at redplanettycoon.com/play

Android

Use the closed test, install the PWA, or simply play in your browser.

Join the closed test Play in browser

Install the PWA

Open redplanettycoon.com/play in Chrome.
Tap the three-dot menu, then Install app or Add to Home screen.
Tap Install.

iPhone

Install the PWA from Safari, or keep playing in your browser.

Play in browser

Add to Home Screen

Open redplanettycoon.com/play in Safari.
Tap the Share button.
Choose Add to Home Screen, then tap Add.

Quick answers

Before you land

Can I play now?

Yes. The browser beta is free to play at redplanettycoon.com/play/.

How does the Android test work?

What kind of game is this?

A mobile-first blend of tycoon progression, factory chains, colony simulation, and hex-map strategy.

Build with the community