18 August 2025 - The upcoming park management sim Mars Attracts will be playable at Gamescom as part of the Indie Arena Booth, located at Hall 10.2, Booth F010g - E019g.
With an Early Access release date announcement imminent, developers Outlier are delighted to be able to share a playable build of Mars Attracts with fans attending this year’s Gamescom.
Visitors will have a chance to check out every feature that’s been crammed into the Early Access build of Mars Attracts, including deep management mechanics, twisted experiments and never-before seen maps, buildings and characters.
About Mars Attracts
Mars Attracts is a theme park management sim where you play as the aliens from Mars Attacks™. Players will build rides, hire and train staff, manage guest needs, and most importantly - abduct humans from across history to serve as the star attractions!
Mars Attracts combines the rich systems and in-depth management simulations familiar to fans of games like Roller Coaster Tycoon, Theme Hospital and Zoo Tycoon with the retro futuristic, B-movie inspired style and darkly mischievous humor of this beloved IP.
Mars Attracts was revealed in 2024 with a teaser trailer which racked up over 1 million views on YouTube. The demo featured in Steam Next Fest in June 2025 and proved to be a big hit with both players and streamers. The game will be released on Steam in Early Access later this year.
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Steam URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/
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Website: www.MarsAttracts.com
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Developer: www.Outlier.games
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Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qweF5Px
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutlierSocial/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outliersocial/
About Outlier Games:
Based in Dublin, Ireland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Outlier is an independent video game development studio focused on innovative strategy games.
Outlier was founded in 2018 by Paul Froggatt and Matt Rathbun, and released its first title This Means Warp on PC in 2022, followed by Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch versions in 2023.
Following the success of This Means Warp development on Mars Attracts began in 2023, with the team expanding across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Mars Attracts is scheduled to release in Early Access in 2025, with a 1.0 release due for release in 2026.
Outlier Games is kindly supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the Government of Ireland.
About Mars Attacks:
Mars Attacks is an iconic and influential sci-fi themed trading card series, released by Topps in 1962. It was adapted as a feature film by director Tim Burton in 1996. Mars Attracts is the first officially licensed video game set in this cult-classic universe.
MARS ATTACKS is a registered trademark of The Topps Company, Inc. and is Officially Licensed by The Topps Company, Inc. All rights reserved.