September 03, 2025 - The upcoming park management sim Mars Attracts will hit early access on Steam on September 16, 2025.
The release date announcement came with a new teaser trailer which highlights some of the never-before seen maps, missions, buildings and characters that have been crammed into the Early Access build.
Following a highly successful visit to Gamescom as part of the Indie Arena Booth, developers Outlier are keen to open up their twisted management sim to a wider audience. Visitors to the Gamescom booth praised the game’s deep management mechanics, gruesome experiment system and dark sense of humor.
Fans of the game will also have a chance to pick up a very special Supporter’s Edition of the game which includes an hour long behind the scenes featurette, the game’s soundtrack, and an 56 page artbook packed full of never-before seen concept art, illustrations and character design. Supporters will also have access to a bonus human enclosure and special character – the Space Age!
Early Access for Mars Attracts is expected to last about nine months, with development following a player-guided approach. Fans can have their say on new features and tweaks to existing elements through the studio’s Discord. This input will play a major role in shaping the development roadmap, with the Outlier team keen to let the community have their say in shaping the game they want to play.
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.
Links:
- Steam URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/
- Website: www.MarsAttracts.com
- Developer: www.Outlier.games
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qweF5Px
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outliersocial
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutlierSocial/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outliersocial/
- X: https://x.com/OutlierSocial
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/outliersocial.bsky.social
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.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 now in Early Access, with the full release coming 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.
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