Speaking of Matt Damon, there’s a new survival game out this week on Steam where you’re stranded on Mars and have to grow potatoes to survive
Sol One is a newly released survival game available on Steam from developer yeetgench, heavily inspired by the 2015 science fiction film The Martian. The game casts players as an astronaut abandoned on Mars after their crew departs following a catastrophic storm, leaving them to fend for themselves with minimal equipment and supplies.
Gameplay centres on survival mechanics including crop cultivation, resource extraction, and life support management as players navigate the harsh Martian environment. The core objective involves using available planetary materials and improvisation to overcome survival challenges whilst ultimately achieving escape and return to Earth, directly mirroring The Martian's narrative of an isolated individual triumphing over extreme adversity through resourcefulness.
- Sol One, a new Mars survival game, launches on Steam this week, drawing inspiration from the 2015 film The Martian
- Players are abandoned on Mars after a devastating storm and must cultivate crops and gather resources to survive
- The game emphasises resource management and environmental challenges whilst players work toward eventual escape and return to Earth