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Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
OpenCritic66IGDB63
Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm.
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Demanding, dark, overwhelming and unpretentious.
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Paste MagazineTim MulkerinJan 20168.4/10After playing (and dying) a few rounds in a row, I started tinkering around with a few of the game's settings and literally cackled when I saw there was a hard mode—though that's probably just the space madness setting in.
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Game RevolutionJeb HaughtJan 20164/5 starsI'm sure the punishing difficulty and numerous unfair dice rolls will turn many gamers against Tharsis, and that's perfectly understandable. However, the reward of actually beating the game truly elevates my spirit. I can only hope that the developers will continue the story with another punishing round that occurs on the red planet itself.
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COGconnectedTyler TreeseJan 201680/100From its toying with morality to the pure ecstasy it provides when defying the odds and having a successful flight, there really isn't anything else like it.
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Attack of the FanboyJason EliasonJan 20162/5 starsThough the mechanics of Tharsis are often exciting and suspenseful, the game ultimately falls short of expectations due to irredeemably punishing dice rolls.
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PC GamerTyler WildeJan 201644/100Tharsis is well made, but not well designed—an attractive, interesting board game idea, but only the first draft.
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IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 26 ratings.
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