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Auroch Digital · Published by Auroch Digital · Official site ↗
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Lead your space agency in The Search for Life in this authentic strategy simulation game. Investigate the solar system and collect evidence of life. Manage base building, rocket designing, launches, and mission planning to Mars and beyond, leading the way in the future of space exploration.
Simulation, Strategy · More free games
In Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, lead your team through strategic base building and rocket design as you venture into the solar system. Manage complex mission planning to uncover evidence of extraterrestrial life, pushing the boundaries of human exploration.
About this game
Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life is an authentic space management game where you lead a space agency. Your mission? The search for life. Comb the Solar System and trace biosignatures to prove there’s life out there. Explore different planets and moons, plan missions, build bases, launch rockets, design payloads, and make crucial discoveries.
Following on from Mars Horizon where you re-wrote history, now you’re going to be making history. Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life is a game about exploration, learning, and discovery. Will you be the first to find evidence of life in our Solar System or will your rival agencies have their name etched in the history books instead?
You’re in charge of mission control; plan all the aspects of your missions to find anomalies, use satellites to reveal the terrain and rovers to make discoveries
Design rockets and customise specialised payloads to ensure you have the right vehicles for your exploratory missions
Build and manage your bases on planets across the Solar System. Make your mission as efficient as possible with buildings such as extra-terrestrial laboratories, launch pads, and more!
Every launch is an exciting opportunity to propel your agency and exploration further into the Solar System
Follow the clues, perform experiments, and discover biosignatures that get you closer to discovery of life – how will you be able to prove the existence of life in our Solar System?
Conduct tests, gather samples, explore the surface, expand your bases… until you discover life
Adapt your mission as you explore different celestial bodies and make decisions on the best way to identify life as you uncover more evidence
Face and overcome hazardous landscapes to ensure your success - will your mission survive the perils of space exploration, and will your payloads hold out?
Now that you know what is required for this mission, will you be the one to make that monumental discovery? Take to the Solar System and embark on the scientific journey for the ages.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: 2.0GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 740 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 5770 (1024 MB) or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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Patch NotesOfficial
🚀Mission Briefing 👩🚀Mars Horizon 2 Developer Update #17
Hi Aurochnauts!It's the August Mission Briefing: Developer Update for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life.Want to talk all things Mars Horizon? Join our Discord to chat to other Mars Horizon and space fans. 🚀👨🏻🚀 What have the devs been working on recently? 👨🏻🚀It's been a busy few months for the development team as they have been working on the Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life - Test Mission demo, which launched at the end of September. To give you an update on the game's development, here is Producer, Matthew Holmes (He/Him): "All of the development team would like to thank everyone who has played the demo so far! A lot of work went into making it and we're glad to see people playing the build and sharing their thoughts on it. "Speaking of which, we are currently going through the demo feedback shared across our social platforms and Steam, in addition to the Feedback Survey which was recently published. Please share your thoughts on the demo if you haven’t already. “We're excited for the future of Mars Horizon 2 and can't wait to bring you along on the search for life!" 🚀 Experience Mars Horizon 2 Now! 🚀In case you missed our last update from September, we released Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life - Test Mission, which is a demo you can play right now! Players take on the role of a space agency Director and lead a test mission to search the surface of Mars. Deploy research rovers, construct rockets, and build a vast network of infrastructure to make your mark on the Red Planet.Click here to play the demo.If you have already played the demo, we would love to hear what you think via a Steam review on the demo's Steam page and the feedback survey, which we have more on in the next section...📝 Demo Feedback Survey 📝Shortly after we released the Mars Horizon 2 - Test Mission, we also published a feedback survey to see what you thought of various areas of the demo. If you have yet to fill it in, we would greatly appreciate your thoughts. It should only take aroun...Read full article on Community Announcements (Auroch Matty)AnnouncementsOfficial
Mars Horizon 2 - Test Mission Feedback Survey
Hi Aurochnauts! 🧑🏻🚀We have just published a feedback survey for the Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life - Test Mission demo. It would greatly benefit the Mars Horizon 2 team if you could provide us with as much context for your thoughts on the demo as possible. ❤️ The survey should take around 10 minutes to finish. Click here to view the feedback form.We are also running a giveaway in conjunction with this survey and everyone who completes the feedback form is eligible to enter. One winner will win £25 worth of Steam vouchers. Please read the introduction of the survey for details on how to enter and full terms and conditions.Thank you to everyone who has played the Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life - Test Mission demo so far and for sharing your feedback.Read full article on Community Announcements (Auroch Matty)Patch NotesOfficial
Mars Horizon 2 Release Date Update & Playable Demo
Hi Aurochnauts! 🧑🏻🚀The development team has been hard at work behind the scenes here, and we’re excited to provide you with a development update for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life.First up is some news that we know you’ll be disappointed about; we're moving the release date into 2026. As much as we’d love to get the game in your hands sooner, we believe in making the right game at the right quality level. A game that we can be proud of, and know you’ll enjoy.Mars Horizon 2: The Search for life has gone through a lot of iteration and refining throughout its development and we’re confident that you’ll love where the project is going. However, you don’t just have to take our word for it, you can play the game today. Introducing the Test Mission DemoIn this first public gameplay demo for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, players will take on the role of a space agency Director and lead a test mission to search the surface of Mars. Deploy research rovers, construct rockets, and build a vast network of infrastructure to make your mark on the red planet. Play the demo NOWWe hope that Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life – Test Mission will provide a good insight of what we’ve been working on and a taste of what awaits you in the full game. If you’re looking to get involved in the Mars Horizon community and wish to discuss what you found or experienced on Mars in Test Mission, then head over to our Discord server and share your stories with fellow Directors. We also want to hear what you think of the demo so please be sure to leave a review on the demo page.We have so much more to share with you all on Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. We are excited to see the community get their hands on the game and can’t wait to hear what you think.Thank you for being part of the Mars Horizon community. 🧡Read full article on Community Announcements (smarshall)AnnouncementsOfficial
Mars Horizon 2 is Part of Games Against Living Miserably 2025
Games are great. We all know that. But did you know they can also be great for your head? Running from 8–15 September, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, we are proud to take part in Games Against Living Miserably 2025 - the event on Steam that celebrates how games can help us unwind, connect, and escape. It’s presented by Curve Games and the suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (@thecalmzone). By taking part, we’ve pledged a donation to CALM’s life-saving work. Both Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 are taking part in this event.So, grab a game (or two) and play your part against suicide. Check out Games Against Living Miserably Here.Read full article on Community Announcements (smarshall)Patch NotesOfficial
🚀Mission Briefing 👩🚀Mars Horizon 2 Developer Update #16
Hi Aurochnauts!It's the August Mission Briefing: Developer Update for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life.Want to talk all things Mars Horizon? Join our Discord to talk to other Mars Horizon and space fans. 🚀👨🏻🚀 What have the devs been working on recently? 👨🏻🚀 In our last update, we shared how we've been focusing on improving controller support and exploring new ways for players to move and follow directions, as well as refining the functionality of our missions.This month, we've been working hard on the game's tutorial. For strategy games like Mars Horizon, tutorials are key for helping onboard players and getting them up to speed. Once players have a good grasp of the basics, systems, and controls, they can start experimenting and refining their strategy - a crucial step for winning in the search for life. Everyone learns differently, though, so to make a truly great tutorial, there is a lot of testing, gathering feedback, watching people play, and observing where different players hit a roadblock or how they understand things. The recent playtests with local Bristol game developers have been super helpful in this. We learn so much from seeing fresh approaches to our game!During August, we've also been really focusing on something we can't talk about just yet, but we are very excited for players to see soon... 🤫🤫 Mars Horizon Happenings 🤫From 20 - 24 August, it was Gamescom in Cologne. Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event and attracts gamers, developers, and publishers from all over the world. Some of the Auroch team were there holding important meetings about our games, including a certain space-themed one.Mars Horizon 1 and 2 are currently part of the "Back to School" Games celebration hosted by Lofi Gaming and Mooncube games. Check out the full celebration here for great deals on some awesome games!Lastly, we've got some exciting things to share soon for Mars Horizon. The team is working very hard behind the scenes on something we know our players wil...Read full article on Community Announcements (AurochJem)
