How realistic is Mars Horizon? We ask real space agencies 🚀
/Thanks to everyone who played the demo, wishlisted the game, and tuned into our livestreams during the Steam Game Festival! We've had lots of great feedback from our community to help us keep improving Mars Horizon.
Watch the Mars Horizon streams
As well as showcasing our demo we also asked experts from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency how Mars Horizon compares to the real thing - watch the livestreams below!
Andrew Kuh, Head of International Spaceflight Policy from the UK Space Agency, tells us about working for a real space agency, micro gravity, and bacon sandwiches in space!
Watch the UK Space Agency Mars Horizon stream
Emmet Fletcher, Head of the ESA Branding and Partnerships Office at the European Space Agency, tells us about the astronauts he’s met, designing spacecrafts, and ESA's collaborations.
Mars Horizon podcast episodes
Want more Mars Horizon goodness? We've got a podcast with lots of interesting episodes about the game including episodes on:
How to balance the reality and complexity of space travel with game design
Mission Control Gameplay Explained - Translating Space Engineering to Games
Plus there’s episodes about everything from Harry Potter to Ghostbusters!
We are now looking forward season 6 and thinking about what to talk about in the episodes. We want to get on guests from different areas of expertise too. Do you have any suggestions or ideas of what you'd like to hear about on our podcast?
Email Jem at Jemima@aurochdigital.com with your ideas!
Check out the Auroch Digital podcast here!
Wishlist Mars Horizon on Steam
If you haven't already, please take a few seconds to wishlist Mars Horizon on Steam! You'll be the first to know when the game is released, plus you'll be helping out a small developer (we've written a blog post on how Steam Wishlists help us out a lot.)
The full game is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2020. You can also sign up for the Mars Horizon mailing list to stay up to date with the latest developments and announcements
