MARS HORIZON 2: THE SEARCH FOR LIFE CREDITS

From 2022 to 2026, the people listed on this page spent time working on Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. No matter how big or small a contribution, everyone’s efforts were greatly appreciated and Auroch Digital are eternally grateful.

The development of Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life has halted and is no longer being worked on as of January 2026.

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?

Studio Director

  • Nina Adams

  • Tomas Rawlings

Business development

  • Nina Cliff, Business development Director

  • Jess Rutland, Business Development Associate

Operations

  • Danielle Davis, Senior Operations and Engagement Manager

  • Jade Jones, Administration Coordinator

Finance

  • Rachael Egan, Finance Manager

Studio Support

  • Adam Doctor, Studio Employee Support Manager

IT

  • Richard Clifton, IT Engineer

Creative Director

  • Aaron Ashbrooke

Design Project Lead

  • John O’Donnell, Lead Designer

  • Gabriel Chauri, Lead Designer

  • Matt Bone, Principal Designer

Design Team

  • Claudia Thomas, Designer

  • Dylan Samra, Designer

  • Brandon Broadhurst, Associate Designer

  • Ollie Smith, Junior Designer

UI/UX Director

  • Alix Briskham

UI/UX Project Lead

  • Gracielle Pestana Dias, Lead UI/UX Artist

UI/UX Team

  • Ryan Garraway, UI/UX Artist

  • Elysia Womersley, UI/UX Artist

  • Chloe Hodgson, UI/UX Artist

  • Nicky Owen, UI/UX Artist

  • Tee Morrow, Junior UI/UX Artist

Technical Director

  • Stefan Richings

  • Tom Platten-Higgins, Associate Technical Director

Code Project Lead

  • Chris Watt, Lead Programmer

  • Daniel Weston, Lead Programmer

Code Team

  • George Parker, Lead Programmer

  • Fraser McCormick, Principal Programmer

  • Yusuf Ulutas, Senior Programmer

  • Shankar Raghupati, Senior Programmer

  • Sam Royall, Senior Build Engineer

  • Joe Potter, Programmer

  • Peter To, Programmer

  • Luth Haroon, Programmer

  • Sindhura Rao, Programmer

  • Gwyn-du Hewitt, Programmer

  • Molly Price, Associate Programmer

  • Siddharth Mishra, Associate Programmer

  • Tejas Sayankar, Associate Programmer

  • Aaron Drinkwater, Associate Programmer

  • Freddie Jones, Associate Programmer

  • Richard Clifton, IT Engineer

Art Director

  • Chris Raadjes

  • Eren Peddie, Associate Art Director

Art Project Lead

  • Mark Silvester, Lead Artist

Art Team

  • Nilesh Kumar, Senior Artist

  • Stuart Griffin, Principal Artist

  • Phoebe Bower-Appleton, 3D Artist

  • Luke Hewitt, 3D Artist

  • Aaron Hicks, 3D Artist

  • Michael Heatherington, 3D Artist

  • Harvey Bennett, Associate 3D Artist

  • Edward Soolia, Associate 3D Artist

  • Joseph McPhee, Technical Artist

  • Dan Cliff, Associate Technical Artist

  • Tanner Squire, VFX Artist

  • Dominic Littler, Lead Concept Artist

  • Ohm Buriphia, Concept Artist

Writing Lead

  • Jake Thornton, Senior Narrative Designer

Writing Team

  • Lucy Cook, Writer

  • Peter Willington, Writer

  • Will Flanagan, Writer

Audio Lead

  • Matthew Walker, Senior Audio Designer

QA Director

  • Dave Evans

QA Project Lead

  • Caleb Duncan, QA Tester

QA Team

  • Richard Hutchinson, Lead QA Tester

  • Callum Philpott, QA Tester

  • Kahlil Wolf, QA Tester

  • Adan Jirde, QA Tester

Production Director

  • Peter Willington

Production Project Lead

  • Matthew Holmes, Producer

Production Team

  • Lucy Cook, Producer

  • Tess Cartwright, Producer

  • Alix Taylor-Searle, Producer

Marketing and Comms Director

  • Jemima Crow

Marketing Project Lead

  • Ash Liguori, Lead Marketing Manager

  • Simon Marshall, Marketing Manager

Marketing Team

  • Will Flanagan, Lead Marketing Manager

  • Danny Spiteri, Senior Marketing Manager

  • Ellie Pattinson, Marketing Manager

  • Ladell Smith, Community Manager

  • Britt Francis, Content Producer

Special Thanks

External Partner Credits