- Hot Fix 1.2.1 - 13 March 2026
Fixed an error where units healed by Nia's passive ability would appear to be healed visually, but not receive the healing value.
- Earth vs Mars the Advance Wars-like from Relic Entertainment gets Steam Deck Verified - 17 February 2026
Relic Entertainment produced their own Advance Wars-like strategy game with Earth vs Mars from a smaller team, and now it is updated to be Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/earth-vs-mars-the-advance-wars-like-from-relic-entertainment-gets-steam-deck-verified/
- Earth vs Mars is Now Steam Deck Verified✅ - 12 February 2026
Earth vs Mars now delivers a fully playable handheld experience with optimized performance and intuitive controls across campaign, multiplayer, and all game modes. Today's update also includes three new Splice-O-Tron creatures, two new high-stakes game modes, and all-new Commander passive abilities. To celebrate, Earth vs Mars is available now with a 40% discount on Steam, our biggest discount to date! Steam Deck HighlightsFully compatible controls and UI for handheld play Optimized performance for smooth turn-based gameplay Play the full campaign, multiplayer, and versus modes on the go Perfect for pick-up-and-play strategy sessions or longer tactical runs New Creatures in the 1.2.0 Update New Splice-O-Tron Creatures Three new creatures expand the Splice-O-Tron roster, unlocking fresh hybrid unit combinations and expanding the creative and strategic depth of unit splicing!Red Panda – C…
- 1.2.0 Update Patch Notes - 12 February 2026
Our biggest update yet brings a host of new content (including new creatures!) alongside official Steam Deck verification. NEW CREATURES Campaign, skirmish and multiplayer modes now have three new types of creature DNA available in the Splice-O-Tron. The Beaver is a powerful amphibious engineer that can restrict enemy movement using its Build Dam ability and gains additional defense when starting a turn on water The Scorpion can use its Clamping Strike to lock an opponent in place and its tail to place a deadly acid pool under enemy units And the fearsome Red Panda gains health by attacking its opponents and can use its Ferocious Bellow to damage and drive back enemies PASSIVE COMMANDER ABILITIES Each of the 9 commanders now has their own unique passive ability. From earning cash by defeating enemy units to faster ability cooldowns, the new abilities open up new tactical and strategic p…
- 1.1.0 Update Patch Notes - 8 January 2026
The team is back from the holiday break with a new update that adds Steam Deck compatibility and fixes some bugs including an issue that could prevent players from progressing past the end of the turn. We’ve also added an option to improve performance by using a static background on the combat screen and addressed some minor UI and controller issues. With this update, the game is now officially playable on Steam Deck. The team is continuing to work on updates, including the final tweaks required for full Steam Deck verification. Thanks to everyone for your messages and bug reports. We use your feedback to prioritize changes, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com or drop by our Discord to chat with the development team and other players. GeneralAdded an option to have a static background on the combat screen, improving performance if enabled. You can enable this…
- 1.0.2 Update Patch Notes - 20 November 2025
Controller support is here! With our second update, Earth vs Mars is now fully playable with a controller. We've also made some tuning updates to commander abilities and unit costs and squashed a few bugs. A lot of the changes included in today’s update are thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com or drop by our Discord to chat with the development team and other players. The next focus for the team is full Steam Deck support; stay tuned for updates on that in the coming weeks. General Controller support! Earth vs Mars is now fully playable on controller The Map Explorer achievement can now be earned through the Map Lab, as well as through Versus mode Tuning Spliced units now generate half as much commander ability energy when they are damaged. Note: When attacking a unit, the amount of energy generated is scaled to the cost of the unit. S…
- 1.0.1 Update Patch Notes - 5 November 2025
Today’s update for Earth vs Mars includes UI and HUD adjustments, QoL improvements allowing you to auto advance dialogue as the audio completes and a button to skip in-game conversations, along with tuning and bug fixes. Many of the fixes included in today’s update are thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com. One of the main requests we’ve seen from players is for the addition of controller support. We’re happy to say that the work to implement full controller support is already in progress, and we hope to have that ready in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned! General Added a display of the projected income for the next turn to the HUD Added a UI panel to show the unit loaded into a transport unit on selection Added an icon to the tile info panel to show whether a tile generates income Added a graphics setting to disable background b…
- Inspired by Advance Wars, the new Earth vs Mars from Relic Entertainment is out now - 31 October 2025
A smaller team at Relic Entertainment under the Relic Labs umbrella have released Earth vs Mars, a homage to some classic strategy games like Advance Wars. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/inspired-by-advance-wars-the-new-earth-vs-mars-from-relic-entertainment-is-out-now/
- Earth vs Mars Has Landed – Play Now! - 29 October 2025
The invasion begins today!Earth vs Mars is available now for USD $14.99, with a celebratory 10% discount for a limited time. Command Earth’s forces, splice your “volunteers” into powerful hybrid soldiers, and lead the Global Military Alliance against Emperor Zarb’s relentless Martian army. The battle for humanity’s survival is in your hands.Enter the World of Earth vs Mars In an alternate 1950s, Earth's first manned mission to Mars has inadvertently triggered an intergalactic war with the Martians. Outmatched and outgunned, the Global Military Alliance turns to reclusive Annabel Corman and her invention, the Splice-O-Tron. Alongside Colonel Marcus Shaw, a fearless tactician leading Earth’s defense, you’ll fight to protect cities, rally the last human strongholds, and push back against the Martian threat.The Battle for Earth Begins Earth vs Mars delivers a complete strategy experience in…
- Play the Earth vs Mars Extended Demo - Available Now! - 13 October 2025
People of Earth, this just in: The extended Earth vs Mars demo is live and featured during Steam Next Fest from Oct 13-20, 2025! Whether you’re joining the fight for the first time or jumping back in to see what’s new, this is your chance to experience the campaign demo ahead of the October 29, 2025 launch. Earth vs Mars will be available for USD $14.99, and for the first couple of weeks we’re celebrating with a 10% launch discount! Face the Martian invasion head-on as you command the Global Military Alliance. Take on high-tech saucers, grav-tanks, and elite Martian warriors using Earth’s secret weapon – the Splice-O-Tron. Research new abilities, upgrade your hybrid forces, and turn the tide of war one battle at a time. Wishlist Earth vs Mars now on Steam, play the demo, and prepare for launch later this month! What's New in the Extended Demo? The extended Earth vs Mars demo features th…
- Earth vs Mars - Campaign & Narrative Dev Diary - 7 October 2025
🛸Curious to know more about the story behind Earth vs Mars?👽In this Dev Diary, join the team as they discuss all things campaign and narrative.To track Earth’s fight against the Martians, join the Discord and follow along at: TikTok - @relic.labs Twitch - @reliclabs YouTube - @reliclabs Bluesky - @reliclabs Instagram - @RelicLabsOfficial Facebook – Relic Labs X - @reliclabsgames
- Map Lab - Level Editor Overview - 22 September 2025
Get a first look at the Map Lab level editor in Earth vs Mars! JT and John from the development team walk through how to create and share a map from start to finish and then share some tips and tricks to get you started. Check it out!To track Earth’s fight against the Martians, join the Discord and follow along at: TikTok - @relic.labs Twitch - @reliclabs YouTube - @reliclabs Bluesky - @reliclabs Instagram - @RelicLabsOfficial Facebook – Relic Labs X - @reliclabsgames
- Earth vs Mars is coming October 29, 2025 - 18 September 2025
People of Earth, we’re interrupting our usual broadcast to bring you this message: The time has come to lead Earth’s forces in battle against the terrifying Martian invasion and save our planet’s future! It’s up to you to rally Earth’s commanders, splice together some human “volunteers,” and fight back against the invaders. The countdown begins, Earth vs Mars is launching Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, but the fight begins now! Join us at Steam Next Fest from October 13 – October 20th to play the expanded demo, meet our cast of commanders, and get a taste of the chaos to come. Next Fest Demo Summary The demo contains the first five missions of the campaign and introduces you to: The world of Earth vs Mars and its key characters including Colonel Marcus Shaw, head of the Global Military Alliance task force and Annabel Corman, ex-GMA engineer and inventor of the Splice-O-Tron Emperor Zarb…
- Earth vs Mars - Demo Update (0.02.4195630) - 29 July 2025
Increased unit variety on Downtown Showdown. This will make the level more strategic, meaning it will also be a little more difficult. Increased difficulty on Independence Bay and Hazy Hills. Even experienced players will find these maps more challenging.Added a tutorial popup during city capture to help explain how capturing worksAdded Next Unit button to the bottom of the screen.Renamed and reordered some options in the Settings menu for clarity and added a Key Bindings tab so that players have a keyboard reference.
- Play Earth vs Mars - Demo Out Now! - 25 July 2025
We’re so excited to show you our first Relic Labs title! Starting today, you can play the Earth vs Mars Demo!In this turn-based strategy game, an unlikely group of commanders will lead the Earth’s Global Military Alliance as they face an overwhelming Martian invasion. Fight high-tech saucers, grav-tanks, and elite alien warriors in a battle for humanity’s survival. This Demo will give you the chance to try Earth’s secret weapon: the Splice-O-Tron. Splice human “volunteers” with alien DNA to create powerful hybrid super soldiers capable of taking on the Martian invaders! This is a small introductory look at the game. These skirmish onboarding missions are aimed at providing a fun first time experience to players and giving them a taste of what Earth vs Mars has to offer. Earth vs Mars is our first game under the Relic Labs banner. Relic Labs games differ from our traditional, larger-scal…
- Relic's taken a break from real-time strategy to make a turn-based hybrid of Advance Wars and cult classic Impossible Creatures—but it feels totally removed from the studio's legendary legacy - 24 July 2025
n acclaimed—albeit struggling—RTS studio developing a cute turn-based tactics game full of retro sci-fi Martians and animal soldiers sounds like one of those terrible April Fools' not-jokes that inundate my beleaguered inbox every April 1. But Relic's Earth vs Mars is very real... Read more.
- Meet Marcus Shaw - 3 July 2025
In today's episode, we meet the Colonel. Born under the equatorial skies of Kenya, Marcus Shaw cut his teeth in the Air and Space Forces. A prodigious pilot with nerves of steel and an insatiable ambition, he rocketed to the rank of Colonel in the Kenyan military until his reputation reached the ears and interest of Gene Orson. Orson’s proposition to the Colonel was irresistible: join the Orson Corporation as its premier test pilot and spearhead humanity’s first mission to Mars. Marcus’ eyes had always been fixed on the heavens; now he stood on the brink of rewriting history as a pioneer of space exploration. But life had other plans. The Mars mission plunged the Colonel into the heart of an interplanetary crisis, and with Gene Orson’s support he emerged from the ashes of that ill-fated voyage with a new calling — to lead Earth’s defense against the Martian invasion. Sharp-minded and se…
- Meet Gene Orson - 19 June 2025
Good day, Defenders of Earth! After uncovering the secrets of Annabel Corman in our first character spotlight, it is now time for us to introduce Mr. Gene Orson, the powerful CEO of the Orson Corporation (or O-Corp), a massive media & technology empire.However, the man behind O-Corp came from humble beginnings. When he was much younger, Orson inherited a small newspaper business from his late father. Within decades, he transformed his father’s small business into a cross-platform empire; from toys to military hardware to streaming services and entertainment. With his no-compromise attitude, he’s the epitome of ambition, success and cold, calculated ruthlessness. “Enough” has never been part of his vocabulary. So, when Gene Orson felt he had reached the pinnacle of every key industry on Earth, he moved on. To Mars. Orson massively invested in aerospace, and when his commercial aerospace…
- Meet Annabel Corman - 5 June 2025
It’s time to learn more about our heroes – the last remaining hope for Earth. Meet Annabel Corman, an ex-Global Military Alliance (GMA) engineer, now desperately trying to convince Earth’s leaders that she can help fend off the Martian invasion. Most humans see the tales of UFOs and aliens as harmless nonsense, but there are those that know better. As an extremely talented engineer, Annabel was on the fast track to a senior engineering position at the GMA until she was abducted by aliens. Six months later, she resigned, sick of being ridiculed by her coworkers for speaking up about her abduction. People, the truth is out there! Now, 11 years later, she lives in her souped-up RV, collecting evidence of UFOs and scavenging alien technology from wreckage she finds in the Nevada desert. Over this time, she has integrated this Martian technology (along with stolen GMA tech) into her RV to re…
- The Splice-O-Tron - 2 June 2025
This is your secret weapon in Earth vs Mars – the Splice-O-Tron! Combine human “volunteers” with Earth creatures to create powerful hybrid supersoldiers, with over 160,000 creature combinations. Get an early look at a handful of these hybrids in action:
