- Mars Horizon is Part of SimFest 2026 🚀 - 23 July 2026
Hey Aurochnauts! 🧑🚀We are delighted to have Mars Horizon be part of SimFest 2026 and to celebrate, the game is discounted 70% from now until the 27th of July! 🙌Be sure to check out SimFest 2026 for the latest and greatest simulation games. There are plenty of discounts, demos, and delightful games to check out.Thanks to Future Friends, Mythwright, and Stray Fawn Studio for having us be part of the celebrations! 🎉
- Mars Horizon 2 - Demo Feedback Survey - 14 October 2025
Hi Aurochnauts! 🧑🏻🚀Have you played the Test Mission demo for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life yet? If you have, we would like to hear your thoughts via a recently published feedback survey for the demo. The results from this survey would greatly benefit the Mars Horizon 2 team. ❤️ The form should take around 10 minutes to complete. 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.
- Mars Horizon 2 Playable Demo & Release Window Update - 26 September 2025
Hi Aurochnauts! 🧑🏻🚀The development team at Auroch Digital has been hard at work behind the scenes, 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 agen…
- Mars Horizon is in Simfest! 🥳 - 18 July 2025
Hey Aurochnauts! 🧑🏻🚀 Mars Horizon is pleased to be part of Simfest! Between the 17th and 28th of July, this festival celebrates all-things related to simulation games. 🙌🏻 Joining Mars Horizon in Simfest, Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life and Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator will also be participating. Both Brewmaster and Mars Horizon will have sizeable discounts for the duration of the event. Be sure to visit Simfest to receive discounts on terrific games and see what’s next for the simulation genre. Visit the event page here.
- Get 75% Off Mars Horizon in the GamesAid Steam Sale! 💚 - 25 February 2025
We are proud to have Mars Horizon participating in the GamesAid Steam sale! The sale is live and runs until the 3rd of March. Money raised from the event will go towards GamesAid and the fantastic work they do for other charities based in the United Kingdom. Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life is also part of the event, so be sure to wishlist it if you haven’t already! Thanks to GamesAid for including us in the event, it’s greatly appreciated. 💛
- 👀 Watch the new gameplay trailer for Mars Horizon 2 - 20 February 2025
Hi Aurochnauts! 🚀 We’re delighted to bring you a brand-new trailer for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, containing a wide variety of the latest in-game shots and a taste of what you can expect from the game. We've teamed up with Charlie Pryor, who is a big fan of Mars Horizon, as shown in his wonderful playthrough of it. He has shared our latest Mars Horizon 2 trailer on his channel. Go check it out! If you're a big fan of the original Mars Horizon, we can thoroughly recommend his playthrough of the first game. It's an epic adventure! 🙌🏻 Thanks for all the support Charlie, we're thrilled about how much you enjoyed the original and are looking forward to the sequel! New to Mars Horizon 2: the Search for Life? In Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, you decide where in the Solar System to investigate, and the approach you’ll take to make a ground-breaking discovery before your riva…
- Mars Horizon is Participating in the GOSH Charity Event! 💜 - 18 February 2025
We are delighted to have Mars Horizon participating in the Great Ormond Street Hospital and Team 17 Steam sale! 🚀 The sale runs from the 17th through to the 24th of February. Money raised from the event will go towards helping Great Ormond Street Hospital and all the terrific work they do. 🙌🏻 Mars Horizon has a 75% discount, so be sure to pick it up if you haven’t already! In addition to this, Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life is also taking part, so check that out, too. Thanks to both Great Ormond Street Hospital and Team 17 for including us in the event. 💜 Check out the sale!
- Insight Into Sound Design for Mars Horizon & Mars Horizon 2 - 19 December 2024
When you think of sounds in space, what do you think of? Is it the edge of your seat orchestral scores from Star Wars battles, the peaceful hums from the USS Enterprise, or perhaps it’s the sound of silence as planets rotate around the sun? 🪐 Whatever you think of, it’s something we thought a lot about in the original Mars Horizon and look to build on in Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. In this blog, we will be reflecting on the video game audio design of Mars Horizon, what we learned from that title, and what players can expect in terms of sound design from the sequel. This is also a great piece to learn more about video game audio design in general, if you’re wondering how to get a job in game sound design. We spoke to Auroch Digital’s Senior Audio Designer, Matt Walker (He/Him), as he has lead the game sound design on both Mars Horizon titles. 🎧 Our First Horizon – The Music of…
- Mars Horizon is Part of Cozy Quest 2024! 🎉 - 15 November 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👨🏻🚀 Mars Horizon is part of Cozy Quest, a Steam Festival run by our friends at Secret Mode! This festival takes place 14th-18th November and also features Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, as well as our brewing title – Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator. Speaking of discounts, if you have been holding off on buying Mars Horizon, the game has a 70% discount until the 18th. Now is your time to head to the Space Station and try to reach Mars before your rival agencies do! In addition to this discount, Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator will also be discounted, too. 🚀 🍻 Cozy Quest highlights a wide variety of relaxing games that you can take at your own pace. From established cozy games, which feature various discounts, to the games which you can look forward to playing in the future, Cozy Quest has so much going on! Check out the festival via the banner on the Mar…
- Sign Up to Our Mars Horizon Newsletter and get a Free Gift 🎁 - 5 September 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👨🏻🚀 We hope you’re having fun with Space Exploration Fest and are excited to see more about the sequel to Mars Horizon, our upcoming title Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. To celebrate being part of the event we are sending out a Space Exploration Fest newsletter to our Mars Horizon Mailing list. In this newsletter we will be sharing exclusive new screenshots of Mars Horizon 2. As if the exclusive content wasn’t enough, we will also be providing everyone who is subscribed a free Mars Horizon gift, so be sure you don’t miss out on that either! 🎁 Sign up to the newsletter here Being subscribed to the Mars Horizon 2 mailing list means that you’ll be kept up to date with the game’s latest updates, demos, and other news. 🚀 ICYMI - We released a brand new trailer! If you haven't seen it already, make sure to check out our newest trailer for Mars Horizon 2. This is a…
- Mars Horizon is Part of Space Exploration Fest! 🥳 - 3 September 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👨🏻🚀 We are delighted to be part of Steam’s Space Exploration Fest, which runs 2nd – 9th Sept. The festival celebrates a wide variety of space-themed titles, two of which are Mars Horizon and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life.🎉 In addition to a discount on the original Mars Horizon, fans will be able to see and hear from the developers of Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life about what they've been working on in a brand-new trailer. This trailer reflects on the first game, where we wanted to go in the sequel, some of our development team's favourite aspects, inspirations behind certain elements, and more! 🙌🏻 You can view the trailer here. We will also have something else to show off later this week during Space Exploration Fest as well as a free gift to all people signed up to our Mars Horizon newsletter, so make sure you are signed up to our mailing list so you d…
- Mars Horizon is on the ESA Gamescom Stand! - 23 August 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👨🏻🚀 With Gamescom taking place in Cologne, Germany, this week, our partners for both Mars Horizon and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, the European Space Agency (ESA), are present at the show with their own space-themed booth in Hall 10.2! 🙌🏻 During the show, ESA will be hosting competitions for guests to participate in and be in with a chance to win Mars Horizon and ESA prizes! 🚀 Keep your eye out on ESA’s social channels for further information and be sure to check them out on the show floor.
- Catch up on our Space Exploration in Strategy games talk from TactiCon 👩🚀 - 25 July 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👩🚀 Last week we took part in TactiCon 2024, a Steam festival celebrating strategy games which included demos, sales, as well as panels and talks by devs. As part of the event we did a talk with one of our partners for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for life, the sequel to Mars Horizon! This talk went behind the scenes on the game and looked at how we are making it authentic from the ground up, much like we did with Mars Horizon. Our talk was led by our Lead Marketing Manager Will Flanagan with guests Claudia Thomas, Game Designer, and Freddie Jones, Associate Programmer, on Mars Horizon 2. Our Special guest for this talk was Dr Sean McMahon, senior academic and researcher in astrobiology from the University of Edinburgh who has been advising us on real life science as we design the game. The talk went live last Saturday during the Steam event, but if you misssed it you ca…
- We're taking part in TactiCon 2024!🎲🚀 - 19 July 2024
Hi Aurochnauts! 👩🚀 TactiCon 2024 celebrates the incredible world of strategy games with discounted titles, exclusive demos, plus panels and talks with strategy developers! As part of this digital convention we've done a talk on Space Exploration in Strategy games with a guest from one of our partners for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. This is the sequel to Mars Horizon, any fans of our original game will not want to miss this! Our talk is led by our Lead Marketing Manager Will Flanagan with guests Claudia Thomas, Game Designer, and Freddie Jones, Associate Programmer, on Mars Horizon 2. Our Special guest is Dr Sean McMahon, senior academic and researcher in astrobiology from the University of Edinburgh. During the development of Mars Horizon 2, we've been working closely with Sean and his team who have been advising us on a number of subjects as we look to incorporate realistic…
- Coming in for landing! - 1 May 2024
After a long and prosperous voyage originally pioneered by Auroch Digital and The Irregular Corporation, Secret Mode is excited to announce that the original Mars Horizon is returning home to roost, with the publishing rights for the hit space management game transferring over to Secret Mode on all platforms. For those of you looking for more updates about Auroch Digital and Secret Mode’s next venture – Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, work on the much-anticipated sequel is progressing along at faster-than-light speeds, with new info expected to drop soon™. In fact, eagle-eyed astronomer types may have noticed that there’s been a few new tidbits to pore over on the game’s official Steam page. Check out the latest developer update for more and stay tuned for further updates in the very near future. Mars Horizon is available on PC (Steam, GOG, EGS), PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintend…
- ICYMI: Mars Horizon 1 and 2 Panel – It’s Just Rocket Science - 26 March 2024
Hello Aurochnauts, Delayed in orbit? Rest assured, the latest transmission from Digital Tabletop Fest 4: Roll of the Dice has arrived to keep you entertained! During the recent Steam festival we had a panel to discuss Mars Horizon 1 and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life with ESA! Tess and John from Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life were joined by European Space Agency experts, Alexia Mallet, Modelling and Simulation Engineer, and Pantelis Poulakis, Mission Project Manager discussing the risks and challenges with missions to Mars and how this real science translates to Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. 📺 Watch the panel on our YouTube channel now! 📺 🚀 Learn more about our partnership with the ESA. Follow us on Social: Sign up below to stay up to date with all the Mars Horizon news, including when you can play betas and demos! 🐤 Mars Horizon 2 Twitter 🖥️ Mars Horizon 2 TikTok…
- DTFest's Event - Mars Horizon 1 and 2 Panel with ESA 🚀👨🏻🚀 - 7 March 2024
The European Space Agency Panel - It’s Just Rocket Science – Risk in Real Life and in Games 🚀👨🏻🚀 As part of Digital Tabletop Fest 4: Roll of the Dice, Tess and John from Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life are joined in an exclusive panel by Alexia Mallet, Modelling and Simulation Engineer, and Pantelis Poulakis, Mission Project Manager, from the European Space Agency (ESA). Our guests will discuss a range of topics from the on-going mission to find life on Mars, and how real-life rocket science (and its challenges) play a part in the game design of Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. Mark your calendars - this is one you don’t want to miss! 📆 Date: Sunday 10th March ⏰ Time: 7:00am PT | 10:00am PT | 1:00pm PT Panelists Moderators John O'Donnell - Lead Designer at Auroch Digital - He/Him Tess Cartwright - Producer at Auroch Digital - She/Her Both working on Mars Horizon 2: The Sea…
- Win a bunch of our games to celebrate our birthday 🎂🎉 - 28 September 2023
Enter the Auroch Digital 13th Birthday giveaway 🎂 It’s Auroch Digital’s 13th birthday! 🎂 It’s been a wild and wonderful 13 years, we grown loads in that time, learned a lot, and released a load of great games. Check out our recent Birthday Blog Post to learn more about the history of our studio and what we’ve been up to over the years. 🎉 To celebrate the fact that our studio is now old enough to have it’s own Steam account, we are doing a giveaway to our loyal Aurochnauts. Enter our giveaway and you could win a digital bundle of a bunch of Auroch Digital games from over the years. The Auroch Digital Birthday Bundle prize includes: Mars Horizon (Steam Key) Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator (Steam Key) Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Steam or PlayStation or Xbox key) Megaquarium: Console Edition (PlayStation or Xbox key) The Colonists: Console edition (PlayStation or Xbox key) Ogre (Steam…
- WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale 🐬 - 8 June 2023
We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and you can save a fin-tastic 50% off Mars Horizon 1! We will also donate 20% of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.* Photo credit: Christopher Swann WDC, Whale and Dolphin conservation is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins. Their expert-led teams in the UK, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia work across the whole spectrum of threats, from climate breakdown to accidental entanglements in fishing gear. They bring together, and work hand-in-hand with, businesses, philanthropists, scientists, NGOs, governments and grassroots communities to find solutions to the problems faced by whales and dolphins. Their aim is to r…
- Help shape the sequel to Mars Horizon 🚀 - 19 April 2023
In case you missed it: we at Auroch Digital announced the sequel to Mars Horizon last month! You, our community, are the driving force behind Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. Without you, there would be no sequel to the first Mars Horizon. You all gave us such good feedback on our first game - from the alpha to the full release, and all the surveys in between. So that's why we'd like to ask for your input once more. We're currently running a survey where we’re looking for answers on what you would like to see in our new game Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. We will also be asking about your gaming habits, and what you thought about Mars Horizon 1. This survey will only take around 5 minutes of your time, maybe less, and they help us so much! To say thank you for your time, one lucky entrant will be selected to win a £25 Steam voucher, make sure you give us your email to be able…
