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Unearthing Mars (VR)

Released: 3/7/2017

Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. As Co-Pilot of the retrieval team, the player will have the full experience of a space explorer on Mars. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from navigating a landing craft through a sandstorm to driving a Mars rover. From puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres. Gameplay: Story -- Unravel the mysteries of Phobos Simulation -- Experience space flight and landing through the cockpit Driving Simulation -- Explore the Red Planet with the rover vehicle Puzzle -- Solve the remnant puzzles of Phobos FPS -- Battle against cryptic alien beings

Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. As Co-Pilot of the retrieval team, the player will have the full experience of a space explorer on Mars. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from navigating a landing craft through a sandstorm to driving a Mars rover. From puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres. Gameplay: Story -- Unravel the mysteries of Phobos Simulation -- Experience space flight and landing through the cockpit Driving Simulation -- Explore the Red Planet with the rover vehicle Puzzle -- Solve the remnant puzzles of Phobos FPS -- Battle against cryptic alien beings

Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. As Co-Pilot of the retrieval team, the player will have the full experience of a space explorer on Mars. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from navigating a landing craft through a sandstorm to driving a Mars rover. From puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres. Gameplay: Story -- Unravel the mysteries of Phobos Simulation -- Experience space flight and landing through the cockpit Driving Simulation -- Explore the Red Planet with the rover vehicle Puzzle -- Solve the remnant puzzles of Phobos FPS -- Battle against cryptic alien beings

Critics
50

Score Breakdown

49.7

Critic Average

6 reviews

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Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
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Metacritic Disparity
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Combined Disparity
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Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (83%)1 late (17%)