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As a guerrilla fighter on Mars, you tear down nearly any building with sledgehammers, explosives and vehicles. The fully destructible open world turns chaos into a tactical tool against the occupying forces.

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Driving or flying
Shooting and gunplay
Sci-fi setting

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Best alternative overall: Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered 94% match – Open world
Newest alternative: Empyrion: Galactic Survival 87% match – released 2020

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Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

94 %Match

2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable79 % positive19.99 €

As a guerrilla fighter on Mars, you liberate the colony from the EDF, tearing down nearly any building with sledgehammer, explosives and real physics. The destruction is the star, driving the sandbox fun across the open world.

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