Mars Power Industries Deluxe similar games & best alternatives

Mars Power Industries Deluxe

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Mysterious puzzle inspired by 2001:Space Odyssey. Manage resources, solve challenging puzzles and uncover what lies beneath the surface! Year after year, strange happenings plague our tiny colony, darkness devours Mars. Your job as an Electrician? Bring light where darkness reigns!

What works

  • Relaxing and accessible puzzle gameplay
  • Well-designed progressive mechanics
  • Pleasant pixel art and music
  • Good value for price
  • Ample content with bonus levels and collectibles

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal and unclear story
  • Ui and controls sometimes clunky
  • Some puzzles rely on trial and error
  • Short overall playtime
  • Lack of replay value after completion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Feed All Monsters

  • Escape Lala - Retro Point and Click Adventure

  • Semblance

  • A Monster's Expedition

  • Slider

  • Paper Trail

More expressive

Games that feels like Mars Power Industries Deluxe but with more self-expression and customization

  • Crazy Machines 3

  • Cat on a Diet

  • Wilmot Works It Out

  • Moonleap

  • Paint it Back

  • FEZ

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Mars Power Industries Deluxe: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026