Deliver Us Mars
February 3, 2023
Sequel to the award-winning Deliver Us The Moon, Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure offering an immersive astronaut experience. Explore new frontiers on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward. A BOLD NEW MISSION Ten years after the Fortuna mission, …
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"Deliver Us Mars is not a game that invents the wheel or surprises. If you played Deliver Us The Moon, its DNA remains intact. But between the new setting and the story, it is uncovered as an adventure that knows …"
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"Martian experience that transmits the anguish of being alone in the vastness of space."
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"A worthy sequel to Deliver Us The Moon and a genuinely atmospheric experience. Some technical problems are not enough to tarnish the very positive overall impression."
Read original review"Deliver Us Mars is a strongly story-driven adventure, which places great emphasis on the touching narrative sector, able to make the player reflect continuously, and on the exploration of a planet full of mysteries: the climbs of the rocky walls …"
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"Deliver Us Mars is decent enough but lacks the focus and narrative strengths that made the last game such a joy."
Read original review"Deliver Us Mars comes crashing back down to Earth because of presentation failings, story missteps, and technical issues, despite a somewhat compelling personal tale involving the majesty of space travel and exploration of the red planet."
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"Deliver Us Mars explores what it means to struggle against extinction, and the hope of fixing a dying planet. It&s;s a story of fear, and how it manifests into hope within some, and wrath within others. It&s;s a short but …"
Read original review"From many points of view Deliver Us Mars feels a step forward compared to the previous game, but it also feels like it was maybe a tad too ambitious for the development team. They managed to tell an interesting story, …"
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"With an excellent and mature story going over current themes, Deliver Us Mars is the game to get for those looking to be immersed in a believable and personal space opera. While the gameplay is a definite improvement over that …"
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"Deliver Us Mars is a small studio&s;s notable attempt at bringing something new to their fledgling franchise."
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"Deliver Us Mars is a sequel that follows in the wake of the previous title. Excellent narrative and environmental puzzles functional to the story, but it is a game without novelties and with absolutely mediocre cutscenes, animations and polygonal models."
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"In attempting to emulate the cinematic aesthetic of many narrative-driven triple-A games, Deliver Us Mars lost a lot of what made Deliver Us The Moon work. Instead of a charming indie, we’re left with a disappointing wannabe. There’s an interesting …"
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"I am pleased to say that Deliver Us Mars was very enjoyable, taking what feels like just the right amount of time to complete the story. I am hopeful that if there is a third entry in the series, it …"
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"Deliver Us Mars has an entrancing sci-fi story that will keep you thinking long after the credits roll. There are a few little issues, such as a boring climbing mechanic and frame rate drops on Earth, but with some fantastic …"
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"A rousing mystery brought to life by a great voice cast and nuanced character writing can&s;t really save Deliver Us Mars from its shortcomings."
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"There&s;s more creative thrust in KeokeN&s;s sophomore effort - especially in terms of storytelling, but not quite enough to match its stellar ambitions."
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"Deliver Us Mars’ protagonists quickly cobble together a space shuttle that barely manages to get them to their destination. A similar story feels true of this game. A gripping narrative fuels gameplay that otherwise feels functional but underbaked, making my …"
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"After a rocky start, Deliver Us the Moon ended up being an adventure game success, and Deliver Us Mars will not disappoint fans of the first game. It tells an interesting and sometimes surprising story and delivers an awe-inspiring Red …"
Read original review"Deliver Us Mars is heavily focused on story and exploration, both of which it does fairly well. It&s;s no thrill-a-minute blockbuster, but fans of the first game will find a lot to like here."
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"While it retains the intriguing plot and robust space atmosphere of the first game, the lack of puzzle variety, poor face modeling, and monotonous gameplay that quickly becomes repetitive make Deliver Us Mars a weak game. Despite the additions, it …"
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"All in all, I&s;d say Deliver Us Mars starts out weaker due to the problem with character modeling in cutscenes, but it picks up a lot as it progresses. As a sequel, it&s;s definitely ambitious. Although it does not do …"
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"Deliver Us Mars offers a refreshing sci-fi adventure with an entertaining, emotional story at the forefront. It ups the scale from its predecessor and manages to reach for the stars relatively unscathed."
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"Even after decades of research, handful of deep space probes and a bunch of scientific rovers, humanity is still fascinated with Mars. Immersive experience of Deliver Us Mars satisfies this very fascination by serving its junky gameplay and ridiculous animations …"
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"Deliver Us Mars is a decent narrative adventure, even with a fairly unmemorable story and some dull characters. The puzzles were simple enough and the beautiful environments were enough to make me want to keep going. Some control quirks and …"
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"Shooting for the stars only gets you so far."
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"A serious display of sci-fi storytelling talent, even if the production falls short of space age."
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"Far from delivering an out-of-this-world experience, Deliver Us Mars intensifies tedious and unintuitive mechanics from the first entry that even its compelling voice acting cannot save."
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"Deliver Us Mars goes beyond the moon in its intention to become a trilogy."
Read original review"If you&s;re expecting a Martian mission like Total Recall, then recalibrate those expectations. Deliver Us Mars is a rather slow affair with little variation in its puzzles and a languidly delivered narrative. In spite of its issues, however, this is …"
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"Deliver Us Mars improves on its predecessor Deliver Us the Moon in every way with a richer narrative, fun platforming, and challenging puzzles."
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"Deliver Us Mars is engaging enough, and flinging yourself around Mars with a pickaxe is a great deal of fun. However, its puzzle-solving becomes dull far too quickly, while its serviceable story is hurt by jarringly animated and voiced characters. …"
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"Deliver Us Mars is an easy game to recommend to those looking for a captivating and well-told story, but at the same time it&s;s weighed down by significant gameplay and technical issues."
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"Deliver Us Mars tells an intriguing story, but its gameplay is lackluster and the experience on PS5 is plagued by some technical issues that prevent if from being way more enjoyable than it actually is."
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"Deliver Us Mars is another engaging science fiction tale with something to say about our modern world. This message is wrapped in a more personal story this time around, that&s;s bolder in how it tells it, and mixes it well …"
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"Deliver Us Mars, the latest Deetman brothers project, channels the same heart that started beating in Deliver Us The Moon, even if it takes a great deal more effort to get to it. You need to slog through some cumbersome …"
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"Overall, Deliver Us Mars is surprisingly compelling, with a story of a daughter searching for her wayward father despite his crimes - while others on the crew are searching for him because of said crimes. Most of the gameplay does …"
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"Deliver us Mars is a highly ambitious game but simply does not provide a payoff. I would only recommend playing it if you feel sentimental towards its predecessor, and even then I think currently only frustration will be waiting for …"
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