Per Aspera

Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of…

83 3 December 2020 from $7.49

Indie Simulator Strategy Sandbox Science fiction

Per Aspera is an indie developed by Tlön Industries, released 3 December 2020 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $7.49 at GOG.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Per Aspera is

Per Aspera is an indie game developed by Tlön Industries and released in 2020. It was published by Raw Fury. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of scientifically-based interplanetary expansion. Hardship awaits.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Per Aspera holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $7.49 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Per Aspera launched on 3 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Astro's Playroom.

Cheats and codes

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