Per Aspera Reviews

mind warping i like it

A little more on the passive side but still good progression system with lots of different ways to progress.

Started out okay, but then got to a point where it wanted me to launch a satellite but I couldn't because there was no spaceport free and I couldn't build one. Also I don't understand how to research other highlighted sites in the general area. I click on build research centre but nothing ever gets built. I find the voice of the AI rather annoying. I'll give it another go at some point but to me it is a bit meh.

Pretty good. Got my first colony to fail slowly as all the worker drones got damaged and couldnt produce anymore anymore drones. Another failed attempted at a mars colony.

Nice story, great graphic, Mars looks stunning and I'm missing one thing - list of the buildings to easily manage them by type. UI for charts and env management could be also better.

The gameplay is simplistic; short production chains, trivial "combat", often repetitive building. Sounds and music are nothing special, they do their job. The story tries to be deep, but the twists just aren't that interesting and the torrent of messages gets annoying quickly. The art style is great, I liked the sketchy presentation of the Martian surface. The game offers just enough fun and challenge for the time it takes to complete it. It doesn't overstay its welcome and can be finished in a day or two. Recommended on a deep discount, if you're a fan of the theme and genre. Otherwise, your money is better spent on something more complex.

Nice, especially on sale. Enjoyable and takes around 20h to finish the story, which is surprisingly good. Can have quite a bit downtime though where you just sit and wait for something to finish.

this is an ok city builder. The tutorial misses a few things so for a long time I was only developing engineering technology because i'm too dumb to realize there were other pages for example. I enjoy the story/theme with AI taking our jobs its kinda fun to play as an AI discovering itself :p Hmm. it was fun till it wasnt. Definitely not the most intuitive combat controls.

i've been on a hunt for a martian resource manager that scratches that specific itch and so far per aspera is killing it. also pleasantly surprised that the story is pretty engaging esp for a sim and god damnit troy baker you cant keep getting away with playing father figures i am SOBBING

This is a seriously fantastic game! Its easily one of the top RTS/Base Builders Ive played, ever. Per Aspera really puts the 'science' in science fiction, and is extremely challenging. Even on easy mode the expansiveness of this game will have you scratching your head at what to do next. When my base gets really big I have to slow down speed regularly and even pause and reassess my whole base frequently. The different phases of terraforming almost make it feel like multiple games within a single game at times, as the goals really vary (ie; expansion and resources early, with much more atmospheric management later, and a healthy dose of research stations to see whats what.) Overall, despite not having particularly very many hours in this game so far, I give it a solid 9/10 with Blue Mars included. Its incredibly thought provoking and I found it very mentally stimulating. Praise be to teh devs for this fantastic gem!