Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, a simulation that searches for traces of life in space, announces the participation of astronomer Konstantin Batygin

Today (May 12, 2023), Publisher Secret Mode announced new information on Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, a PC simulation game developed by British indie developer Auroch Digital.

“Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life”, the production of which was announced in March, was released in November 2020 and was highly praised by players.「Mars Horizon」It will be a sequel to (PC / PS4 / Xbox One / Switch). “Mars Horizon” is a management fantasy version in which the player leading a space agency performs various tasks such as building a launch base, designing and building a rocket, winning the global space development competition, and leading humanity to Mars.It is a sim-like game.

The graphics are ordinary, but the Mars rover “Perseverance”, the robotic helicopter “Creativity”, the space probe “Rosetta” and so on. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency) and CNSA (China) You can experience a mission that has already been implemented by the National Space Administration. The European Space Agency and the British Space Agency have cooperated in the development, and full scientific research has become a hot topic.

Mr. Konstantin Batygin

The theme of the sequel, “Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life,” is as the title suggests“Looking for life”. Players will once again be in charge of the space agency, managing personnel, planning missions, launching missiles, and hunting down fossils, microbes, and anomalies that may prove the existence of life on other planets. It will be released in 2024 and will also support the Japanese language.

According to the announcement, in his capacity as science advisor, he is a professor at the California Institute of TechnologyMr. Konstantin BatyginYou will participate in the development of the game. Born in Russia, Badygin is an expert on the formation and evolution of the solar system and is particularly known for proposing a large “Planet Nine” orbiting Pluto.

Among the recent space games are “Starfield” from Bethesda Softworks, the Mars exploration sim “Occupy Mars: The Game”, and “Stranded: Alien Dawn”. I would like to expect a follow up report on this work.