You can assign veterans to train your rookies. The bigger the gap in experience, the faster the rookies learn. So if you have a level 30 veteran, sometimes it makes sense to have them on teaching duty instead of the frontline.

Everything soldiers have in their inventory is now physically shown on their bodies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHqc...

Dropship is a beast. It was designed to withstand atmospheric entry. So when landing on the battlefield, it will CRUSH softer objects. Pick your landing spots. It doesn't just look cool and deliver reinforcements. It re-shapes the battlefield. Music: Hudson Mohawke - Intentions (LMNOP Remix)

That armor I posted a few days ago? ZOHEI already made a kick ass illustration🔥 www.artstation.com/yakitateaggai

workin' on some new armor pieces and accessories for the corpo soldiers 💪

Here's how Gunsmith research works. You're the busy leader of the rebellion, so your research team will present just their best proposals. Choose one or tell them "it's not good enough!" and they'll come back tomorrow w other ideas. Hopefully this leads to weird fun guns each playthrough.

First look at democracy. Ties everything together + unlocks endings to win the game. Countries have diff economic ideologies and goals on Mars. They will give you tasks and missions. Maxxing out a relationship is a big step to winning. Besides sovereigns there are also journalists, investors, etc.

Enemies now scavenge the battlefield, just like you. If they have space they'll grab nades and mags they come across. Or actively seek new guns if they're out of ammo. Overall, battles are now harder but enemies take risks to grab stuff, giving you new opportunities. Music: Moby - New Dawn Fades

First look at mortars 💥 store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

Added soldier tags, as requested by playtesters. Helps you remember who is who. Please keep sending me requests to make the game feel and control better. Music: AMADEEZY - New Juke City

new mortar model for Mars Tactics

It's official: Mars Tactics is coming to Early Access in May 2026! Will you lead the Capital army for the glory of the shareholders? Or fight for the working man as a Labor revolutionary? Soon, the choice will be yours. Wishlist Mars Tactics on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1727760/...

COMING AT YOU MAY 2026 store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

New trailer will be shown 🚀🧑‍🚀📈⛓️🔧🔫🚁🤖✊

"SHINOBI" (new fan art from ZOHEI) 😳

ℹ️ Don't miss the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct next week! 🪐 We'll be revealing a new trailer for turn-based tactical game, Mars Tactics, from Japanese developer Takibi Games and @hoodedhorse.bsky.social #PCGamingShow

Just a small update on how playtest is going. store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

First batch of unit customization deployed. More soon and full face customization too Music: Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man

FPV on Mars 💀

First look squad vehicles in the strategy layer

Project [Omen] Arena X Boost is OUT NOW!! I've made a lot of small videogames at this point, this one is probably the sickest. For fans of mechs, gundams, virtua on, etc. 3D Mecha battle action up the wazoo ahintoflime.itch.io/arena-x-boost #MechJam #GodotEngine

Playtest restarted last week. Things are going very well. Most players (and me too) are finally happy with the strategy layer design. Full speed ahead

Freeing imprisoned workers and escorting them off the battlefield

Big update about strategy layer + new video store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

If your soldiers are captured, they'll end up at enemy labor camps. These are secret locations you can locate and liberate. Tough missions, but good rewards. During the battle, as you liberate prisoners (green arrows in this screenshot) they become controllable soldiers.

Part 2 about undercover agents. They spawn in battle disguised as civilian workers. Stealth is not a huge focus of this game, but this is just a little mechanic to further connect strategy layer actions with combat.

New artwork by ZOHEI

First look at Infiltration, a mechanic for both factions. Simulates the clandestine aspects of an insurgency and counter-insurgency. Sneak in agents, perform ops, get various buffs to help during battle or in the strategy layer.

I want to get back to sharing small things more frequently. Today's small thing: the tiny unit sprites on the world map match their battle uniforms.

New armor by ZOHEI #art #fanart #gamedev

New video😆 www.youtube.com/watch?v=29J_...

Quick look at unit progression and what each skill does (Aim, Defense and Tactics). I might add a 4th skill (Leadership). Lmk if you have questions!

There was a firefight! #indiegames #gamedev

DeepSeek 1. Exposes capital inefficiency (the very thing capitalists boast as their edge over socialists) 2. Reduces energy consumption across the board 3. Raises the floor by giving it mostly away for free 🍿

Armor plates are a new inventory item. They give you flexibility to make tanky or mobile loadouts. And the plates are visible in-game. Here front row is fully kitted vs none for back row. As units take damage, you'll see their plates get blown off. #indiegames #gamedev

Last week I posted a peek at Gunsmith. The talented @Yakitate_aggai turned that random junk into these BEAUTIFUL illustrations😍 Thank you friend. I cherish your fan art more than the game itself 😭

Design the perfect gun to hunt down your shareholders.

Super grateful for all the amazing fan art last year from @Yakitate_aggai

Right in the feels 😳😊

Hey guys, here's a quarterly update on development. Just some details about how the strategy layer playtest is going. Wishing you a happy end of the year🎉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

I can always count on Filip to break the game🤝

FYI strategy layer playtest has begun. It's a mess, but the iteration cycle is fast. Community support has been unbelievable❤️‍🔥Thank you guys

If something is being transported on the world map, it will appear in battle too. For example, this is near a construction site and an ice mine so the prop vehicles reflect that. Strategy layer 🤝 tactical layer #gamedev #games

War on Mars comes down to the same old thing: logistics. Build MLCs (Mobile Logistics Convoys) to dynamically ferry supplies to your front lines. Daisy chain MLCs to reach deeper into enemy territory. #gamedev #games

Deimos system, by @Yakitate_aggai #scifi #art #games

World map is coming to life. Supply routes visually reflect what is being transported. So when planning a hit and run on enemy logistics, you can gauge where to attack and what the reward will be. #gaming #videogames #indiegames #gamedev #strategy #tactics

Aiming is now free flowing (does not snap to grid) so you can shoot literally anywhere. Also added indicators to better show where in 3D space you are targeting. Still WIP but lmk what you think. #Gaming #VideoGames #indiegames #gamedev

The Mars Rapid Response Vehicle is used widely across industrial sites on the red planet, allowing workers to hop in/out quickly without pressurization. As the labor conflict escalated, MRRVs were increasingly adapted for warfare. #Gaming #VideoGames #indiegames #gamedev

Q3 dev update! steamcommunity.com/games/172776... #Gaming #VideoGames #indiegames #gamedev

Working on this game for 3+ years and only now someone tells me about FOR ALL MANKIND🤯 If you like premise of Mars Tactics def check it out!!! Hell yeah for more near-future (near-past) sci-fi!!