Announcing a Mars Attacks... Park Builder?! | Mars Attracts Devlog 02

[@SilentBeutlin]

Please, for the love of Ack, release a long version of that House of the Rising sun cover. It’s so good.

[@EZPZAIcast]

I love this idea. I would love to see a closer look at the attractions and how you interact with guests or the attractions. Also a view at the different attractions.

[@SkyGeneral100]

I really love the idea of a game based on mars attacks. Considering that the martians are the spectators and costumers of the park, i hope to see some sort of vicious interactions, like humans been part of an experiment as in the movie

[@outliersocial]

Human experimentation will be a big part of unlocking new technology and building up your park. Is there anything else you'd like to see in the game?

[@SkyGeneral100]

@@outliersocial the martians doing random stuff like taking pictures or talking each other. Human attempts to rescue the abducted or situations that can put the park at risk(meteor shower maybe?)

[@Greatdictator]

Honestly while i didnt expect to see this , this year this is withouth a doubt a PERFECT use of the Mars Attack is franchise haha, also that was pretty good work on the trailer with the stylized look and everything

[@outliersocial]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it 😀Next episode will cover the key art style so stay tuned!

[@JAMESBOND-rw6yc]

Huge Mars Attacks fan here. I'm really looking forward to playing this! Finally! a Mars Attacks video game!

[@thejohnnyfuzz]

Would love to see a dive on the DOTs system management decisions 😉. I think this blog can serve multiple users-one being technical Unity users: and a great example of hardware resource management via ECS architecture. It’s easy to get up and running-but can be incredibly difficult to balance choices and their outcome on constraints. Aka everything full DOTs or hybrid etc. super excited to see how this game will 100% impact Unitys success stories and will be a “rising tide lifts all boats” sort of outcome! So thank you for opening up and talking about the process! That’s my prediction-y’all are going to make a huge impact on the Unity development community- and if you all ever need additional support on the simulation (agent based modeling) side I’d love to talk shop 😂 😎

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

Would you ever consider doing something for Dinosaurs Attack too in the future? I feel that it just doesn't get enough love.

[@outliersocial]

At the moment we only have the license for Mars Attacks so wouldn't be able to use Dinosaurs Attacks, but never say never! We're only a small studio so have plenty still to do with Mars Attracts 😅

[@Melvinshermen]

@@outliersocialyeah and by way if this game get Well Contact tops to say to them we want dinosaur attack dlc.

[@edwardorbit]

I love the art, love the idea. I never really played a park builder, but honestly this might be my first one just because how much I love this concept! It would be fun to see a Martian Ambassador/Leader/King just randomly visitng the park! Looking forward to it!

[@nasfat]

Translating "Ack ack ack" to English for the dialog windows is a great touch! I'm excited to play the game, good luck with the development!

[@outliersocial]

Thanks! We just had to get an ack ack in there somewhere

[@fredperin5976]

i did not heard any mention of mars atack for some years now, but yeah, you're right, we needed this.

[@jenbetters]

I don't keep up with devlogs super often, but I've kind of just been obsessed with this concept since the Gamescom announcement! I've been hungry for a new sim/management game with this type of black humor, and this is specifically such a left-field blend of concepts and genres that I enjoy it almost feels targeted. Super excited to see y'all's progress from now to Early Access and beyond!

[@outliersocial]

Thanks for the kind words! Are there any features in particular you'd really like to see?

[@poolitzer384]

Twice the idea, double the fall

[@HighlandHellboy]

It’s so left field, and yet that just captures the nature of Mars Attacks. In many ways this feels a perfect way to do a Mars Attacks themed game, capturing the humour and campy horror of the series. I’m not even someone who’s had that much experience with park sims but this is one that as a fan of Mars Attacks, I must check out!

[@outliersocial]

Thanks very much 😀We're trying to really lean into that vibe as it's a great opportunity to do something different within the park sim genre as well

[@jameszulker3649]

I'm really curious if the human captives can ever rebel or try to escape? I'm really excited about this project, Mars Attacks! Has always been one of my favorite franchises and to hear you mention Evil Genius as an inspiration gives me a ton of hope!

[@outliersocial]

Yup, humans absolutely will try to break out and terrorize your park if you don't treat em right! Are there any other features you would like to see?

[@jameszulker3649]

@@outliersocial Oh that's awesome! Can't wait to see them get melted and zapped!

[@finnfin]

Getting such a Two Point vibes, and absolutely love it. The potential for comedy gold and a fun tycoon game is endless.

[@razg1701]

It will be interesting to see how crazy it can get

[@rachelmack4124]

I'm super excited ! I saw the negative comments on IGN as well. Management games aren't for everyone, but for those of us who love them this is an awesome crossover !

[@zeberday1]

Can’t wait for this game!! 🎉

[@TikiRoly]

I’m glad Topps allowed this game to happen 😊

[@outliersocial]

So are we 😁

[@youtoebe]

Solid idea ngl

[@Danimita92]

I'm super curious as to how having humans as attractions will actually make the game different from other park builders :)

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

Horrible, horrible experiments "behind the scenes" probably. 😂

[@outliersocial]

You will be able to research humans to advance your park, but they may not be too happy about being experimented on. We're building out these systems right now. How would you handle human characters in a game like this?

[@Danimita92]

@@outliersocial That's cool! I imagined you'd have to prevent them from hatching escape plans and sabotaging your park, and maybe find ways to keep them happy/entertained so that they don't rebel

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

@@outliersocial As a Rimworld fan, and a subscriber to some pretty graphic animal rights mags back in the 80s, I would prefer not to go into detail as to how I would handle aliens f-ing over humans, beyond making the tortures as hilarious as possible.

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

@@outliersocial oh, I thought of a couple things. A super-frustrating maze the humans go nuts in (a la the classic rat experiment), also, so-called "lesser species" are great for, you know, ride safety testing. Just ask GM, they love to use pigs, for instance. A bit of digging can find you more ideas, but mind your soul when you do. A nice little work of fiction that might spur inspiration is "Doctor Rat" by William Kotzwinkle.

[@kosmoplod]

Old-school tycoon type game with a hint of sadism? Ok, I'm listening.

[@caiocesarmarques4765]

I want to see for the next devlog is the making of the art and the models of the game.

[@outliersocial]

Good idea! We've just recorded a new episode about making the art so that'll be next up 👍

[@caiocesarmarques4765]

@@outliersocial Cool!

[@xethnyrrow]

I'm dropping a random comment, LOL! Can we bring Matt in to one of these videos too?

[@outliersocial]

It's a little tricky as he lives on the other side of the Atlantic from our videographer, but we'll see what we can do 😉

[@zacharyweaver276]

I am the first. Really hoping you guys do some indepth research on the Mars Attacks universe to capture the feel of the setting

[@outliersocial]

We shall certainly try. Is there anything specific from Mars Attacks you'd like to see?

[@MapedMod]

@@outliersocial i would love to see martians interaction with sound. Areas that are unaccessible because there is a specific sound that blows their brains out so they need to use their humans abilities to clean up that area.

[@zacharyweaver276]

@@outliersocial I've read the comics so there are three things I think would be interesting. Having a food stall that sells eyeballs since the martians eat those. Some attraction involving making giant insects cause the martians do that when they invade earth to unleash giant insects on humanity and having a petting zoo where it's human and animal heads swapped on different bodies like the movie

[@juicebox7640]

This game is going to be amazing. Huge Mars Attacks fan and also grew up playing RollerCoaster Tycoon. I'm looking forward to this coming out. Is it going to be available to play on PS5?

[@outliersocial]

Thanks! 😀We're focused on PC for Early Access, and (depending on how that goes) we'll make a decision on consoles for 1.0 release in 2026

[@Tosevite6622]

I'd love to win a free steam key! I noticed at the end the giant insect on the building: I hope you add more of that, since they were so prevalent in the original cards!

[@outliersocial]

Thanks, that's something we just added! We'll definitely be diving deeper into the original cards, there are so many fun ideas in there

[@GregMason-z4k]

ack, ack,ack ack, ack, ack

[@DoomsToys]

Even after clearing up just why you decided to make a Mars Attacks park builder it still makes 0 sense. Mars Attacks is great 60s americana that has a fanbase population of 10, with your passion for the franchise you could have really reinvigorated it with something people will actually play. I have spent my entire life waiting for people to give Mars Attacks some love and this is never going to help.

[@outliersocial]

Sorry it's not your thing. Maybe the video isn't clear - we don't own Mars Attacks. We were making a 'human zoo on Mars' game and took that concept to Topps (who own Mars Attacks) to see if we could collaborate. There's nothing stopping someone else from making a Mars Attacks game in another genre/style.

[@DoomsToys]

@@outliersocial I respect your grind my friend I guess any Mars Attacks game is better than none.

[@Direnaar]

I was missing a modern park builder, hope all goes well during development!