[WIP] Red Hope: a Mars colony sim with a free browser demo
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2026 2:14 pm
Hey folks, Matt here. I mentioned Red Hope in my intro and wanted to give it a proper thread.
It's a Mars colony sim inspired by Oxygen Not Included and RimWorld. I'm interested in how the life-support systems fit together, and how a little outpost starts to feel like somewhere you care about. Keeping a few people alive turns out to involve quite a lot of plumbing.
Colony overview from a native development build (ca2d981f). The browser demo is a separate released build.
The part I'd especially like feedback on is understanding a problem and working out what to do next. When the colony is short of something, I want you to be able to follow the connections and make a plan.
There's a free browser demo here. It's still early. Desktop Chrome on macOS is the tested route; mobile controls are in beta. I'm working toward a paid full game, but the demo is free.
If you give it a try, what's the first moment where you couldn't tell what the colony needed or how to help? Even one small example would be useful.
Happy to talk through it here, and I'll keep future updates in this thread.
It's a Mars colony sim inspired by Oxygen Not Included and RimWorld. I'm interested in how the life-support systems fit together, and how a little outpost starts to feel like somewhere you care about. Keeping a few people alive turns out to involve quite a lot of plumbing.
Colony overview from a native development build (ca2d981f). The browser demo is a separate released build.
The part I'd especially like feedback on is understanding a problem and working out what to do next. When the colony is short of something, I want you to be able to follow the connections and make a plan.
There's a free browser demo here. It's still early. Desktop Chrome on macOS is the tested route; mobile controls are in beta. I'm working toward a paid full game, but the demo is free.
If you give it a try, what's the first moment where you couldn't tell what the colony needed or how to help? Even one small example would be useful.
Happy to talk through it here, and I'll keep future updates in this thread.