# MarZ: Tactical Base Defense

Summer DB entity ID: fe8da0a4\-e571\-4cc7\-a784\-39b9ea7280a3

Steam App ID: 682530

Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet\. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead\.     20 mission story campaign : Hold off the zombie hordes and discover the terrible secrets of the red planet across a fully\-fledged story campaign with alternate endings    Skirmish mode : Create customised procedurally\-generated skirmishes as you battle back wave after wave of enemies    Outbreak mode : An intense game mode within Skirmish that brings you one immense zombie horde instead of multiple waves    Marsform map editor : Use powerful terraforming tools to sculpt custom maps and share on Steam Workshop    Research update:  Increased technology options and unique new upgrades for all towers including repair drones, mines, tesla towers that can teleport zombies, mortars, prism lasers, and more    Reworked balancing : All three difficulty modes have been improved and updated in line with player feedback    Twitch Mode : When streaming the game on Twitch, viewers can choose to support or sabotage streamers’ efforts in real\-time with powerful Twitch integration tools    Localisation : Translated into nine languages \(English, English \(US\), German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Polish\)   Defend Your Base        Your top priority when arriving at the frontier is to secure all fronts as quickly and effectively as possible\. The crew is awaiting your orders, use them to fight single attackers or to man your towers and buildings\. The enemy will attack from all sides, your tactical skill will decide the outcome\. Research, Upgrade, Survive        Construct a power grid and manage your resources to build a strong defense\. A host of weapons and various perks are at your disposal, which can change the face of the battlefield\. Using the tech center and arms factory you’ll research new kinds of turrets and, if you survive long enough, super weapons\. Discover the Truth        It’s 2065 and humanity is preparing for the colonization of Mars\. No one considered they might not be alone\. As the first arrivals break ground on the red planet, the terrible truth emerges \- a horde of undead cosmonauts already calls it home\. Your mission is to uncover the hidden history of Mars, solve the mystery of the undead and lead humanity to a new future\. New Horizons Await        MarZ isn’t over when you reach the end of the story\. Experience custom and campaign maps in Skirmish Mode where your tactics will be pushed to the limit\. Forming the Future        Marsform, the MarZ level editor is an an intuitive creation toolkit that allows anyone to create and share their very own custom maps, bringing endless possibilities to the action\!

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Giant Grey

- Publisher: Giant Grey

- Release date: Apr 4, 2019

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 2199 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 1

- Steam review count: 888

- Steam positive reviews: 691

- Steam negative reviews: 197

- Steam positive percentage: 77.81531531531532%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:33:22\.12529\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:33:24\.375924\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:33:22\.932486\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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