Deliver Us Mars

 PlayStation 5
User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 16 out of 32

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  1. Kenms
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    An excellent game, with great narrative and sensations of exploration, special mension for sound design deliver great moments in the dramatic parts of the game, a really good recomendation and next step from DUTM.
  2. Drjones101101
    Feb 4, 2023
    3
    Half baked, frame rate drops, very noticeable pop in, facial textures are poor, very disappointing after deliver us the moon.
  3. janquy
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    一款出色的游戏，具有出色的叙事和探索感，特别值得一提的是声音设计，它在游戏的戏剧部分提供了精彩的时刻。
  4. the_meta_daddy
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    this game made me feel like i was **** sucking a nut back into my dick and it hurt!!!!!
  5. PedroCarvalho
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    Jogo me surpreendeu bastante, um excelente experiência para quem curte experiências interplanetárias
  6. LastAstronaut
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    Honestly a great game, do not listen to those half-baked **** reviews by some sour people. Yes the game can improve on some early glitches, but people, it's an indie game, with a very low budget compared to AAA. This is absolutely a masterpiece, it builds upon its strengths of its predecessor, its an important story to be told and I can't wait for more games of this dev.
  7. ColbyTurkey
    Mar 16, 2023
    0
    This game is absolute garbage! The first one was pretty great, but the controls are junk on this one and the characters are all complete morons. Do not buy!
  8. Saartje
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    I was surprised by the first game Deliver Us The Moon, but the Deliver Us Mars story is just WOOOW!! I love Kathy and everything about it! It was waaaay longer than the first one as I played around 15 hours until the end
  9. Jt0429
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    Good-
    Captivating story; Confident, compelling storytelling; Well-written and well-acted characters
    Bad- Slow, largely uninteresting gameplay loop; Climbing sections are clunky and laborious; Loads of visual and technical issues. Thoughts- In the end, what we get is an inconsistent experience that has just as many clear strengths as it has glaring weaknesses. If you’re looking for    Good-
    Captivating story; Confident, compelling storytelling; Well-written and well-acted characters

    Bad-
    Slow, largely uninteresting gameplay loop; Climbing sections are clunky and laborious; Loads of visual and technical issues.

    Thoughts-
    In the end, what we get is an inconsistent experience that has just as many clear strengths as it has glaring weaknesses. If you’re looking for a captivating story that is expertly told and populated by well-written and well-acted characters, Deliver Us Mars will hit just the spot for you. In the process, however, you’ll have to tolerate and look past several flaws. Clunky movement, slow and often uninteresting gameplay, visuals that are best described as rough around the edges, a barrage of technical issues- and that’s just scratching the surface. Would I still recommend the game? I would- but at the same time, I’d warn you to be patient and prepare for plenty of frustration along the way.    … Expand
  10. Vinellie
    Feb 4, 2023
    9
    My space/sci-fi loving brain got a real treat with this game! It truly gave me a sense of wonder floating around a space-ship and exploring Mars. Not much feels as magical to me as looking through the window of a spaceship onto the planet below and this game captured that feeling beautifully. The great narrative, which ultimately was much more of a personal story than I expected it to be,My space/sci-fi loving brain got a real treat with this game! It truly gave me a sense of wonder floating around a space-ship and exploring Mars. Not much feels as magical to me as looking through the window of a spaceship onto the planet below and this game captured that feeling beautifully. The great narrative, which ultimately was much more of a personal story than I expected it to be, kept me hooked until the end. The gameplay overall was nothing special, but I have to give a shout out to the climbing system, which was really unique and fun to play around with. This game very much tries to follow in the footsteps of big triple A story-driven games, and while the visuals (specifically the facial animations and some of the textures) struggle to keep up, the plot, characters (backed by some great voice acting) and audio made this a very memorable experience. If you liked Deliver Us the Moon, and/or like story-driven space games in general, I'd definitely recommend giving Deliver Us Mars a go.… Expand
  11. ParanoydAndroyd
    Apr 17, 2023
    10
    Not a perfect sequel, but definitely better than what reviewers have been saying. Giving this a 10/10 because we need more fun, puzzle solving games like this, The Talos Principle, The Turing Test, etc. and indie devs like this are hard to come by. Solid game
  12. xnirdoc
    Feb 7, 2023
    2
    Huge downgrade compared to 'Deliver us the Moon'. Bad textures, bad or inexistent lips sync, frame drops. And the holograms...a joke...
  13. JimmieD
    Feb 4, 2023
    7
    I already played Deliver us the moon and was hyped for Deliver us Mars. I really like these kind of games with a sci-fi touch, and when it‘s about space travel, count me in. The game has it‘s flaws. For example: you walk into the WSA building in the beginning, before you go to Mars, and in front of the building there are several NPCs. But these look pretty cringe, they don‘t move and haveI already played Deliver us the moon and was hyped for Deliver us Mars. I really like these kind of games with a sci-fi touch, and when it‘s about space travel, count me in. The game has it‘s flaws. For example: you walk into the WSA building in the beginning, before you go to Mars, and in front of the building there are several NPCs. But these look pretty cringe, they don‘t move and have creepy looks on their faces. Also they are completely non-responsive, so you can jump on their heads and nothing moves, which isn‘t very good for immersion. Here and there the game just doesn‘t feel ready (I have to admit usually I wait a few weeks after releases coz normally there is a patch coming, but I played it on day one, couldn’t wait). Also, there is no vibration in the controller. I think the developers either forgot to add them or they are not done yet (there is an option im the menu to turn vibration on/off, soooo…). There were so many times that I thought „why doesn‘t my controller vibrate, this would be such a good moment“. However, this is not a triple A game and apart from the above mentioned flaws, it’s an absolutely fantastic and fun game, it’s as good as DUTM. The atmosphere is incredible and it feels very realistic. Also the graphics, at least on mars, are just wow. It‘s definitely worth the money. Definitely would recommend. However, Deliver us the Moon was better, just felt more complete(d) than Mars… maybe after a few patches.… Expand
  14. wasp_and_antman
    Feb 15, 2023
    2
    This is a very bad game. No fun factor whatsoever. Don't trust the reviews.
  15. Gadd07
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    A good sequel to the brilliant deliver us the moon, This game does a lot of things right, especially the voice acting and a story that will constantly make you think between right and wrong, I think it's what this game does best, Gameplay wise it's almost the same as the first game however their are some tedious climbing sections that I personally didn't really enjoy, some weirdA good sequel to the brilliant deliver us the moon, This game does a lot of things right, especially the voice acting and a story that will constantly make you think between right and wrong, I think it's what this game does best, Gameplay wise it's almost the same as the first game however their are some tedious climbing sections that I personally didn't really enjoy, some weird flickering and frame rate drops in certain locations but nothing game breaking other than that it's a solid 8ish hour experience with a solid story and characters, if you enjoyed the first one you should enjoy this one no problems… Expand
  16. MX1341
    May 2, 2023
    9
    Deliver us Mars! I loved it, a great story and really well done, beautiful setting and design. One point off for the somewhat clumsy climbing mechanic’s and how the characters move (like there from a much older game).
  17. Wildcat1ky1
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first game, Deliver Us the Moon. I actually really enjoyed the game play of the second game at the beginning. Was even going to try to platinum the game. Made it to chapter 4 and the first big climbing section and that killed the game. After spending an hour trying to climb down with the unresponsive controls, I have given up on platinum... and still could not manage to get my character down the cliff. Holding L2 and R2 on controller makes you stab both picks into the wall to cling to it. Well, if you drop and try to hang back on, there's a huge chance the game doesn't even register you hitting L2 and R2 and doesn't even make a stabbing animation. You just die, repeatedly. I understand you need room to slide, to dig your picks in to catch yourself. But it doesn't work consistently. And you have to do this a lot. And apparently it gets worse later on. Thanks a lot for ruining what was a fun game, pick axes. Up to this point the story and dialogue and voice acting were great. I just wanted to finish the story. If you can't beat it, just delete it. :D… Expand
  18. marcogaming
    Feb 15, 2023
    2
    Poor and disappointing after Deliver Us the Moon which was great. Really bad frame rate and lag on PS5 is inexcusable. Poor facial modelling (poor even for PS4 frankly) and voice sync also let it down even though the voice acting itself is decent, though not great. There is also a lack of basic attention to detail - I know it's not AAA, but at least make the effort to have a lunar modulePoor and disappointing after Deliver Us the Moon which was great. Really bad frame rate and lag on PS5 is inexcusable. Poor facial modelling (poor even for PS4 frankly) and voice sync also let it down even though the voice acting itself is decent, though not great. There is also a lack of basic attention to detail - I know it's not AAA, but at least make the effort to have a lunar module leave surface tracks in a cinematic (that's just one of many examples of lazy execution). The character building is also clumsily handled and ultimately meant I didn't much like anyone. I also found the hologram and splitter puzzles just plain annoying. In the end after really looking forward to this game after "moon' I quit about 1/4 of the way in. Big disappointment.… Expand
  19. hogwarts9951432
    Feb 18, 2023
    9
    This game is great. Not a 10 obviously. Yes, it's low budget but I had an enormous amount of fun with it.
  20. Playstationsuck
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Runs terrible on weakstation 5 just as all games seem to Xbox is way better

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#42 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Adventure Game Hotspot
    Apr 14, 2023
    70
    A sequel that’s put in the work to expand its predecessor’s horizons is commendable, but for Deliver Us Mars this doesn’t always work out perfectly. Still, it offers another thrilling adventure for deep-space explorers, with welcome character moments that make it a little less solitary this time around.
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  2. PLAY
    Mar 8, 2023
    70
    Mars itself doesn’t feature as much as it probably should, but this is made up for by engaging characters, purposeful traversal, and a heartfelt message. [Issue#25, p.77]
  3. Everyeye.it
    Mar 3, 2023
    75
    Deliver Us Mars is a strongly story-driven adventure, which places great emphasis on the touching narrative sector, capable of making the player think continuously, and on the exploration of a planet full of mysteries: climbing the rocky walls of Mars works but it is the variety in terms of environmental puzzles to be lacking. The visual presentation is solid and, net of some imperfections and some drop in frame rate, embellishes this journey certainly suitable for lovers of the reference genre.
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