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The Dark Side Of Mars

Survival horror game where you need to find your way through the maze that is the Red Arc Facility. You need to Find four Key cards and one Space Suit to escape the facility alive. Some enemies run and some relentlessly follow you and all you have is a torch.

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January 24, 2023
3 years and 191 days ago
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About the Game

STORY
In the near future man has discovered a cave system on Mars. In it they found plant life but after testing the plants mysterious water source they accidentally unleashed a terrible disease. In The Dark Side Of Mars you play as the Red Arc Facility's head of security Mr Conroy and all you have to do is escape, by finding the key cards and space suit.

GAME PLAY
The Dark Side Of Mars is a survival horror game where you need to find your way though one big maze that is the Red Arc Facility. You need to Find four Key cards and one Space Suit to escape the facility alive. You can discover audio logs around the map revealing what really happened as you explore.

But be careful because something is roaming around and they kill anything human, some enemies run and some relentlessly follow you, loose sight of them to make them give up. All you have is a flash light, Your battery dies quickly and recharges slowly and so does your stamina.

FEATURES
The game is one big maze so make sure you take notes!

Sprint from danger!

Duck under half open doors to escape!

Use your flashlight to light the way!

But be careful! You tire fast and recover slow and your flashlight battery dies quickly and powers back up slowly!

CONTROLS

Controller support is active but menus and pause screens can only be navigated using mouse and keyboard.