Terraforming Mars Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience45.1% of reviews
Neutral15.9% of reviews
Negative experience39.0% of reviews

~ Based on 907 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Terraforming Mars

Is Terraforming Mars Safe?

Terraforming Mars appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Terraforming Mars is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 7,568 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

87.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 7,460 App Store ratings for Terraforming Mars.

Is Terraforming Mars Legit?

Terraforming Mars appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Terraforming Mars is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

extension

Il manque seulement l’extension politique

Excellent Game, good app, one annoying app bug

Overall, they did a really good job with this app and the music and the style.

I’ve been playing it on and off for years, have all of the DLC, yet and there’s one bug that persists. If you keep the game open and switch to a different app, when you return, if the other player has moved, it doesn’t show it, and the only way to continue is to close the game and reopen it, Which takes longer to load? based on how many turns have been taken.
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Need a harder AI!

Everything is great about this game - can you please turn up the AI so it’s harder?

Love it

Please add all of the expansions and Map packs

Great game, sucky app

The app has improved over the years years, but server has been down for two days

Not working

In app online games are not working

Consistently Down During Prime Time

Twin Sails, based in France, consistently does software updates at the end of the week during prime Pacific Coast Time play. How they have not figured out to do so during off hours is frustrating.

Crashes frequently

Crashes frequently, support is absent, and if a player abandons you are stuck letting their clock wind down from 45 min.

Found a bug

I can update to 5 stars once it’s fixed. In draft mode, select any card to keep on first pick. On second pick, tap one of the 3 new cards to go into inspection mode. Use the left arrow to nav to the card you kept from pick 1. The UI will now let you select the one you already kept. Do it and confirm. This locks the game state. You can no longer continue the draft or the game. You must abandon the game completely.
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Can’t undo turns

Every game app allows for you to undo turns, it really helps will learning how to play well. It’s realistic how games in real life go —if you see a turn isn’t the best one back track. So many people have brought this up, and yet nothing has changed. Not sure what the point of feedback is then.

Fantastic rendition of the physical boardgame

Easy to lose hours lost in this game. A bit of a learning curve but well worth your time. Works great solo and online. Awesome! - Dropping my rating since latest release is making the game experience worse. The screens now have glitches and you can’t play your purchased DLC unless you are connected to the Internet.
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Unplayable?

Cannot begin a game because the ‘create’ button doesn’t work. I submitted a bug on the support page.

I love this game

Have been playing for a few years. I play by myself against ai. Would like another game / card update soon.

There no back button when u make a mistake

Only gripe I have about this game is there no back button. Once u make a mistake u can’t take it back.

Bugs for years!

I still don’t get why Fryx keeps these developers? Three different studios working on this game and over the years it has had its ups and downs, but it has never been fully up! It has taken years to get expansions made, and the bugs just keep coming and coming and coming. honestly, this app is trash compared to other board game apps. Waterdeep is flawless, but this is a nightmare
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Game synch & Timer ruins experience

Game synch is terrible
Constantly freezing and crashing
You get locked out of games and you’re karma/ranking plummets

You all need to do something about the in game timer
It’s like a running clock, it takes time away from me when it’s my opponents turn.
Many games, my opponent and myself play at the same pace, yet somehow 15 minutes or more ticks off of my time that doesn’t come off my opponent’s time.
Why does my timer run off while the opponent is still on their turn?
Why does my timer burn off during production phases?
Why does my timer run off during draw phase but my opponent’s does not?
This awful timer and the constant game sync issues ruin this otherwise fun game
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Great game

Great game. AI players could be more competitive.

In game purchases locked in airplane mode

This is a long game, something you’d want to play on a plane ride to pass the time. I’ve spent more on this game than any app I have and it’s pretty rude and unprofessional to lock those purchases in airplane mode. I refuse to believe they need to constantly check whether I’ve made the purchases to keep them live on my app.
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Great game but lacking basic features

This app is a fantastic way to play TM over and over with ease. It could be a 5 star game, were it to add two features that are standard in mobile board game adaptations these days in 2026.

Missing feature 1: no “undo” button. Almost all digital board game adaptations have one, but TM doesn’t. Play the wrong card or hit the wrong button? Too bad. This game can be crunchy, and the inability to redo an action can be frustrating at times.

Missing feature 2: you can only access your DLC if you are connected to the internet. Preludes and Venus Next are great, but if you’re playing this on an iPad and you’re on the road or in an airplane with no wifi, you are stuck playing the base game only. That is no good; other digital board game adaptations let you enjoy DLC without an internet connection (e.g., I can use all my DLC “Root” factions or “Dune Imperium” DLC regardless of internet), so it’s very frustrating that your TM DLC purchases are only sometimes available.
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Good

It is good. Worth the couple bucks