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'''Offworld Trading Company''' received three DLC packs on its official release day, along with the 1.0 build. More DLC and expansions have been released alongside [[Updates|updates]] to the base game.
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A perturbation in space and time has unveiled a dimension that is a distorted echo of reality. Discovered between Saturn and Uranus, this mysterious portal leads to a host of brand new challenges and opportunities.


== Available Downloadable Content ==
In Offworld Trading Company - Interdimensional, you will vie for economic dominance on mixed worlds where the rules of Mars, Europa, Io, and Ceres are in play all at once. Explore custom maps with a variety of terrain types. The frozen tundra of Europa could exist right beside the hot volcanic surface of Io on these worlds - you’ll need to choose your HQ placements wisely!


Offworld Trading Company released three DLC packs on it's official release day, along with the 1.0 build. They have stated that more DLC packs and expansions will continue to roll out.<br/> &nbsp;
Plan your business’ expansion carefully to get the most out of the resources surrounding your base. On these maps, you’ll have access to buildings and resources that were previously only available on certain worlds - you can harvest energy using a Nuclear Power Plant on the uranium-rich fields of Ceres and harvest water from the frozen tundra of Europa, all on the same world.


== Blue Chip Ventures DLC ==
Plenty of new challenges await you. Face them head on and drive your opponents’ businesses into the ground in Offworld Trading Company - Interdimensional!


Predict markets, effectively sabotage your opponents, and break monopolies in Blue Chip Ventures! This series of new single-player scenarios is designed by one of Offworld Trading Company’s top competitors - will your business come out on top, or will you be filing for bankruptcy?
'''Note:''' The Ceres Initiative DLC, Jupiter’s Forge Expansion, and The Europa Wager Expansion are not required to play this DLC.
 
'''Features'''
*Play on mixed worlds with multiple different rules, buildings, and resources in play at the same time.
*Play on one of the new included maps Sandstorm, Phoebe Station, or Three Plateaus, or choose to play on a random map for a new game experience every time.
*Explore custom maps with a variety of terrain types. Frozen terrain with easy access to water can exist directly beside hot volcanic terrain - you will need to choose your HQ *placements strategically!
*Create and share your own mixed maps via the Steam Workshop.
 
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What good is business if you're not willing to expand? The smallest of Jupiter's Galilean moons, Europa presents new challenges - and new opportunities! - for brave space entrepreneurs. Until now, there hasn't been any colony or business trade on the mostly frozen moon, but you're here to change that. Establish a colony, provide valuable life support, overcome the cracked landscape, and build your business in a place where no one thought it was possible.
 
With brand new scenarios, locations, buildings, resources, and more, The Europa Wager is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.
 
'''Core Features'''
*'''New Location - Europa'''<br/> Explore the smallest of Jupiter's Galilean moons where numerous cracks in the surface and methane geysers make building and sustaining structures more than a little difficult. The frozen moon has an abundance of water, but prepare to face other challenges.
*'''New Resources'''<br/> Made of silicate rock and possessing a water-ice crust, Europa's atmosphere is thin but comprised mostly of oxygen. There is no aluminum on Europa, but you've found a way to use the abundant magnesium there to your advantage.
*'''New Scenarios'''<br/> Fight through the frozen elements and help brave colonists found their colony and establish important resource lines. Make critical decisions on where and what to build, and mind the cracked and frozen landscape in order to make sure your structures don't come tumbling down.
*'''New Structures'''<br/> Methane geysers are abundant on Europa, and the new Methane Extractor structure will allow you to harness the gas' energy and transform it into power. Hydrothermal Plants produce plenty of power, plus a small amount of water. Meanwhile, the Gas Plant converts fuel into power.
 
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Mars used to be the place where the unwanted went. The criminals, the men and women who were a menace to society. However, a crisis on Earth forced even more humans to flee to the Red Planet in order to make better lives for themselves. Technology had failed them, and dwindling supplies was threatening to doom them.
 
Market Corrections is a new piece of downloadable content for Offworld Trading Company that features 12 brand new maps and 3 new character campaigns that share why humanity began to colonize Mars.
 
[[Reni-6]]: A sentient robot who has spent years serving humans, Reni-6 seeks to change humanity’s perception on robotics. By providing food and aid to the colonies, Reni-6 hopes they’ll see that not all technology is bad - in fact, it can even be helpful.
 
[[Ilana Kamat]]: A brilliant scientist, Ilana was there when a mysterious algorithm wiped out Earth’s technology. Her mentor, Silas, is keen to make certain that the same doesn’t happen to Mars, and for the time being she’s left in charge of the company to make sure things keep operating smoothly.
 
[[Frank Dawson]]: Frank doesn’t talk much about why he was sent to Mars - and most people are afraid enough not to ask. It is a reputation that he never asked for, one that he seeks to change for himself, as well as the rest of the colonists who first came to Mars as prisoners.
 
'''Features'''
*3 brand new campaigns featuring some of Offworld Trading Company’s favorite CEOs
**Reni-6 (Robotics HQ)
**Ilana Kamat (Scientific HQ)
**Frank Dawson (Scavenger HQ)
*12 New Maps of various sizes, inspired by actual Martian geography
**Korolev Crater East - The eastern side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars
**Two Points Lakebed - Pointed formations created by flowing rivers, which later formed a lake (now devoid of water) as the rivers were drying up.
**Atlantis Chaos - An equatorial basin region filled with rugged features.
**Korolev Crater West - The western side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars.
**Ma’adim Vallis - An ancient riverbed.
**Thymiamata - Part of the brightest desert region on Mars, heavily pocked with craters.
**Aurorae Chaos - Sprawling rugged lands which were once under water.
**Melas Craters - A small section of land, marked by craters, located south of the solar system's largest canyon.
**Mangala Valles - An intensely cratered area south of one of the ancient great seas.
**Korolev Crater North - The northern side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars.
**Masursky Crater - A unique ancient crater, partially worn away by rivers that once flowed through and near it, all now long dry.
**Mangala Fossa - A deep canyon with one section filled in by intersecting flows of ancient lava.
 
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Before business on Mars started booming, the first pioneers from Earth had just one objective: survive. Play through over a dozen challenging scenarios and overcome the struggles of settling on Mars by aiding the growing colonies and ensuring their healthy futures. In this DLC, the stock market and other business owners aren’t your enemies - instead, you’re fighting against Mars itself.
 
Limited Supply takes a core rule of Offworld Trading Company - buy whatever you want, whenever you want it (as long as you have the cash) - and turns it on its head. Each scenario has a different ruleset and restricts what resources you’re allowed to buy and sell, meaning that you’ll have to constantly reevaluate how to thrive in each new location if you want to survive.
 
In normal games, you need to build up your business and turn a profit in order to buy out your competition. Now, you’ll need to meet a list of objectives set by the colony in order to win and proceed to the next scenario. As you progress, the tech you’ll have access to becomes more advanced - but, so do the colony’s requests!
 
The Limited Supply DLC is a whole new way to experience Offworld Trading Company. Each scenario is a puzzle to be solved rather than a head-to-head showdown against fellow businesses. Can you ensure the future of Mars and become a hero to the colonies?
 
'''Features'''
*Over a dozen scenarios with unique rule sets and locations
*A constantly changing environment that provides new challenges and objectives
*Evolving technologies and challenges
*Overcome the initial challenges of settling colonies on Mars
*A new way to experience the game through puzzles instead of head-to-head competition
 
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Don’t miss an opportunity for opulent self-expression! Conspicuous Consumption dresses up Offworld’s five advanced buildings with custom particles and audio. Give your game some classic sci-fi flare with retro-styled versions, or have a good laugh with the goofy fun time versions. Maybe your newfound extravagance will distract your opponent long enough for you to establish an offworld monopoly right under their noses! ...Okay, perhaps not, but at least you’ll look awesome while you try.
 
'''Features'''
The “Conspicuous Consumption” DLC comes with two variants for each of the five advanced buildings:
*'''Hacker Array:'''<br> Well, it ain’t Vegas, but it’ll have to do. Take your chances and make luck your mistress while styling the goofy roulette version, or embrace the retro feel with an old-style radio tower.
*'''Offworld Market:'''<br> The colors, Duke, the colors! Launch your goods offworld and hope the popsicle rocket doesn’t melt, or change to a sleek retro rocket to make your opponents envious of your sweet ride.
*'''Optimization Center:'''<br> Careful not to burst anyone’s bubble while you optimize your resources in the silly bubble machine version, or give your opponents a little shock with the retro-styled tesla coil.
*'''Patent Lab:'''<br> Research some science inside a giant Rubik’s Cube (we DARE you not to get distracted trying to match the sides!), or get ahead of your opponents in a building that looks suspiciously like the robot’s head from “Forbidden Planet.”
*'''Pleasure Dome:'''<br. Disco Inferno, baby! Tear up the dance floor inside a giant disco ball, or leave your platform shoes at home and enjoy some space burgers at a retro-styled galactic diner. Just...don’t order the special.
 
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If you thought turning a profit on Mars was tough, just wait until you land on Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io. With resources that deplete over time creating fierce competition, you will have to adapt to the new environment faster than your opponents do in order to survive. Life support is so strenuous on Io that Mars will look like a paradise in comparison!
 
Two brand new factions have joined the corporate world on Io where the new resource system offers a steep learning curve. There are plenty of new sources for power, but some of humanity’s basic essentials - like water - don’t exist. In order to thrive on Io, you will need to steer yourself away from everything you thought you knew about Mars and re-order your building priorities to outshine your competitors.
 
If community competition is your thing, take the new 1000 Map Challenge. Earn your place on the leaderboards and see how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space take their toll on you.
 
With a brand new campaign, locations, factions, patents, resources, and much more, Jupiter’s Forge is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.
*'''New Location - IO '''<br/> Explore Jupiter’s volcanic and volatile moon where energy is plentiful, but life support is so difficult that it makes Mars look like a paradise.
*'''New Resource System'''<br/> Change your production priorities in order to survive on Io where even the element most essential to basic human life - water - does not exist.
*'''New Faction - [[The Penrose Collective]]'''<br/> Highly adaptable and influential, they are able to return claims and spread their operations across an already depleted environment in order to afford them easier access to more resources.
*'''New Faction - [[The Diadem Trust]]'''<br/> An elite business group, their advanced structures can outperform the competition. Their ability to purchase patents that are already owned even leaves lawyers scratching their heads.
*'''New Infinite Map Challenge'''<br/> Compete against the online community as each map evolves and becomes more difficult than the last. See how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space get the better of you.
*'''New Campaign'''<br/> Show that you have what it takes to survive on the harsh environment of Io. Snag resources before your adversaries do and prove that money talks: you made it on Mars, and you can make it on Io.
 
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If you thought turning a profit on Mars was tough, just wait until you land on Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io. With resources that deplete over time creating fierce competition, you will have to adapt to the new environment faster than your opponents do in order to survive. Life support is so strenuous on Io that Mars will look like a paradise in comparison!
 
Two brand new factions have joined the corporate world on Io where the new resource system offers a steep learning curve. There are plenty of new sources for power, but some of humanity’s basic essentials - like water - don’t exist. In order to thrive on Io, you will need to steer yourself away from everything you thought you knew about Mars and re-order your building priorities to outshine your competitors.
 
If community competition is your thing, take the new 1000 Map Challenge. Earn your place on the leaderboards and see how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space take their toll on you.
 
With a brand new campaign, locations, factions, patents, resources, and much more, Jupiter’s Forge is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.


'''Scenarios '''<br/> Learn valuable management skills and become a better executive by undertaking one of over a dozen unique scenarios from different categories.
'''Scenarios '''<br/> Learn valuable management skills and become a better executive by undertaking one of over a dozen unique scenarios from different categories.
*'''Supply and Demand'''<br/> They want it? You’ve got it. Focus on monopolizing resources and learn the right times to shift your focus to keep yourself ahead of your competition.  
*'''Supply and Demand'''<br/> They want it? You’ve got it. Focus on monopolizing resources and learn the right times to shift your focus to keep yourself ahead of your competition.  
*'''Play Well With Others'''<br/> Can’t we all just get along? Focus on how best to handle your opponents - and also how to work well on a team with your allies to seal your victory.  
*'''Play Well With Others'''<br/> Can’t we all just get along? Focus on how best to handle your opponents - and also how to work well on a team with your allies to seal your victory.  
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== The Patron and the Patriot DLC ==
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If you thought being the CEO of a company and maintaining a monopoly on Mars was hard work before, get ready to double down with a bunch of new campaign enhancements in the Patron and the Patriot! With two new characters joining the fray, new story-driven content, new game modes, and more, this DLC takes the single player experience and adds hours of additional entertainment and content to explore.
If you thought being the CEO of a company and maintaining a monopoly on Mars was hard work before, get ready to double down with a bunch of new campaign enhancements in the Patron and the Patriot! With two new characters joining the fray, new story-driven content, new game modes, and more, this DLC takes the single player experience and adds hours of additional entertainment and content to explore.


*'''NEW CEO: Dr. Mikhail Nekrasov'''<br/> Substitute aluminium for glass in construction with his unique Transparent Aluminium patent and construct any HQ type of your choice at the start of a game.  
*'''New CEO: [[Dr. Mikhail Nekrasov]]'''<br/> Substitute aluminium for glass in construction with his unique Transparent Aluminium patent and construct any HQ type of your choice at the start of a game.  
*'''NEW CEO: Manuel Valencia'''<br/> A strong relationship with former clients provides a strong bond rating and half-cost for financing short-term debts, and each level you gain with your HQ grants you a Core Sample.  
*'''New CEO: [[Manuel Valencia]]'''<br/> A strong relationship with former clients provides a strong bond rating and half-cost for financing short-term debts, and each level you gain with your HQ grants you a Core Sample.  
*'''Colony Classes'''<br/> Don't fall behind your competition! Colonies can specialize in one economic area and alter the stock market in various ways.  
*'''New Colony Classes'''<br/> Different colonies have different needs. Colonies in the campaign can specialize in one economic area, which alters the stock market in various ways. Try to keep up, or risk falling behind your competition!
*'''Campaign Length'''<br/> Campaign tournaments can now span 4, 7, or 10 games.  
*'''New Campaign Feature: Wholesale Orders'''<br/> Not all colonies want you to build habitats and work modules for them! This game mode is more challenging because the colonies could request any variety of commodity types. As the game goes on, the order sizes increase, and the resource the colony demands could be different every time! This means you’ll need to keep an eye on costs and watch your economy as you try to meet the demand.
*'''Wholesale Orders'''<br/> Colonies can now choose to demand commodities during the course of a game instead of building modules.  
*'''New Campaign Feature: Colony Build'''<br/> Pay attention to the colony classes in your game! It may affect what modules are available to construct, which will mean you need to provide different resources based on their needs. The more versatile your company is, the easier it will be for you to keep up with changing demands.
*'''Story Driven Campaigns'''<br/> Six new interactive short stories about life on Mars are made available by playing each of the new characters.
*'''New Story-Driven Campaigns'''<br/> Experience six interactive short stories about life on Mars, available through playing the new characters on each different length of campaign
*'''New Achievements'''<br/> Play through the new campaigns and explore all of the different characters to unlock new achievements on Steam!


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== Ceres Initiative DLC ==
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The largest asteroid in the belt has finally chartered its first colony and there’s money to be made! Humanity proved that we could thrive on Mars... but, now we need to learn how to survive on a dead rock. Enjoy the brand new scenery of Ceres while mining for Uranium, a resource unique to the landscape of the frozen asteroid. Use it to power the new Nuclear Power Plant building and fuel your colony while you fight for dominance of the stock market once again!
The largest asteroid in the belt has finally chartered its first colony and there’s money to be made! Humanity proved that we could thrive on Mars... but, now we need to learn how to survive on a dead rock. Enjoy the brand new scenery of Ceres while mining for Uranium, a resource unique to the landscape of the frozen asteroid. Use it to power the new Nuclear Power Plant building and fuel your colony while you fight for dominance of the stock market once again!


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Challenge yourself with four new scenarios, designed by top OTC competitor “Blues” to test your ability turn a profit in less than ideal conditions. To top these trials, you’ll have to handle resource lockouts, staggering debt, and even depend on your trusty MULEs instead of mines to build the foundation of your Martian corporation. Keep a thoughtful approach and your quick wits about you and despite the odds being stacked in your competition’s favor you’ll be able to prove yourself against the finest Mars can offer.


== Map Toolkit DLC ==
The Scenario Toolkit also includes 41 new maps (33 on Mars, 8 on Ceres) to Offworld Trading Company. Available for both Skirmish and Multiplayer game modes, these are a great way to enjoy OTC in structured Martian environments.
 
Build and design your own maps in the new map editor and share them with friends and rivals. With several new maps to get you started, you will be creating amazing Martian landscapes in no time.


*'''New Map Editing Tool'''<br/> Design and create your own Martian landscapes with looming plateaus, deep craters, and more.
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*'''New Maps'''<br/> Enjoy several new maps, based on real Martian locations, perfect for getting started with editing your own.
*'''New Scenarios'''<br/> Blues brings more content into Offworld, creating four unique puzzles for players to test their abilities in all new ways
*'''New Campaign Locations'''<br/> Explore the new maps that work with the “real Mars maps” option, now incorporated into the campaign.
*'''New Maps'''<br/> Enjoy many new maps, based on real Martian locations, perfect for getting started with editing your own
*'''New Campaign Locations'''<br/> Explore the new maps that work with the “real Mars maps” option, now incorporated into the campaign
*'''Example Mods'''<br/> Aspiring Offworld Modders can access the included examples to serve as a foundation for their own creations


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Defeat your rivals in the frozen terrain of Ultimum Chasma, navigate the winding passes of Margaritifer Sinus, cross the trenches of Cerberus Fossae, and more! This map pack adds over 30 new maps to Skirmish and Multiplayer games. Designed by a planetary geologist, these maps model the actual Martian surface in each of the red planet’s regions and will add plenty of depth to your Offworld experience.


== Real Mars Pack DLC ==
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== Soundtrack DLC ==
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== Dev Almanac ==
With a rich, unique, and otherworldly sound, Grammy award winning composer Christopher Tin (Baba Yetu, Civilization IV) will take you Offworld with this original soundtrack. Comprised of several dynamic tracks, enjoy the music of Mars anytime you like.
 
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This free 91 page Almanac contains:
*A detailed strategy guide by top-tier players Zultar and Cubit.  
*Coverage from planetary geologist Kirby Runyon, who discusses each of the regions the game takes place in and how their real life features were used to influence the game’s map design.  
*Coverage from planetary geologist Kirby Runyon, who discusses each of the regions the game takes place in and how their real life features were used to influence the game’s map design.  
*Designer Notes from Offworld Trading Company’s lead designer, Soren Johnson, who discusses the inspiration for the game and how each of the game’s features help deliver on that goal to create a unique experience for the player.
*Designer Notes from Offworld Trading Company’s lead designer, Soren Johnson, who discusses the inspiration for the game and how each of the game’s features help deliver on that goal to create a unique experience for the player.
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DLC

Offworld Trading Company received three DLC packs on its official release day, along with the 1.0 build. More DLC and expansions have been released alongside updates to the base game.

Interdimensional DLC

A perturbation in space and time has unveiled a dimension that is a distorted echo of reality. Discovered between Saturn and Uranus, this mysterious portal leads to a host of brand new challenges and opportunities.

In Offworld Trading Company - Interdimensional, you will vie for economic dominance on mixed worlds where the rules of Mars, Europa, Io, and Ceres are in play all at once. Explore custom maps with a variety of terrain types. The frozen tundra of Europa could exist right beside the hot volcanic surface of Io on these worlds - you’ll need to choose your HQ placements wisely!

Plan your business’ expansion carefully to get the most out of the resources surrounding your base. On these maps, you’ll have access to buildings and resources that were previously only available on certain worlds - you can harvest energy using a Nuclear Power Plant on the uranium-rich fields of Ceres and harvest water from the frozen tundra of Europa, all on the same world.

Plenty of new challenges await you. Face them head on and drive your opponents’ businesses into the ground in Offworld Trading Company - Interdimensional!

Note: The Ceres Initiative DLC, Jupiter’s Forge Expansion, and The Europa Wager Expansion are not required to play this DLC.

Features

  • Play on mixed worlds with multiple different rules, buildings, and resources in play at the same time.
  • Play on one of the new included maps Sandstorm, Phoebe Station, or Three Plateaus, or choose to play on a random map for a new game experience every time.
  • Explore custom maps with a variety of terrain types. Frozen terrain with easy access to water can exist directly beside hot volcanic terrain - you will need to choose your HQ *placements strategically!
  • Create and share your own mixed maps via the Steam Workshop.

The Europa Wager Expansion

What good is business if you're not willing to expand? The smallest of Jupiter's Galilean moons, Europa presents new challenges - and new opportunities! - for brave space entrepreneurs. Until now, there hasn't been any colony or business trade on the mostly frozen moon, but you're here to change that. Establish a colony, provide valuable life support, overcome the cracked landscape, and build your business in a place where no one thought it was possible.

With brand new scenarios, locations, buildings, resources, and more, The Europa Wager is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.

Core Features

  • New Location - Europa
    Explore the smallest of Jupiter's Galilean moons where numerous cracks in the surface and methane geysers make building and sustaining structures more than a little difficult. The frozen moon has an abundance of water, but prepare to face other challenges.
  • New Resources
    Made of silicate rock and possessing a water-ice crust, Europa's atmosphere is thin but comprised mostly of oxygen. There is no aluminum on Europa, but you've found a way to use the abundant magnesium there to your advantage.
  • New Scenarios
    Fight through the frozen elements and help brave colonists found their colony and establish important resource lines. Make critical decisions on where and what to build, and mind the cracked and frozen landscape in order to make sure your structures don't come tumbling down.
  • New Structures
    Methane geysers are abundant on Europa, and the new Methane Extractor structure will allow you to harness the gas' energy and transform it into power. Hydrothermal Plants produce plenty of power, plus a small amount of water. Meanwhile, the Gas Plant converts fuel into power.

Market Corrections DLC

Mars used to be the place where the unwanted went. The criminals, the men and women who were a menace to society. However, a crisis on Earth forced even more humans to flee to the Red Planet in order to make better lives for themselves. Technology had failed them, and dwindling supplies was threatening to doom them.

Market Corrections is a new piece of downloadable content for Offworld Trading Company that features 12 brand new maps and 3 new character campaigns that share why humanity began to colonize Mars.

Reni-6: A sentient robot who has spent years serving humans, Reni-6 seeks to change humanity’s perception on robotics. By providing food and aid to the colonies, Reni-6 hopes they’ll see that not all technology is bad - in fact, it can even be helpful.

Ilana Kamat: A brilliant scientist, Ilana was there when a mysterious algorithm wiped out Earth’s technology. Her mentor, Silas, is keen to make certain that the same doesn’t happen to Mars, and for the time being she’s left in charge of the company to make sure things keep operating smoothly.

Frank Dawson: Frank doesn’t talk much about why he was sent to Mars - and most people are afraid enough not to ask. It is a reputation that he never asked for, one that he seeks to change for himself, as well as the rest of the colonists who first came to Mars as prisoners.

Features

  • 3 brand new campaigns featuring some of Offworld Trading Company’s favorite CEOs
    • Reni-6 (Robotics HQ)
    • Ilana Kamat (Scientific HQ)
    • Frank Dawson (Scavenger HQ)
  • 12 New Maps of various sizes, inspired by actual Martian geography
    • Korolev Crater East - The eastern side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars
    • Two Points Lakebed - Pointed formations created by flowing rivers, which later formed a lake (now devoid of water) as the rivers were drying up.
    • Atlantis Chaos - An equatorial basin region filled with rugged features.
    • Korolev Crater West - The western side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars.
    • Ma’adim Vallis - An ancient riverbed.
    • Thymiamata - Part of the brightest desert region on Mars, heavily pocked with craters.
    • Aurorae Chaos - Sprawling rugged lands which were once under water.
    • Melas Craters - A small section of land, marked by craters, located south of the solar system's largest canyon.
    • Mangala Valles - An intensely cratered area south of one of the ancient great seas.
    • Korolev Crater North - The northern side of the largest ice-filled crater on Mars.
    • Masursky Crater - A unique ancient crater, partially worn away by rivers that once flowed through and near it, all now long dry.
    • Mangala Fossa - A deep canyon with one section filled in by intersecting flows of ancient lava.

Limited Supply DLC

Before business on Mars started booming, the first pioneers from Earth had just one objective: survive. Play through over a dozen challenging scenarios and overcome the struggles of settling on Mars by aiding the growing colonies and ensuring their healthy futures. In this DLC, the stock market and other business owners aren’t your enemies - instead, you’re fighting against Mars itself.

Limited Supply takes a core rule of Offworld Trading Company - buy whatever you want, whenever you want it (as long as you have the cash) - and turns it on its head. Each scenario has a different ruleset and restricts what resources you’re allowed to buy and sell, meaning that you’ll have to constantly reevaluate how to thrive in each new location if you want to survive.

In normal games, you need to build up your business and turn a profit in order to buy out your competition. Now, you’ll need to meet a list of objectives set by the colony in order to win and proceed to the next scenario. As you progress, the tech you’ll have access to becomes more advanced - but, so do the colony’s requests!

The Limited Supply DLC is a whole new way to experience Offworld Trading Company. Each scenario is a puzzle to be solved rather than a head-to-head showdown against fellow businesses. Can you ensure the future of Mars and become a hero to the colonies?

Features

  • Over a dozen scenarios with unique rule sets and locations
  • A constantly changing environment that provides new challenges and objectives
  • Evolving technologies and challenges
  • Overcome the initial challenges of settling colonies on Mars
  • A new way to experience the game through puzzles instead of head-to-head competition

Conspicuous Consumption DLC

Don’t miss an opportunity for opulent self-expression! Conspicuous Consumption dresses up Offworld’s five advanced buildings with custom particles and audio. Give your game some classic sci-fi flare with retro-styled versions, or have a good laugh with the goofy fun time versions. Maybe your newfound extravagance will distract your opponent long enough for you to establish an offworld monopoly right under their noses! ...Okay, perhaps not, but at least you’ll look awesome while you try.

Features The “Conspicuous Consumption” DLC comes with two variants for each of the five advanced buildings:

  • Hacker Array:
    Well, it ain’t Vegas, but it’ll have to do. Take your chances and make luck your mistress while styling the goofy roulette version, or embrace the retro feel with an old-style radio tower.
  • Offworld Market:
    The colors, Duke, the colors! Launch your goods offworld and hope the popsicle rocket doesn’t melt, or change to a sleek retro rocket to make your opponents envious of your sweet ride.
  • Optimization Center:
    Careful not to burst anyone’s bubble while you optimize your resources in the silly bubble machine version, or give your opponents a little shock with the retro-styled tesla coil.
  • Patent Lab:
    Research some science inside a giant Rubik’s Cube (we DARE you not to get distracted trying to match the sides!), or get ahead of your opponents in a building that looks suspiciously like the robot’s head from “Forbidden Planet.”
  • Pleasure Dome:<br. Disco Inferno, baby! Tear up the dance floor inside a giant disco ball, or leave your platform shoes at home and enjoy some space burgers at a retro-styled galactic diner. Just...don’t order the special.

Jupiter's Forge Expansion

If you thought turning a profit on Mars was tough, just wait until you land on Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io. With resources that deplete over time creating fierce competition, you will have to adapt to the new environment faster than your opponents do in order to survive. Life support is so strenuous on Io that Mars will look like a paradise in comparison!

Two brand new factions have joined the corporate world on Io where the new resource system offers a steep learning curve. There are plenty of new sources for power, but some of humanity’s basic essentials - like water - don’t exist. In order to thrive on Io, you will need to steer yourself away from everything you thought you knew about Mars and re-order your building priorities to outshine your competitors.

If community competition is your thing, take the new 1000 Map Challenge. Earn your place on the leaderboards and see how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space take their toll on you.

With a brand new campaign, locations, factions, patents, resources, and much more, Jupiter’s Forge is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.

  • New Location - IO
    Explore Jupiter’s volcanic and volatile moon where energy is plentiful, but life support is so difficult that it makes Mars look like a paradise.
  • New Resource System
    Change your production priorities in order to survive on Io where even the element most essential to basic human life - water - does not exist.
  • New Faction - The Penrose Collective
    Highly adaptable and influential, they are able to return claims and spread their operations across an already depleted environment in order to afford them easier access to more resources.
  • New Faction - The Diadem Trust
    An elite business group, their advanced structures can outperform the competition. Their ability to purchase patents that are already owned even leaves lawyers scratching their heads.
  • New Infinite Map Challenge
    Compete against the online community as each map evolves and becomes more difficult than the last. See how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space get the better of you.
  • New Campaign
    Show that you have what it takes to survive on the harsh environment of Io. Snag resources before your adversaries do and prove that money talks: you made it on Mars, and you can make it on Io.

Blue Chip Ventures DLC

If you thought turning a profit on Mars was tough, just wait until you land on Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io. With resources that deplete over time creating fierce competition, you will have to adapt to the new environment faster than your opponents do in order to survive. Life support is so strenuous on Io that Mars will look like a paradise in comparison!

Two brand new factions have joined the corporate world on Io where the new resource system offers a steep learning curve. There are plenty of new sources for power, but some of humanity’s basic essentials - like water - don’t exist. In order to thrive on Io, you will need to steer yourself away from everything you thought you knew about Mars and re-order your building priorities to outshine your competitors.

If community competition is your thing, take the new 1000 Map Challenge. Earn your place on the leaderboards and see how many maps you can conquer before the harsh environments of space take their toll on you.

With a brand new campaign, locations, factions, patents, resources, and much more, Jupiter’s Forge is a must-have addition for your Offworld Trading Company experience.

Scenarios
Learn valuable management skills and become a better executive by undertaking one of over a dozen unique scenarios from different categories.

  • Supply and Demand
    They want it? You’ve got it. Focus on monopolizing resources and learn the right times to shift your focus to keep yourself ahead of your competition.
  • Play Well With Others
    Can’t we all just get along? Focus on how best to handle your opponents - and also how to work well on a team with your allies to seal your victory.
  • Long-Term Planning
    You’re in it for the long haul! Deal with debt strategies and turn around a losing game through careful planning.
  • Challenge
    Playtime is over! These scenarios will force you to take all of the concepts you’ve learned and execute them flawlessly in order to win.

The Patron and the Patriot DLC

If you thought being the CEO of a company and maintaining a monopoly on Mars was hard work before, get ready to double down with a bunch of new campaign enhancements in the Patron and the Patriot! With two new characters joining the fray, new story-driven content, new game modes, and more, this DLC takes the single player experience and adds hours of additional entertainment and content to explore.

  • New CEO: Dr. Mikhail Nekrasov
    Substitute aluminium for glass in construction with his unique Transparent Aluminium patent and construct any HQ type of your choice at the start of a game.
  • New CEO: Manuel Valencia
    A strong relationship with former clients provides a strong bond rating and half-cost for financing short-term debts, and each level you gain with your HQ grants you a Core Sample.
  • New Colony Classes
    Different colonies have different needs. Colonies in the campaign can specialize in one economic area, which alters the stock market in various ways. Try to keep up, or risk falling behind your competition!
  • New Campaign Feature: Wholesale Orders
    Not all colonies want you to build habitats and work modules for them! This game mode is more challenging because the colonies could request any variety of commodity types. As the game goes on, the order sizes increase, and the resource the colony demands could be different every time! This means you’ll need to keep an eye on costs and watch your economy as you try to meet the demand.
  • New Campaign Feature: Colony Build
    Pay attention to the colony classes in your game! It may affect what modules are available to construct, which will mean you need to provide different resources based on their needs. The more versatile your company is, the easier it will be for you to keep up with changing demands.
  • New Story-Driven Campaigns
    Experience six interactive short stories about life on Mars, available through playing the new characters on each different length of campaign
  • New Achievements
    Play through the new campaigns and explore all of the different characters to unlock new achievements on Steam!

Ceres Initiative DLC

The largest asteroid in the belt has finally chartered its first colony and there’s money to be made! Humanity proved that we could thrive on Mars... but, now we need to learn how to survive on a dead rock. Enjoy the brand new scenery of Ceres while mining for Uranium, a resource unique to the landscape of the frozen asteroid. Use it to power the new Nuclear Power Plant building and fuel your colony while you fight for dominance of the stock market once again!

  • New Location: Ceres
    The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, Ceres presents great challenges to colonization with its vast spans of ice and rock. Enjoy some new scenery as you crush your competition to remain on top of the stock market.
  • New Resource: Uranium
    Only available on Ceres, this mineable resource provides power to Power Plants and is just one more way to manipulate the stock market in your favor.
  • New Building: Nuclear Power Plant
    The new Power Plant is an excellent source of energy for your colony and can be built on any tile. This building is powered by Uranium and is only available on Ceres.
  • New Patent: Liquid Batteries
    This new patent could be critical to the success of your colony on Ceres. Liquid Batteries will allow you to keep your Solar Condenser running no matter what time of the day it is, collecting valuable carbon, oxygen, and water so you can keep your operations running smoothly.
  • New Challenge: Depleting Resources
    On Ceres, resources deplete as they are used. Over time, your plots will start to decrease and you will need to be on the lookout for new resource points to mine since even the best of them won’t last forever.

Scenario Toolkit DLC

Challenge yourself with four new scenarios, designed by top OTC competitor “Blues” to test your ability turn a profit in less than ideal conditions. To top these trials, you’ll have to handle resource lockouts, staggering debt, and even depend on your trusty MULEs instead of mines to build the foundation of your Martian corporation. Keep a thoughtful approach and your quick wits about you and despite the odds being stacked in your competition’s favor you’ll be able to prove yourself against the finest Mars can offer.

The Scenario Toolkit also includes 41 new maps (33 on Mars, 8 on Ceres) to Offworld Trading Company. Available for both Skirmish and Multiplayer game modes, these are a great way to enjoy OTC in structured Martian environments.

Features

  • New Scenarios
    Blues brings more content into Offworld, creating four unique puzzles for players to test their abilities in all new ways
  • New Maps
    Enjoy many new maps, based on real Martian locations, perfect for getting started with editing your own
  • New Campaign Locations
    Explore the new maps that work with the “real Mars maps” option, now incorporated into the campaign
  • Example Mods
    Aspiring Offworld Modders can access the included examples to serve as a foundation for their own creations

Real Mars Pack DLC

Defeat your rivals in the frozen terrain of Ultimum Chasma, navigate the winding passes of Margaritifer Sinus, cross the trenches of Cerberus Fossae, and more! This map pack adds over 30 new maps to Skirmish and Multiplayer games. Designed by a planetary geologist, these maps model the actual Martian surface in each of the red planet’s regions and will add plenty of depth to your Offworld experience.

Soundtrack DLC

With a rich, unique, and otherworldly sound, Grammy award winning composer Christopher Tin (Baba Yetu, Civilization IV) will take you Offworld with this original soundtrack. Comprised of several dynamic tracks, enjoy the music of Mars anytime you like.

Almanac DLC

This free 91 page Almanac contains:

  • A detailed strategy guide by top-tier players Zultar and Cubit.
  • Coverage from planetary geologist Kirby Runyon, who discusses each of the regions the game takes place in and how their real life features were used to influence the game’s map design.
  • Designer Notes from Offworld Trading Company’s lead designer, Soren Johnson, who discusses the inspiration for the game and how each of the game’s features help deliver on that goal to create a unique experience for the player.