ARES 2192 is a sci-fi adventure racing RPG set on a forbidden, half-terraformed Mars ruled by a rogue AI. Players drop from orbit onto the planet to compete in illicit races, risking everything for the thrill—unwittingly joining a mysterious resistance and uncovering a vast conspiracy that could change the fate of humanity.

Every race brings players closer to the truth as dangers and stakes intensify. Players drive custom vehicles, develop skills, and upgrade their evolving AI companion, which learns, adapts, and guides them through a story that unfolds with every victory and loss. Increasingly difficult and complex missions are woven directly into the races themselves, ensuring that adrenaline, strategy, and story progression go hand in hand.

By day, players take on the role of a Rock Crusher—a colonist engineer installing stellar engines on asteroids and guiding them toward Mars as part of its massive terraforming project. Back on the station, they maintain their routines, visit the Retro bar, and are clandestinely contacted by The Cause through hidden messages and dead drops, setting the stage for secretive missions that intertwine with the racing world.

Art Direction: Function over form. Ares 2192 features a clean, bold, and original aesthetic. Color is used strategically to make heroes, vehicles, buildings, and action items stand out against vast, neutral environments. The epic scale of the world dwarfs players’ ultra-fast vehicles as they cut through its unforgiving landscapes, emphasizing both speed and the magnitude of the environment.

ARES 2192 blends high-speed racing, RPG progression, and a deep, evolving narrative into a unique, cinematic open-world experience—where every victory, choice, and mission brings players closer to exposing the secrets of Mars and the rogue AI that rules it.

Current demo video – in-game footage

Heavily modified industrial vehicles abandoned and reclaimed as “legal salvage”.
No one really know how the Race began, rumours of a couple of daring illegal tourists found the disabled vehicles after the great solar storm of 2157 that cripple much of the infrastructure on the surface of Mars and its many habitats in orbit.
Many new vehicles have been recruited to the Race, heavily modified and driven by dare devils who remain incognito.

The Tropics Belt – Coastline – Equatorial Mars specially has developed a warmer and wetter weather than it can be explained. One minute can look like a tropical paradise but in a matter of minutes savage storms appear from no-where. They render the coast line unrecognizable each time they hit.

Shallow Waters – Racing on frozen lakes seems like fun, but not when they thaw unexpectedly helped by a meteors shower!
Quick change of course may save you from being buried alive on ice, keep your never and keep improvising….
a real test for your ride’s resilience.