M.A.R.S. - A ridiculous shooter

2D space shooter with awesome visual effects

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M.A.R.S. - a ridiculous shooter is a 2D space shooter with awesome visual effects and attractive physics. Players can battle each other or computer controlled enemies in exciting game modes. In the year 3547, civilizations all over the galaxy have settled their own planets, living in peace and harmony with its environment. But outside the contemplative habitats, the GREAT WAR is raging. As a famous fighter on your way to never ending honor and prosperity, you have to protect your planet from the oncoming doom of your jealous neighbours!

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Project

Developer: marsshooter
Publisher: Lucy Llewellyn
License: GPL-3.0+ and CC-BY and CC-BY-SA (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: mars-game.sourceforge.net
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Install

Available via: Flatpak · Snap (2) · Arch Linux · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Nixpkgs
All 8 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR (Git · Shooter build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nixpkgs
Flatpak sandbox: Limited access
Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.
What it can access
Plays and records audio
Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other

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Sources: Sources disagree on the name: marsaridiculousshooter / marsshooter / marsSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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How each source lists it (9)

Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	M.A.R.S. - A ridiculous shooter	0.7.6	—	GPL-3.0+ and CC-BY and CC-BY-SA	2D space shooter with awesome visual effects
Snap Store	M.A.R.S. - a ridiculous shooter	latest	—	Proprietary	A 2D space shooter with awesome visual effects and attractive physics.
Snap Store (Nightly build)	M.A.R.S. - a ridiculous shooter	latest	—	Proprietary	A 2D space shooter with awesome visual effects and attractive physics.
AUR (Git · Shooter build)	mars-shooter-git	0.7.4.r259.84664cd-1	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	A ridiculous space shooter with nice graphics (development version)
Debian	marsshooter	0.7.6-8	Distribution build	—	ridiculous space shooter governed by the laws of gravity
Ubuntu	marsshooter	0.7.6-10	Distribution build	—	ridiculous space shooter governed by the laws of gravity
Fedora	Mars	4.5	Distribution build	MIT	An interactive development environment for programming in MIPS assembly language
Fedora	marsshooter	0.7.6	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	M.A.R.S. - A Ridiculous Shooter
Nixpkgs	mars	0-unstable-2021-10-17	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	Game about fighting with ships in a 2D space setting

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