Project Eagle: A 3D Interactive Mars Base
Released Nov 2018
An interactive art demo that showcases what a future base on Mars could look like. Project Eagle isn't a game - but an exploration of mankind's possible future.
76% positive · 549 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Project Eagle is a free interactive art demo — not a game — created by Blackbird Interactive in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to showcase what a future Mars colony might look like. The store description explicitly positions it as a finished demonstration tool, grounded in real science, that was first presented live at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit. It launched on Steam on November 27, 2018, followed by a single Windows 7 bug fix on December 4, 2018. There have been no developer communications, patches, or announcements of any kind since that hotfix. There is no DLC, no roadmap, no post-launch content cadence, and no indication that further updates were ever planned. This is a self-contained interactive demo that shipped as a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Store description explicitly states this is not a game but an interactive art demo and exploration tool, created in collaboration with NASA/JPL. No mention of updates, future content, or ongoing development.
Short description calls it 'an interactive art demo' — language consistent with a finished, static product rather than an evolving project.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Blackbird Interactive
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Project Eagle is an interactive model of a Mars colony in Gale Crater at the base of Mount Sharp, near the original landing site of the Mars Curiosity Rover. The project came to fruition after Blackbird Interactive Inc. was contacted by members of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to create a demo of a possible base on Mars.
Eagle isn't a game, but a tool to allow users to explore and learn about a potential future Mars colony. Eagle base is grounded in real possibilities, informed by real science with direct guidance and feedback from NASA and JPL scientists about the technological and material constraints for building human habitation on the red planet. Project Eagle is built in Unity using terrain data from the HiRise camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and is accurate to one meter.
The project was initially demonstrated live onstage at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit by NASA’s Dr. Jeff Norris, and BBI’s CEO Rob Cunningham and CCO Aaron Kambeitz.
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