Games set on the planet Mars

The Red Planet is gathering the attention of every astronomy fan these days. Mars was also the setting for a few video games in the past, not many, I know, but some of them are well known and were well received.

Most popular Mars games

Descent

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Doom

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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS1990protected4.2/5 id software
Descent

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Parallax Software

Descent is a first person shooter with a unique six degree of freedom gameplay developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995.. You control a spaceship and must pilot it in a mine, through a series of 3d levels. The goal of the game is to find a series of keys, shoot down enemy ships and find your way to the next level.
Doom

DOS1993protected4.2/5 id software
Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS19923.5/5 Holodream Software
Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protected4/5 Access Software
Mines of Titan

DOS19893.5/5 Westwood Studios

Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.
Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1991freeware3.3/5 Scenerio Software
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

DOS1988protected4.1/5 LucasArts