diff --git a/pkgs/games/mars/default.nix b/pkgs/games/mars/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b9d423d65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/mars/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, mesa, sfml_svn, fribidi, taglib }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mars-${version}";
+  version = "0.7.1";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/mars-game/mars_source_${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "050li9adkkr2br5b4r5iq4prg4qklxnmf1i34aw6qkpw89qafzha";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [ cmake mesa sfml_svn fribidi taglib ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    cd ..
+    find -name '*.svn' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+    ensureDir "$out/share/mars/"
+    ensureDir "$out/bin/"
+    cp -rv data resources credits.txt license.txt "$out/share/mars/"
+    cp -v mars "$out/bin/mars.bin"
+    cat << EOF > "$out/bin/mars"
+    #! /bin/sh
+    cd "$out/share/mars/"
+    exec "$out/bin/mars.bin" "\$@"
+    EOF
+    chmod +x "$out/bin/mars"
+  '';
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://mars-game.sourceforge.net/;
+    description = "A game about fighting with ships in a 2D space setting";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.astsmtl ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b8aba541e9c..7b8b4f9ead0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7019,6 +7019,8 @@ let
     inherit libpng zlib;
   };
 
+  mars = callPackage ../games/mars { };
+
   micropolis = callPackage ../games/micropolis { };
 
   openttd = callPackage ../games/openttd {