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Although there isn't going to be a preload period, the good news is that the download size for Surviving Mars is relatively small. Paradox Interactive say that it will be 6 GB.
https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2018-09-03-surviving-mars-release-times-preloading-download-size-everything-we-know