Dark Moon

Dark Moon is a survival strategy game about leading a crew across the lunar surface while the Sun destroys everything in its reach. After a massive solar storm destroys electronics on Earth, the Moon’s main communication relay falls into the sunlight. As a member of the Engineering Council sent by Moon Shell to oversee a new mining system, you must manage your crew and resources, travel across the Moon and try to contact Earth. The light is deadly, so you must keep moving and avoid it.

Outrun the Sun

The Mechaplex, a giant general-purpose engineering vehicle, serves as your mobile base and getaway vehicle. Plan your actions around its movement: you cannot stay in one place for long. Build structures on the Mechaplex, research technologies, improve your crew’s abilities and travel across the lunar plains.

Explore and gather

Each playthrough can unfold differently as locations and events bring unpredictable results. Use drones to scan terrain and obstacles before you reach them. Gather minerals and use their properties to improve your chances of survival, developing mechanical prototypes to increase mineral gathering or convoy speed.

Manage your crew

Other survivors may join your convoy, including pilots who bring useful abilities and new building platforms. Taking them in means providing food and shelter, and deciding whether to help them or risk betrayal. Your choices also affect how the crew feels: some members may object to working with someone from a rival country, while others may welcome them. Casting out a popular member can provoke a revolt with serious consequences for the crew.