Dark Moon

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EMBRACE THE DARKNESS Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where time is working against you. With the Moon’s electronics down it is up to you to traverse the lunar soil and try to make contact with Earth while managing your crew and resources.

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148 reviews
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Developer:
Jujubee S.A.
Publisher:
101XP
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
29 October 2025
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (148)

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Description

EMBRACE THE DARKNESS

Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where time is working against you. With the Moon’s electronics down it is up to you to traverse the lunar soil and try to make contact with Earth while managing your crew and resources. You will never know what you will encounter along your way, thus be prepared to make crucial decisions and live with the consequences. Whatever you do - don’t go into the light!

As a member of the Engineering Council sent by Moon Shell, your task was to oversee the construction of a newly developed mining system on the Moon. The simple objective changed dramatically when a massive solar storm hit the Earth, destroying all electronics in its wake. Soon after, you witness the Sun's scorching heat as the Moon's main communication relay falls into the light. You are alone, and now everything within the Sun's reach is gone within seconds. The light is your enemy and the darkness is your salvation.

SOLAR PRESSURE

The Sun is destroying everything it touches, you must avoid its radiance. The Mechaplex - a giant, general-purpose engineering vehicle will stand as your base of operations. It will also serve as your getaway vehicle, thus plan your actions accordingly and escape the tireless enemy. You must constantly move forward.

NON-LINEAR SURVIVAL

A different experience with each playthrough as each location and event may bring unpredictable results. Scan the terrain and obstacles with your drones to prepare for what lies ahead. Embrace or beware of other survivors who will want to join your convoy. Gather minerals and use their properties to increase your chances of survival.

MANAGE YOUR MOBILE BASE

The Mechaplex is your means of survival; build new buildings on top of it, research new technologies, enhance your crew's abilities, and traverse the lunar plains. Develop new mechanical prototypes that will enhance your mineral gathering or focus on enhancing your convoy's movement speed to elude the Sun's deadly grasp. You can't stay in one place for too long.

IMPACTFUL DECISIONS

You are not the only one who is seeking a way out of this disaster. New crew members, some even pilots such as yourself, can join and bring you valuable abilities and new building platforms, but you have to feed and shelter them. Will you help the unfortunate? Or will you look out for yourself and not risk being betrayed? What kind of person are you?

CREW RELATIONSHIPS

Keep in mind that your crew will react to your decisions. Some members will dislike joining with someone from a rival country while others will embrace him. Decide to throw out a popular member and you may risk a revolt, which may have dire consequences for everyone.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor:
3.2 GHz Dual Core
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
34 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor:
3.2 GHz Quad Core
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
34 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible

User reviews

Galatian
Not recommended | 09 Nov 2025
19.7h played

Oh boy… where to start? This game is alpha at best. The core idea is genuinely intriguing — I love Frostpunk-esque base-building and survival games — but the execution is rough, and the bugs are so glaring that I

Helpful: 65
devildog4045
Not recommended | 31 Oct 2025
3.6h played

its basic and full of bugs. I keep having to reload because drones randomly spawn outside the usable map and I cant click on them so I cant proceed. Has potential but not anywhere near realized. Ixion is an example of

Helpful: 29
blues
Not recommended | 15 Dec 2025
23.3h played

The game has a great potential, it's similer to IXION and frostpunk, but it needs a graphics enhancements. Moreover, the game has a lot of bugs to be addressed, suddenly, all spiders have a speed of a negative value

Helpful: 17
Anwrath
Not recommended | 18 Jan 2026
10.4h played

Do not buy it. The concept and game is good but infested with show stopper and critical bugs which not resolved. - Common issue: Control panels might stuck in open state. No way to close them or interact with them. An

Helpful: 15
huw
Not recommended | 09 Nov 2025
46 min played

Clearly an unfinished game, full of bugs (some of which halt progress permanently), weird UI issues, and terrible story interludes. Even worse, the developers are nowhere to be seen despite recently launching the game.

Helpful: 22
Mr.Church
Not recommended | 31 Oct 2025
16.0h played

This is unplayable. Never get time to do what you need. replacing buildings that just vanish is ridiculous. would watch the crew asphixiate again.

Helpful: 13