Moonbase Alpha

Moonbase Alpha

Army Game Studio, Virtual Heroes · 2010

Co-op turns lunar repairs into shared disasters

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird person
How you play it

2-6 players online

Online co-op · up to 6LAN

The WhatsNext verdict

If you want a free co-op sandbox where a simple lunar emergency becomes a physics comedy show with friends, Moonbase Alpha delivers that unusual pleasure. Players seeking deep systems or sustained solo gameplay will find very little beyond the joke.

What it does best

  • The text-to-speech chat is the real entertainment

  • Co-op turns lunar repairs into shared disasters

What might put you off

  • A thin, repetitive repair loop

  • Awkward controls, physics, and public-server play

The setup

What you are walking into

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Your goal in Moonbase Alpha is to restore oxygen to the colony established on the moon by repairing mechanisms along the oxygen supply after a devastating meteor impact.

Where it lives

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genre

SimulatorSportStrategyAdventureIndie

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