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Moons of Madness

First-person sci-fi adventure mixing Mars base maintenance with cosmic horror

Rock Pocket Games · Published by Funcom · Released Oct 22, 2019

Adventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 2,258
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 10 in 30 days
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Sep 21, 2020
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 15 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Moons of Madness?

You play Shane Newehart, an engineer at a Mars research outpost, in this single-player, first-person horror adventure. You explore the base and nearby terrain, solve puzzles, and operate computers and electrical systems as routine maintenance gives way to malfunctions and unexplained visions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy Lovecraftian horror in a science fiction setting
  • +you like exploration broken up by puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat-driven horror with constant action
  • −you prefer open-ended exploration over a linear story

What players say

77% of 2,258 reviews are positive · 90% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the sense of isolation and the story. The main reservations concern the short runtime and whether the amount of content justifies the price.

Screenshots and trailer

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Moons of Madness system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i5-760 / AMD Athlon X4 740 or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 460 or MX150 / Radeon R7 260X
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i7-2600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space

Does Moons of Madness have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Moons of Madness run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
23
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Moons of Madness use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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