Lunar Ascendant
Political visual novel about a lunar city's struggle for independence
Darts Games · Released Feb 13, 2026
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 45% of 93
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 1, 2026
What is Lunar Ascendant?
You play David De Silva, the first mayor of the lunar city Artemis in 2131, as tensions with Earth grow. This dialogue-driven political simulation revolves around meetings with faction representatives and decisions about how to allocate the city's limited resources.
For you if...
- +you like weighing public approval against long-term self-sufficiency
- +you enjoy debates over AI's role in human society
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer diplomacy rather than a solo political story
What players say
45% of 93 reviews are positive
Players praise the setting and early story. They often describe the later game as unfinished, citing uneven resource balancing, unresolved plot threads, and dialogue or reports that contradict their decisions.
Screenshots and trailer
Lunar Ascendant system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Lunar Ascendant?
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- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- 2.0GHz CPU
- Graphics
- 2 GB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8/10/11
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz CPU
- Graphics
- 4 GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Lunar Ascendant have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Lunar Ascendant run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Lunar Ascendant 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
Tags
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Political Sim
- Visual Novel
- Immersive Sim
- Interactive Fiction
- Colony Sim
- Economy
- Diplomacy
- Artificial Intelligence
- Management
- Point & Click
- Space Sim
- Strategy
- Text-Based
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
Recent updates
- Apr 1, 2026 · Hotfix 9 for Lunar Ascendant
- Mar 10, 2026 · Hotfix 8 for Lunar Ascendant
- Feb 24, 2026 · Hotfix 7 for Lunar Ascendant
- Feb 20, 2026 · Hotfix 6 for Lunar Ascendant
- Feb 19, 2026 · Hotfix 5 for Lunar Ascendant