Moonbase Alpha
Cooperative moonbase repair simulation with a ticking oxygen deadline
Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio · Published by NASA · Released Jul 6, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 13 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Moonbase Alpha?
Moonbase Alpha is a simulation game set at a lunar outpost. After a meteorite damages life support, you use repair tools and robots and transport supplies by rover to restore oxygen production. You can play alone or with a team of up to six, and your completion time determines your leaderboard score.
For you if...
- +you like coordinating time-sensitive repairs with friends
- +you enjoy joking around through text-to-speech chat
Not for you if...
- −you want fast movement and varied tasks
- −you prefer story progression to a focused repair objective
What players say
91% of 12,872 reviews are positive · 100% of 13 in the last 30 days
Players praise the humor of text-to-speech chat with friends, but complain about slow movement, repetitive repairs, and limited variety. Some say they cannot find other players online.
Screenshots and trailer
Moonbase Alpha system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Win XP SP3
- Processor
- 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
- Graphics
- NVIDIA 7000-series or ATI Radeon X1900 Video Card
- Memory
- 2 GB of System RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
Recommended
- OS
- Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.4+ GHz Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- NVIDIA 9000+ or ATI Radeon 3600+ Video Card
- Memory
- 4+ GB of System RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Native resolution not supported
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
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