Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon
Text-based sci-fi horror about guiding astronauts through a lunar mystery
Your Story Interactive · Released May 30, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 160
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Oct 13, 2017
What is Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon?
This text-based adventure puts you in remote command of four astronauts investigating a distress signal from the Moon's far side. You read real-time messages, view photos from the team, and decide how they proceed. Branching paths lead to different endings, and you can rewind after a disastrous outcome.
For you if...
- +you enjoy science fiction mixed with horror and occasional humor
- +you like piecing together mysteries across several story paths
Not for you if...
- −you want to control characters and explore locations directly
- −you prefer frequent decisions to long stretches of dialogue
What players say
89% of 160 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing and tense atmosphere. Their main complaints concern slow, repetitive replays after failures and choices whose consequences seem arbitrary.
Screenshots and trailer
Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon system requirements
Minimum: GTX 650Ti, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Core i3 6100, AMD X4 860 and above (May work on lower specifications)
- Graphics
- GTX 650Ti, Radeon HD 5870 (May work on lower specifications)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Core i5-2500, AMD FX-8120 and above (May work on lower specifications)
- Graphics
- GTX 750, Radeon HD 6950 (May work on lower specifications)
- Memory
- 4 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.
Does Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon 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
