Moonbase Alpha overview

Overview

Moonbase Alpha comes from Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio and is published by NASA. It arrived on Steam on Jul 6, 2010, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Moonbase Alpha's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:10:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 9. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 12,859 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Moonbase Alpha is available in 1 languages including:

1 regional rating boards including esrb

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Moonbase Alpha has sold up to 843,000 units and has 166 Steam recommendations. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Moonbase Alpha overview details

Moonbase Alpha combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha. Utilizing solar energy and regolith processing, the moonbase has become self-sufficient and plans for further expansion are underway. In Moonbase Alpha, you assume the exciting role of an astronaut working to further human expansion and research. Returning from a research expedition, you witness a meteorite impact that cripples the life support capability of the settlement. With precious minutes ticking away, you and your team must repair and replace equipment in order to restore the oxygen production to the settlement. Team coordination along with the proper use and allocation of your available resources (player controlled robots, rovers, repair tools, etc.) are key to your overall success. There are several ways in which you can successfully restore the life support system of the lunar base, but since you are scored on the time spent to complete the task, you have to work effectively as a team, learn from decisions made in previous gaming sessions, and make intelligence decisions in order to top the leaderboards. Key features: Team up with your friends... The fate of a lunar colony rests on the shoulders of you and your team. Communicate and coordinate efforts with up to six players (LAN and internet) by using voice over communication. Utilize the latest in NASA technology... A fully functional rover that utilizes lunar physics…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Moonbase Alpha is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:10:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 9, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SpaceSimulationFree to PlayMultiplayerOnline Co-OpFunnyMemesStrategyAdventureOpen WorldWalking SimulatorCo-opSandboxRealisticComedy

Support and legal notes

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