Adventure · October 22, 2019

Moons of Madness (2019)

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A mysterious signal has been recorded coming from the red planet. The message confounded Orochi scientists. Their analysts broke it down and determined it was of intelligent origin. Orochi management immediately concluded that the discovery was too sensitive for public knowledge and moved to keep it hidden. In secret, the corporation began construction of Trailblazer Alpha, a state-of-the-art Mars research outpost designed to identify the true nature of the message. You are Shane Newehart, an engineer stationed at Trailblazer Alpha and your security clearance means you are completely unaware of the existence of the mysterious signal. Your job is simply to keep the lights on until the transport ship Cyrano arrives bringing with it a new team to take over your duties. Soon you discover strange and unusual setbacks. Crucial systems are malfunctioning, the greenhouse is filled with a strange mist and the rest of your team has yet to return from their EVA mission. Things are starting to fall apart. You begin seeing and hearing things that aren’t there. Visions, hallucinations – or is that even what it is? Is this real… or are you slowly descending into madness? Experience true cosmic horror With your only hope of rescue hundreds of thousands of miles away, you will be forced to explore the real-world fears of isolation and paranoia, enhanced with supernatural elements and cosmic horror. Terrifying visions and monstrous apparitions will make you question what is real and what is not as the very fabric of reality threatens to tear at the seams. Explore the darker side of Mars Navigate a functioning Mars base in a game that uses non-fiction elements to immerse players in a believable setting. Overcome obstacles using computers, electrical systems, rovers, solar panels and more, then go beyond the outpost and explore the darker side of Mars.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 173
  • Horror · 122
  • Lovecraftian · 106
  • Sci-fi · 104
  • Space · 96
  • First-Person · 77
  • Exploration · 72
  • Mars · 71
  • Psychological Horror · 70
  • Singleplayer · 67
  • Puzzle · 65
  • Atmospheric · 62
  • Survival · 60
  • Walking Simulator · 53
  • Mystery · 53

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.7k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Adventure
Positive rating78% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 87%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 86% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 63% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

78%Mostly Positive · 2.7k reviews

2.1k positive · 605 negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.5/10

Curator recommendations

2.1k

Press Quotes

“The writing and dialogue are both excellent, and the plot kept me invested for its entire runtime.” 8/10 – PC Invasion “In effect, we are facing one of the best representations of Lovecraftian storytelling we`ve ever seen in a video game.” 8/10 – Eurogamer it “Moons of Madness is a wonderfully chilling outing that blends horror and sci-fi to excellent effect.” 8/10 – Gamespew

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

23

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 22, 2019
DeveloperRock Pocket Games
PublisherFuncom
Base price$6.24 -75%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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