Moonbase Alpha

Buy91%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Virtual Heroes · Space · Jul 6, 2010

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Moonbase Alpha?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Moonbase Alpha's amount of customization is simply astounding -- you can entirely adjust your character's appearance, which ranges from the clothes they wear depending on the weather, their face, the tint of their skin, how shiny their skin is, their skin color, how rough their skin is, how dirty their skin is, so forth.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, a fun game to play with friends at least once, but not more then a few times.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's main feature is its well-tuned multiplayer, which I noticed no lag while playing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the visuals show their age compared to modern space games, the overall presentation still supports the theme effectively and helps players feel immersed in the role of an astronaut.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All of this is topped with an extensive soundtrack done from the incredible Jesper Kyd, who gives his best performance here.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay22 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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