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Moonbase Alpha

Moonbase Alpha

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.

Released Jul 6, 2010 Developer Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio Publisher NASA Platforms Windows SpaceSimulationFree to PlayMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.5%positive12,838 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 64 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“Another 100 billion dollars to NASA please”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 27 found this helpful

“Opened this game again to see if anyone remembers it. No one is playing. Am sad. Where is my John Madden? :(”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“John Madden John Madden, aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou, ebrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr ebrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr, AIDS!, ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, holla holla get $, hahaha, aeiou, 9999999999999999999999999999999999, mark!,…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
424-hour peak
303all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 81 avg · Aug 2012

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 08, 2015
Moonbase Alpha 2!

Are you ready to go back to the moon? Virtual Heroes has announced the Kickstarter to fund the making of Moonbase Alpha 2. New look, same great text-to-speech voice. Help make this a reality! https://

Oct 08, 2015
Moonbase Alpha 2!

Are you ready to go back to the moon? Virtual Heroes has announced the Kickstarter to fund the making of Moonbase Alpha 2. New look, same great text-to-speech voice. Help make this a reality! https://

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSpace · Simulation · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Funny · Memes · Strategy · Adventure · Open World · Walking Simulator · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Stats · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.nasa.gov/moonbasealpha
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum OS *: Win XP SP3 Processor: 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor Memory: 2 GB of System RAM Graphics: NVIDIA 7000-series or ATI Radeon X1900 Video Card DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 2 GB of Free Hard Drive Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compliant audio