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Moons of Ardan

Moons of Ardan

Embark on a space city-building adventure in Moons of Ardan! Develop a thriving civilization in a real-time planetary system. Oversee production chains, cater to the needs of your axonauts, recover their lost technologies, and navigate resource transportation.

Released Oct 21, 2021 Developer Pandora Technology Platforms Windows Early AccessCity BuilderColony SimBuildingSpace
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

95.7%positive92 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“So I really wanted to like this game..... And I do! I figured Id give this a try not expecting it to be all that since it's very early access and cheap, boy was I surprised by a well thought out, fun game to play with no crashes or errors. Yes it has some teething issues of…”

— a player, Steam review · 97 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I'll give this one a recommended tag, but with some caution. Although the planet colonisation feature is fun, the rocket system feels a little broken to the point where getting basic supplies going can be burdensome. Fun game, but I think there is a limited play time associated…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Much more polished than I was expecting. 4 hours in and I haven't encountered any obvious bugs. I could mistake this for retail instead of early access. I'm flying blind, and having a lot of fun. Well worth the small price I paid. Music is repetitive, but enjoyable. Vaguely…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

43achievements
0.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: Factory Tycoon
8.8% of players 7.0% of players 5.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 8.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
8.8%New Beginning — House your first Stranded.
7.0%Settling the Land — House your first Settler.
5.9%First Step — Complete the tutorial.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Factory Tycoon — Produce 100 of each resource in a single game.
0.0%Written in the Stars — Complete the story mode.
0.0%Master of the Void — Complete the sandbox mode.

Latest official news

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

Jun 26, 2025
Version 0.12.0.9 released June 26, 2025

🛠️ Patch Notes Greetings, Axonauts! It’s time to celebrate a major milestone in the journey of Moons of Ardan . After months of development, I'm thrilled to unveil Patch #12 (v0.12.0) , packed with up

Jun 19, 2025
[Beta Test] Version 0.12.0.5 released June 19, 2025

This is a minor update of v0.12.0 BETA. For the full changelog of the initial beta release, check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1694260/view/498320313411438071 Join the Beta Pat

May 14, 2025
[Beta Test] Version 0.12.0.2 released May 14, 2025

This is a minor update of v0.12.0 BETA. For the full changelog of the initial beta release, check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1694260/view/498320313411438071 Join the Beta Pat

May 08, 2025
[Beta Test] Version 0.12.0.1 released May 08, 2025

Join Us for Beta Patch Testing! All game owners are invited to participate in testing the latest patch enhancements. Instructions to access the beta patch are available on my Discord server: https://d

Feb 17, 2025
Version 0.11.0.20 released February 17, 2025

This is a minor revision of v0.11.0 which the complete changelog is here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1694260/view/4107917367717907830 Bug fixes Fixed a crash when the research was complet

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresSimulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · Building · Space · Economy · Transportation · Resource Management · Exploration · Management · Agriculture · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Captions available · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French
Achievements43
Official sitehttps://www.moonsofardan.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS 10 64bit Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, AMD Radeon RX 460 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible