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Moonbase Alpha

July 6, 2010SimulationESRB E

Overview

About Moonbase Alpha

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Your goal in Moonbase Alpha is to restore oxygen to the colony established on the moon by repairing mechanisms along the oxygen supply after a devastating meteor impact.
Story setup
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.
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At a glance

Released
July 6, 2010
Platforms
PC
Genres
Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Action
Play modes
Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer, LAN Multiplayer
Age rating
ESRB E
Time to beat
1 hours
Multiplayer
By platform
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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Moonbase Alpha.

Typical
1hoursStory plus some extras
Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Moonbase Alpha supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Moonbase Alpha by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
PlatformLocalOnlineLANSplit-screenCo-op campaignDrop-in/out
PCNoYes, up to 6 playersYesNoYesYes
  • Supported (a number is the player cap)
  • Not supported
  • Not documented for this platform
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