Dark Moon is a dynamic lunar RTS game that you can experience now

In the vast majority of base-building strategy games, things are fairly static. Sure, you can usually expand your reach massively or build multiple settlements, but everything tends to stay exactly where you left it. In the upcoming RTS game Dark moonHowever, you, your crew, and your lunar research facility are always on the move as you navigate the lunar surface in deadly conditions. Now you can get a taste of what it feels like to play, as playtests for Dark Moon have just begun.

Dark moon It has been in development for a long time now. It was revealed more than five years ago, RTS game He’s had a lot of time in the oven at Jujubee SA, the same studio behind the Realpolitiks strategy series. However, its interesting premise meant that it remained a highly anticipated title. You and your crew have been sent to the moon to set up a new mining facility. However, when an unprecedented solar storm destroys all electronics and communications on both Earth and the Moon, your plans change. The intense radiation from the sun’s rays now means you have to constantly stay in the shade – exposure by straying into the light would be fatal.

The goal now is to survive and build a settlement that can house you, your crew, and any other survivors you find. To stay moving and dodge the shifting sunlight, you have to build your settlement atop a Mechaplex, a giant spider-like machine. As Jujubee says, the Mechaplex is both a “base of operations” and an “escape vehicle.”

You must learn new technologies, recruit new crew members, and harvest resources in order to build new structures and tools aboard the Mechaplex. Likewise, you should plan ahead to ensure you have what you need to deal with additional crew members and survivors when you encounter them. Of course, above all that, you have to make sure that you are constantly charting a path that will keep you surrounded by darkness.

the Management game The elements extend even further, as you need to keep your crew safe and happy – some may not agree with your methods and decisions as you try to survive this hostile environment.

You can now be among the first people to play Dark Moon as Jujubee has just begun a closed playtest. “Only a small portion of the game content will be available during testing, namely a tutorial for some of the core mechanics of our upcoming game,” the studio says, but it’s still an opportunity to get an early feel for the game. You’ll need to register for Steam, and there’s no guarantee you’ll get an invite, but you can register here.

There’s currently no release date for Dark Moon, and if you haven’t been accepted into the playtest, here are some other great games Strategy games and Space games You can try instead.

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