In a new survival game on Steam, it is your mission to save a colony on the moon – or what is left of it. You will need to manage your oxygen and time well, as you have little of both.
Which game is being referred to? It’s called Lunar Strike and is being developed by Cognition Europe. It is a survival game where you will survive the harsh surface of the moon and uncover the story of a human colony there.
Lunar Strike will be released for PC on Steam as well as for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as the developers revealed in a longer teaser for the game. You can see this teaser here:
A fight for survival and a race against time
What is the game about? In the year 2119, the player character, a young archivist, is sent to the moon. Her mission: to collect and preserve the knowledge of the last colony of humanity on the moon for the future. To do this, you will scan scientific, cultural, and personal records of the colonists.
This job becomes significantly more difficult after the colony is destabilized by an act of sabotage. From then on, you must manage your oxygen supply and energy, as well as make the most of the time you have left – the colony is on the brink of destruction.
There are no fights here, Lunar Strike aims to focus entirely on story and characters:
- You influence what knowledge is preserved and how humanity will remember the colony.
- Every decision you make should shape the archive – and the fate of the colony itself.
- On your journey, you will also encounter other characters who are meant to challenge your perspective.
The game also takes pride in orienting itself closely to current research. Environments and survival systems are said to have been modeled based on recent lunar research.
When will the game be released? No exact release date has been announced yet. However, Lunar Strike is expected to be released sometime in 2026.
The perhaps most ambitious space game remains Star Citizen, a large space simulation with multiplayer. Originally, there was supposed to be a campaign for solo players for a long time, but it has been postponed repeatedly. Now, however, there are supposedly new details: Chris Roberts considers Star Citizen to be the most important AAA game besides GTA 6 and allegedly reveals when Squadron 42 is supposed to be released
