Games like Dark Moon

Still thinking about Dark Moon and its dark and tense tone? Give these games a try when the craving hits.

1. The Crust

   

   Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and sane, and trade with rival factions whose politics you can bend. A story campaign with multiple endings, or sandbox at your own pace.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable

   75%75% of 3,983 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

2. Stranded: Alien Dawn

   

   A small group of survivors, one unforgiving alien planet, and you in charge. Build them a base, keep them fed and sane, and hold the walls when the local wildlife comes knocking. Every run plays out differently, and every decision costs something. A colony sim where the planet is actively trying to ruin your day.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable

   83%83% of 9,925 Steam reviews are positive563Players online now: 563$34.99

3. The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation

   

   Deep and innovative space survival simulation experience. Build your station, manage your crew and explore the harsh environment of Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter. Are you brave enough to survive?

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable

   62%62% of 400 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

4. Base One

   

   Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!

   Dark

   36%36% of 458 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

5. IXION

   

   Earth is dying, and DOLOS' prototype station Tiqqun is all that's left. As Administrator you build out its sectors, mine the void, recover cryopods and keep a fragile crew alive and loyal. A hard, story-driven survival city builder where every choice echoes. Can you keep humanity's flame burning in the cold?

   Also in Colony sim · Dark, Tense, Replayable

   77%77% of 15,473 Steam reviews are positive218Players online now: 218$34.99

6. Surviving the Abyss

   

   Earth, 1976. The cold war rages above while you run a science facility 7,000 metres down, perfecting human cloning. Keep oxygen, power and food flowing, push light pylons into the black, and try not to think about what the darkness hides. A hardcore survival colony builder where every watt matters.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable

   64%64% of 1,054 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$19.99

7. The Tribe Must Survive

   

   The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable

   63%63% of 179 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$14.99

8. Mercury Fallen

   

   A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Replayable

   78%78% of 259 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$24.99

9. Solargene

   

   Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system. Build colonies from Mercury to the Kuiper Belt, keep picky astronauts alive, untangle production chains and logistics, and turn contracts with Earth's spacefaring nations into your own off-world empire. Deep, demanding and replayable.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable

   77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99

10. Anoxia Station

    

    Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.

    Also in Colony sim · Dark, Tense, Replayable

    76%76% of 183 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$5.99

11. Derelict Void

    

    Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.

    Also in Colony sim · Dark, Tense, Replayable

    57%57% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

12. Possible One: Lunar Industries

    

    Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game! Use proven, real-world technologies to plan and grow your colony, mine resources, ship them to Earth, and keep the board of directors happy in this science-based colony sim.

    Also in Colony sim · Replayable

    64%64% of 56 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$24.99

Cheaper than Dark Moon

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,983 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

The Tribe Must Survive

The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age.

63%63% of 179 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$14.99

Anoxia Station

Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements.

76%76% of 183 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$5.99

Derelict Void

Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management.

57%57% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

SYMMETRY

A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control.

53%53% of 147 Steam reviews are positive$11.99

MewnBase

Land on an uncharted planet as a space cat, then scavenge, craft and build a base to survive on it.

92%92% of 1,341 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

The Last Haven

Lead survivors through a deepening nuclear winter, balancing food, warmth, weapons and morale as every decision carries real weight.

60%60% of 1,456 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$9.99

The Alters

Run a mobile base across a deadly planet and staff it with alternate versions of you, each with their own past and opinions of you.

90%90% of 15,762 Steam reviews are positive408Players online now: 408$15.74

Sphere - Flying Cities

Sphere – Flying Cities is a sci-fi citybuilder which combines strategy, simulation, and survival elements in an extraordinary and immersive scenario.

44%44% of 181 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$17.99

Planetbase

Grow a fragile space outpost into a working colony, one power failure at a time.

79%79% of 9,602 Steam reviews are positive181Players online now: 181$14.99

Dawnfolk

Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game.

94%94% of 675 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$9.74

Project AURA

Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors.

62%62% of 655 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Hidden gems like Dark Moon

Dawnfolk

Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game.

94%94% of 675 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$9.74

MewnBase

Land on an uncharted planet as a space cat, then scavenge, craft and build a base to survive on it.

92%92% of 1,341 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

DarkSwitch

Grow a vertical settlement on a giant tree and keep the fog from eating it.

78%78% of 764 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$34.99

Frozen Ship

Frozen Ship is an open-world survival game where you manage an entire city on wheels.

77%77% of 174 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$19.99

Solargene

Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system.

77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99

Space Haven

Build a spaceship tile by tile, keep its air breathable and its crew fed, then jump it toward a new home.

85%85% of 10,443 Steam reviews are positive626Players online now: 626$24.99

Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet.

87%87% of 209 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,983 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

The Alters

Run a mobile base across a deadly planet and staff it with alternate versions of you, each with their own past and opinions of you.

90%90% of 15,762 Steam reviews are positive408Players online now: 408$15.74

Oxygen: First Breath

Build a settlement around the Oxygen Center and keep your people breathing through the disasters of a broken world.

88%88% of 1,665 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Stardeus

As the ship's AI, keep a dying vessel running, manage fragile human survivors and steer your rebuilt colony through a hostile universe.

87%87% of 1,465 Steam reviews are positive198Players online now: 198$29.99

Machine Mind

Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS.

71%71% of 587 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$19.99

Newest games like Dark Moon

Hull Rupture

Manage power, people and a growing ship as you plug hull breaches and race toward the alien homeworld.

72%72% of 269 Steam reviews are positive1.6KPlayers online now: 1,625$13.49

Moon Sweepers

Turn one toothbrush and a dusty lunar surface into a growing cleanup operation, alone or with up to 16 friends.

77%77% of 7,835 Steam reviews are positive30.5KPlayers online now: 30,465$8.99

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,983 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Frozen Ship

Frozen Ship is an open-world survival game where you manage an entire city on wheels.

77%77% of 174 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$19.99

Astro Colony

Set up conveyor networks, dock your stations and research new tech at your own pace, alone or with friends.

80%80% of 2,446 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

Possible One: Lunar Industries

Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game!

64%64% of 56 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$24.99

Space Haven

Build a spaceship tile by tile, keep its air breathable and its crew fed, then jump it toward a new home.

85%85% of 10,443 Steam reviews are positive626Players online now: 626$24.99

DarkSwitch

Grow a vertical settlement on a giant tree and keep the fog from eating it.

78%78% of 764 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$34.99

Machine Mind

Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS.

71%71% of 587 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$19.99

Occupy Mars: The Game

Fix machines, wire up a base and keep your oxygen flowing on an open, red planet, alone or with friends in co-op.

68%68% of 2,745 Steam reviews are positive94Players online now: 94$29.99

Adaptory

Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed.

76%76% of 99 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Solargene

Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system.

77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99