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Moonlite - 1975

Get ready for a cosmic getaway with Moonlite - a lunar looting exploration expedition launching 1975. Grab your trusty shovel & spacesuit and start digging! The current version is Early Access v0.5 - pre-alpha - and includes a single map and game mode called 'Treasure Hunt'.

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TMWFA
Publisher
The Man Who Flew Away
Release
May 29, 2026
64 days ago
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About the Game

Get ready for a cosmic getaway with Moonlite - a lunar looting exploration expedition launching 1975. Grab your trusty shovel & spacesuit and start digging!

Mission 0.5 - Treasure Hunt - Overview

This version includes a single map and game mode by means of 'Mission 0.5 - Treasure Hunt' - a scripted experience showcasing the primary exploration, survival and treasure-hunting loop. Available features are:

  • 9 unique surface quadrants to explore - each with their own hazards, treasures and weather

  • 7 distinct tools to master - compass, flashlight, spade, hammer, detector, radar and receiver

  • 3 in-game days to locate the ultimate treasure; you can try for 100% treasures too if you like

  • 2 controllable styles - explore the surface on-foot and fly through the sky in your lander to progress

  • Health, oxygen, stamina, temperature, time and fuel management & tracking - keep them stocked!

  • Purchase new tools, abilities, upgrades and extensions at the store using credits and energy

  • Looping - 2D, top-down & wrap-around - lunar surface which you can explore as you please

  • Dig up treasure, energy, tools and items to aid your adventure

  • Rest to recover your health, oxygen and stamina

  • Inventory, map, clues and objectives

  • 11 Steam achievements to unlock 

  • 1 save slot - save at the lander

  • Lunar lore to discover

Additional Notes from the Developer

Inspired by my love of 2D artwork & gameplay, quirky sci-fi stories, treasure-hunting missions, achievement-completionism and atmospheric, rogue-lite and survival-styled games, Moonlite - 1975 aims to provide an arcade-like and engaging treasure-hunting experience in which you can tackle the top-down, time-limited mission as you see fit. I hope you enjoy the journey!

Good luck and Godspeed! Clive Lawrence @ tmwfa

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