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Games like Moonbase Alpha

  • 13 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Moonbase Alpha also play

The closest matches to Moonbase Alpha: Goat Simulator, Human Fall Flat, Spacebase Startopia, Startopia, and Kerbal Space Program. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same comedic mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • 2014
  2. Rank 02
    • Trending
    • 182 new reviews this week
    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Startopia

    Why this: Same funny mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2013
  2. Rank 06

    VRChat

    • Free
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Moonbase Alpha

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Goat Simulator

    Same comedic mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • 90% of 30,042 reviews
  2. 2
    Human Fall Flat

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 30,421 reviews
  3. 3
    Spacebase Startopia

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 50% of 234 reviews
  4. 4
    Startopia

    Same funny mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • 91% of 649 reviews
  5. 5
    Kerbal Space Program

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 77,731 reviews
  6. 6
    VRChat

    Genres: Sports, Adventure, Simulation

    • 72% of 173,195 reviews
  7. 7
    Totally Reliable Delivery Service

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 669 reviews
  8. 8
    Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 84% of 23,347 reviews
  9. 9
    Bum Simulator

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 1,714 reviews
  10. 10
    Scribblenauts Unlimited

    Same lighthearted mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • 94% of 5,282 reviews
  11. 11
    SPORE™ Galactic Adventures

    Same whimsical mood as Moonbase Alpha.

    • 91% of 3,958 reviews
  12. 12
    Breathedge

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 5,309 reviews
  13. 13
    Comedy Night

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 73% of 4,970 reviews
  14. 14
    Space Engineers

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 90% of 67,178 reviews
  15. 15
    Polandball: Can into Space!

    Also Memes and Space, like Moonbase Alpha.

    • 93% of 294 reviews
  16. 16
    Dude Simulator 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 52% of 523 reviews
  17. 17
    Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 88% of 1,032 reviews
  18. 18
    Take On Mars

    Genres: Simulation

    • 52% of 1,129 reviews
  19. 19
    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 76% of 18,904 reviews
  20. 20
    Planetbase

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 77% of 5,622 reviews
  21. 21
    Starbound

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  22. 22
    Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

    Also Memes and Walking Simulator, like Moonbase Alpha.

    • 94% of 5,450 reviews
  23. 23
    WHAT THE GOLF?

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 2,059 reviews
  24. 24
    STORM AREA 51: AYY LMAO EDITION

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 349 reviews
Moonbase Alpha — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2010
  • Developer: Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 92% of 10,478 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Freeform lunar repair tasks
  • Meme simulator appeal
  • Playful multiplayer chaos
  • Comedic
  • Funny
  • Lighthearted

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About Moonbase Alpha

The closest matches to Moonbase Alpha: Goat Simulator, Human Fall Flat, Spacebase Startopia, Startopia, and Kerbal Space Program. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Moonbase Alpha is your kind of game, the closest matches are Goat Simulator, Human Fall Flat and Spacebase Startopia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, funny and lighthearted, and single out its multiplayer meme generation and singleplayer cooperative repair. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Moonbase Alpha is a free-to-play space simulation released in 2010 by Virtual Heroes and Army Game Studio, published by NASA. Players manage a lunar outpost on the moon's south pole, handling system failures through freeform repair tasks that require cooperation. The standout feature is text-to-speech communication that converts player microphone input into synthetic voices, resulting in unpredictable exchanges during multiplayer sessions. Players describe the experience as comedic and lighthearted, with hooks including playful multiplayer chaos and the hilariously unpredictable nature of text-to-speech voices. Reviewers highlight the meme-simulator appeal that emerges naturally from this system. The game supports online co-op with short session bursts, runs on Steam Deck, and holds a 92% positive rating from over 10,000 Steam reviews.

About Moonbase Alpha: 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.

Is Moonbase Alpha worth buying?

  • 92% of 10,478 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.7 h played before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Goat Simulator, Human Fall Flat, Spacebase Startopia

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Frequently asked about Moonbase Alpha

Can I run it?

Does Moonbase Alpha run on Steam Deck?

Moonbase Alpha is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Moonbase Alpha free to play?

Yes — Moonbase Alpha is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Moonbase Alpha have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Moonbase Alpha supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Moonbase Alpha?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Moonbase Alpha are Goat Simulator, Human Fall Flat, Spacebase Startopia.

Who developed Moonbase Alpha?

Moonbase Alpha was developed by Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio and published by NASA.