Blood Moon Horror: Built for fearless squads
Released into Steam Early Access on October 27, 2025, Blood Moon Horror is the solo-built survival horror project from Blood Moon Games.
Blood Moon Horror is a multiplayer co-op survival horror title from Blood Moon Games, built in Unreal Engine 5 for Windows PC on Steam. Up to eight players infiltrate Lunar Base Alpha after its final transmission warns that the moon's samples are alive. Update 0.6 expanded the public build with four new puzzle types, world-space puzzle terminals, spectator improvements, and stronger multiplayer sync.
Studio + platform
- Developer / Publisher: Blood Moon Games
- Release status: Steam Early Access since 27 Oct 2025
- Platform: Windows PC on Steam - Unreal Engine 5
Core concept
- 1-8 players share oxygen, power, and sanity resources
- Spatial audio + proximity VOIP replace minimaps
- Analog navigation and diegetic UI keep tension high
Current build
- Update 0.6 published on 28 Feb 2026
- Electric Switch plus Circuit Breaker, Lights Out, Circuit Trace, and Circuit Reroute are in the current update path
- Spectator upgrades, late-join improvements, and broader stability work are live
Lunar Base Alpha dossier
Uncover the terrifying backstory of humanity's doomed lunar research facility.
Setting
- The year is 2078; Lunar Base Alpha houses decades of research
- Vast labs, hangars, arboretums, and cargo decks hide intel
- Environmental storytelling replaces cutscenes
The incident
- Last transmission: "The samples are alive. We can't contain-"
- Contact lost three months after alien properties emerge
- Base samples begin exhibiting biological behavior
The threat
- Adaptive anomalies hunt via sound, light, and electrical spikes
- Entities navigate vents, doors, and mimic human voices
- Intelligence scales with squad cohesion and aggression
The mission
- Restore power, collect documents, recover survivors
- Hold Sector Aegis while Arc Zero readies for deployment
- Extract before life support permanently fails
Blood Moon Horror development timeline
What is already public, what the latest Steam updates are focused on, and what remains on the Early Access path.
Live today
- Single-player, online co-op, and LAN co-op for 1 to 8 players
- Steam achievements, cloud saves, stats, and leaderboards
- Puzzle set expanded by Update 0.6 with four new electrical challenges
- World-space terminals and improved spectator flow
Current focus
- Deeper AI behavior and more puzzle variation
- Progression UX improvements and better run readability
- Follow-up hotfixes for issues reported after larger patches
- Performance and synchronization improvements across active systems
Early Access goals
- More enemies, maps, areas, and run variety before 1.0
- More ways to play and more replay value inside each run
- Broader balance, UI, and quality improvements
- A fuller version shaped by player feedback during Early Access
How each Blood Moon Horror mission unfolds
Master these key gameplay pillars to survive Lunar Base Alpha.
Exploration
- Search labs, hangars, arboretums, and maintenance decks
- Discover shortcuts, hidden caches, and lore artifacts
- Analog scanners replace minimaps-listen to the station
Puzzle solving
- Electric Switch, Circuit Breaker, Lights Out, Circuit Trace, and Circuit Reroute are the clearest public puzzle beats right now
- Failures escalate hazards instead of resetting progress
- World-space terminals improve readability for the full squad
Document collection
- Recover classified files, audio logs, and research notes
- Intel fuels progression rewards and lore entries
- Shared tracking means every find helps the team
Enemy encounters
- Anomalies react to sound, light, and squad behavior
- Entities patrol, chase, and can distort team confidence when information breaks down
- AI depth is still one of the main ongoing development priorities
What keeps Blood Moon Horror squads invested
Multiplayer backbone
- Steam-powered co-op support for online and LAN play
- Improved shared-state consistency and late-join behavior in Update 0.6
- Spectator flow now tracks active puzzle interactions more clearly
Progression & currency
- Steam stats and achievements are already live
- Progression UX and clearer reward surfacing remain in active development
- Longer-term replay hooks are part of the broader Early Access roadmap
Shop & customization
- Cosmetics and player-expression features are still evolving during Early Access
- The roadmap points toward more variety and more ways to play
- UI polish and quality-of-life work are part of that same push
Survival layers
- Shared oxygen, power, and sanity states keep crews honest
- Environmental hazards + time pressure from life support
- Sound system reacts to game state for dynamic ambience
Blood Moon Horror system requirements
Ensure your PC meets these specifications for optimal Blood Moon Horror performance.
Minimum requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 2.5 GHz or equivalent
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD R9 380
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage: 10 GB free space
- Network: Broadband connection
- Notes: 60 FPS target on Medium settings
Recommended requirements
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 3.0 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 470
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 10 GB SSD
- Network: Broadband connection
- Notes: 60 FPS target on High settings
Blood Moon Horror screenshots
Explore atmospheric environments from Lunar Base Alpha.
Connect with Blood Moon Games
Community hub
Join Discord to find lobbies, share bug reports, and catch dev streams for Blood Moon Horror.
Support & press
Need assets, fact sheets, or interviews? Reach out to the Blood Moon Games team directly.
Wishlist now
Use the Steam page for the latest build, wishlist tracking, and official release updates.