Lunar Strike, a stunning single-player sci-fi title grounded in realism, has just received a new gameplay trailer during the Insider Gaming Showcase. Lunar Strike is an all-new exploration-driven, narrative-led title from Cognition, and it’s the team’s first game as a collective.
While Lunar Strike doesn’t have a release window, you’ll want to add this one to your wishlist if you’re a fan of all things sci-fi. This might be a fictional title, but it’s highly speculative and, in the words of the team, is ‘grounded in hard science.’
Needless to say, the sheer base concept of the game has me intrigued.
What is Lunar Strike?
Lunar Strike is an exploration-focused game set on Earth’s moon around 100 years in the future. Players assume control of an archivist sent to document the fall of humanity’s presence on the rocky landscape, but as you take off to handle that mission, catastrophe strikes.
Players are forced to contend with hazardous conditions, all rooted in real science, while choosing how and what to document as the world around them crumbles.
There’s a branching narrative to explore, and your choices shape the game before you.
Key Features
Logic, Not Violence
Lunar Strike focuses on telling a story while surviving against the atmosphere and not enemies. That said, you need to focus on using a range of archival scanning tools and fighting against the elements rather than some kind of alien lifeform. Depleting oxygen, suit energy, and habitat systems all come into question.
Forensic Reconstruction
Use your high-tech tools of the future to reconstruct scenes and solve mysteries of what happened to bring about the untimely end of the human race on the Moon.
Real Scientific Principles
Lunar Strike is grounded in real science, which means everything from orbital dynamics, survival systems, and the environment you explore is modeled on current lunar research and knowledge.
Lunar Strike Developer Interview
Check out our interview with Cognition:
The Studio Behind Lunar Strike
Cognition Europe is an independent studio based in Belgium and nurturing a passion for telling narrative-driven stories alongside a love for space science and speculative exploration. The studio was opened in 2022 and is an affiliate of Cognition US
The studio has ties to a years-old non-profit organization with a mission to promote ‘the digital conservation and protection of humanity’s collective culture and history.’
Links and More Information
- Website: https://cognition.eu.com/
- Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3949580/Lunar_Strike/
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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