Lifeless Moon

Lifeless Moon

Released Aug 2023

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...

78% positive · 318 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $12.99
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Evaluation

Lifeless Moon launched on Steam on August 10, 2023 as a complete, finished product. Following launch, the developer issued several bug fix and polish patches through early September 2023 to address post-launch issues, and then one additional update on February 22, 2024 (version 1.42) which focused on bug fixes and a Unity engine upgrade related to console porting work, along with an accessibility feature addition. There are no DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating plans for additional content. The store description presents the game as a self-contained narrative experience with no mention of expansions, seasons, or ongoing content. The last developer communication was on February 22, 2024, and the pattern of posts reflects standard post-launch maintenance rather than an ongoing content development cycle. The game launched as a complete single-player narrative experience and has received no signals of planned additions beyond that.
Evidence
Lifeless Moon launched on Steam as a complete atmospheric 3D platformer, with no mention of planned post-launch content or DLC.
news post · Aug 10, 2023 source content shipped
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Version 1.42 update focused on bug fixes and a Unity engine upgrade for console porting, plus an accessibility feature. No new content announced. This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Feb 22, 2024 source development ending
medium

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Serenity Forge
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Lifeless Moon, the spiritual successor to the popular 2014 indie title Lifeless Planet, is a 3D platformer that puts you in the center of a mysterious Moon expedition. This new adventure, inspired by classic science fiction, plays as an Apollo-era astronaut who finds themself in the aftermath of an old 1970s experiment: an oddly familiar desert town… on the moon.

Explore Anomalies

Secrets in the desolate moon city soon unlock mysteries on a much grander scale… Equipped with a jetpack and your sense of survival, search for the truth through landscapes one could hardly fathom.

Collect Documents

You’ll need perseverance and wit to uncover this mystery. Record your thoughts and find clues from the past to unravel the dark secrets residing on this celestial body.

Utilize The Technology

If you want to understand the forces at hand, you’ll need to use them to your advantage. Solve puzzles and work with strange technology to create a path forward.

Unearth The Mystery

In a land where objects materialize from nothing and time flows unexpectedly, relive the experiences and traumas of the scientists that came before you. After all, following their footsteps might be the only way to return home.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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