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a planet-defense roguelite where the moon is your gun

PC · SteamMarch 2027demo coming to Steam in November 2026

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trailer

Watch the gameplay trailer watch on youtube · 1:13

Trailer music: "Underground" by DOS-88. download the video file · 37.5 MB

screenshots

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A Comet curves around the planet and detonates a meteor.
A Comet curves around the planet and detonates a meteor.1920 x 1080 download
The Axe sweeps through incoming enemies.
The Axe sweeps through incoming enemies.1920 x 1080 download
Choose a corruption to change how your weapons work.
Choose a corruption to change how your weapons work.1920 x 1080 download
The Planetary Lance fires through a hollow world.
The Planetary Lance fires through a hollow world.1920 x 1080 download
Turn cracked armor into lightning.
Turn cracked armor into lightning.1920 x 1080 download
Choose the next night’s threat and the reward for surviving it.
Choose the next night’s threat and the reward for surviving it.1920 x 1080 download
Repeater fire cracks the Hauler and spills salvage.
Repeater fire cracks the Hauler and spills salvage.1920 x 1080 download
Find a Core in the Rift.
Find a Core in the Rift.1920 x 1080 download
Strengthen your build at the Depot between nights.
Strengthen your build at the Depot between nights.1920 x 1080 download
A rocket exits a Wormhole toward an incoming enemy.
A rocket exits a Wormhole toward an incoming enemy.1920 x 1080 download
The Bellows pass their core between two bodies.
The Bellows pass their core between two bodies.1920 x 1080 download
The Ram charges toward the moon with both engines burning.
The Ram charges toward the moon with both engines burning.1920 x 1080 download

key art

Key art without lettering
Key art without lettering3840 x 1240 download
Landscape key art
Landscape key art1232 x 706 download
Portrait key art
Portrait key art748 x 896 download
Wide key art
Wide key art920 x 430 download

logos

Game logo
Game logo1280 x 480 download
Moon icon
Moon icon256 x 256 download
Ember Bee studio logo
Ember Bee studio logo736 x 736 download
Ember Bee studio logo (small)
Ember Bee studio logo (small)184 x 184 download

descriptions

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A planet-defense roguelite where the moon is your gun.

short

A planet-defense roguelite where the moon is your gun. Use the planet’s gravity to bend your shots and defend its cities from waves of enemies. Between nights, build your arsenal with new weapons, upgrades and abilities to take down bosses.

long

You are the gun built into the moon. The moon orbits automatically; you aim, fire and switch weapons. Curve your shots around the planet and protect the cities below.

Choose your next night. Survive its waves. Claim your reward. Pick the threats you’ll face and the equipment you’re fighting for. Survive until dawn to collect your chosen reward, strengthen your build between nights, and take on bosses along the way.

Experiment with 10+ weapons that change how you fight. Send comets into orbit or drill through the planet.

Shape your build with 100+ upgrades, abilities and power-ups. Stack effects that feed each other, or give your build an active ability. Rewind mistakes or summon a second moon to repeat your attacks.

Take the harder night for the better prize. Brave heavier gravity or a shifted orbit for rarer rewards. Collect fragments during combat and spend them between nights on weapons, upgrades and repairs.

Answer calls from the people you are protecting. A district needs a generator you could melt down for your gun. Help them and pay for it, or hold your stock for the next fight. Not every call pays off.

Feeling confident? Make a deal with the Smuggler. Take on extra trouble for extra pay.

Enemies latch onto the moon, hide behind rotating armor and bend your shots off course. Their combinations keep changing what needs your attention first. Bosses can tear cities from the planet or hunt the moon itself.

Keep your winning run going in endless mode. Carry your build beyond the final night. New dangers stack up as you choose your next threat.

Earn credits to unlock more weapons and upgrades for future runs. Win with different weapons to unlock their advanced upgrades.

Defeat bosses to unlock their tougher variants. Win a run to unlock higher difficulties and the option to add challenges and extra enemies to future runs.

fact sheet

game
the moon is a gun
developer and publisher
Ember Bee
genre
Planet-defense roguelite
players
Single-player
platform
PC / Windows · Steam
language
English interface
development status
In development
release date
March 2027
demo
Coming to Steam in November 2026
price
To be announced
press contact
[email protected]

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get in touch

[email protected]

Write to me if you want a key or early access to the demo.