IMPACT

IMPACT (2024)

Hochschule Darmstadt · September 2, 2024 · Colony Sim, Strategy, Space Sim, Exploration, City Builder

IMPACT is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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IMPACT price

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About IMPACT

IMPACT – Your Journey to the Moon Begins Here!

Dive into IMPACT, an immersive sci-fi game that takes you to the Moon. Build and manage your own lunar base, generating valuable scientific data used by the European Space Agency (ESA) to train a real AI that will one day land on the Moon. Experience how your decisions directly influence the future of lunar exploration!

Key Features:

🌑 Build Your Lunar Base: Construct a state-of-the-art lunar colony. From solar power plants and living quarters to research labs – plan and build the infrastructure necessary to survive and thrive on the Moon.

🚀 Explore New Technologies: Discover and develop groundbreaking technologies to help you overcome the Moon's harsh conditions. Use these technologies to enhance your base and unlock new opportunities for lunar exploration.

🌌 Overcome Extraterrestrial Challenges: Face the unique challenges of the Moon. Whether it's meteor storms, moonquakes, or other cosmic hazards – you must always stay one step ahead to protect your base and crew.

🔍 Generate Scientific Data: As you build and expand your base, you generate valuable data about the Moon. This data is used by ESA to train an AI that will improve the safety and efficiency of future lunar landings.

🌟 Shape the Future of Lunar Research: Your actions and decisions in IMPACT have direct consequences for real-world space research. Help pave the way for the next generation of space missions and the exploration and colonization of the Moon.

🎮 Unique Gameplay Experience: IMPACT combines challenging gameplay with a deep narrative. Experience the journey of your crew, their triumphs and setbacks, and feel like part of an epic mission.

🛰 Join a Global Community: Connect with players from around the world, share your achievements, and collaborate on the exploration of the Moon. Your contributions can make a real difference!

Why Play IMPACT?

IMPACT is not just a game – it’s a mission. By playing IMPACT, you actively contribute to the collection of data that will make future lunar missions safer and more efficient. Experience the excitement of space exploration, master complex challenges, and become part of a global project that will expand the boundaries of our knowledge about the Moon.

Join IMPACT and start your journey to the Moon. Your adventures await – and the future of lunar research is in your hands!

IMPACT — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Mar 21, 2026
[quote][b]Warning: Third Party Account[/b] This game requires you to create a third party "Hochschule Darmstadt - Scientific Data Collection" account... there's no valid reason for this in a PC game when SteamWorks is available. This is often done to harvest private data and profile you, with potential sale and transmission of your private data to third parties. The developers will probably argue that you can trust them, but if they were trustworthy they wouldn't demand you create a third party account. This represents a considerable risk to gamers due to the privacy and security implications of developers that wish to bypass Steam and harvest user data. Remember, sometimes if the product is free, YOU are the product.[/quote] [quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop][b]Warning: AI Slop[/b][/url] This game is partially or completely made with talentless, soulless AI generated content.[/quote] This is yet another student project, one of literally thousands self-published on Steam Direct. It's from Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" games, we must still question what value they have for gamers. This isn…
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Not recommended Nov 29, 2025
Game has no manual and insufficient tutorial, even on youtube there aren't any tutorials ! So the in-game tutorial dialog says to press a key/button - but which one ? the button is not on the screen and there is no keyboard map. So already after 18 minutes I got stuck because I can't give the required button command. There should be a separate tutorial and a manual for the game, otherwise no one knows what to do.
Recommended Nov 14, 2025
Absolutely recommend! Also love the fact that you can contribute to real-life science!
Recommended Sep 16, 2025
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Not recommended Jul 9, 2025
3-4 fps
Not recommended May 8, 2025
A bit too simple. Could be niced up a bit. And waiting times way too long.

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