Moons of Madness - Lovecraft-Horror on Mars

17 June 2020 / by Fabian Roßbach
Moons of Madness - Lovecraft-Horror on Mars

Moons of Madness is a horror adventure in the vastness of space for hard-boiled players. Fans of the genre can secure their cheap key on Keyfuchs.

Despite its name, Moons of Madness doesn't take place on our moon. Instead, the game from Norwegian indie studio Rock Pocket Games takes place on Mars and is heavily inspired by the works of celebrated horror author H.P. Lovecraft.

Unlike other space horror titles like Dead Space, Moons of Madness doesn't have any gunplay or combat. Instead, the focus is on building a scary atmosphere that will send chills down the player's spine. The game follows astronaut Shane Newehart and his mental problems, which play a major role in the story.

The player's journey takes them to the Trailblazer Alpha scientific outpost, where they will have the opportunity to explore both the station and a part of Mars. As Shane explores the game world and tries to understand his mental problems, he constantly encounters supernatural phenomena that create a beautifully scary horror atmosphere.

The game's focus is on exploration of the game world, which drives the story of Moons of Madness forward. In addition, the player is confronted with smaller puzzles and puzzles at regular intervals. However, this does not change the fact that Moons of Madness is, in a narrower sense, a classic walking simulator that tells an intense story and is pleasantly broken up by puzzles.

One of the most interesting features of Moons of Madness is the so-called "zone-out mechanism", with which the developers want to create a feeling of insecurity and set the protagonist Shane Newehart's hallucinations accordingly. As players learn more about Shane's past and at the same time get an idea of ​​what his future might look like, the hallucinations are to ensure that it is never immediately clear what is real and what is not.

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