We can't believe that only 24 hours have passed since the release! Thank each and every one of you for the warm welcome and a great feedback! We carefully read every message in the social media networks, reviews and messages in the game hub. Right now we work tirelessly on bug fixes and optimization. Please welcome the first HOTFIX that will solve most of the known issues.
The game is not playable on large resolution monitors;
Changed the difficulty of the first playthrough and some battles in the story campaign "Monstro";
Mission selection screen became more convenient;
Game performance in battles has been improved.
Thank you all who sent bug reports, your information helps us to improve the game! If you want to support us, be sure to review the game on Steam and subscribe to our social media pages.
Against The Moon is released! Join the ranks of defenders right now.
Heroes, the long-awaited moment has come! The ancient Arx citadel invites you into the world full of dangers, adventures and exciting stories. We have come a long way and the full version is now available.
Fight with the minions of the Moon right now! Exciting story adventures with complex strategic choices await you. As well as endless mode, where the heroes will meet the strongest and bloodthirsty monsters. Meet new characters, go on adventures, learn spells and slay monsters. You’ve got hours of intense strategic battles, defeats and victories in the name of humanity ahead of you.
The best way to support us right now is to share our feedback on Steam, we read every opinion carefully and are glad to receive feedback from players. Please note that the game is already available not only in English, but also in German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and French.
But this is not the end of the journey. We have big and exciting journeys ahead of us too. Against The Moon will receive content updates and expansions in the very near future. Players can expect seasonal events, new adventures, heroes and monsters. We’ll reveal the details of the nearest update very soon. Don’t forget to subscribe to us on social media networks. There we share unique battle strategies and also reveal the details of the upcoming content as soon as possible.
Forward heroes, the fate of humanity is in your hands!
Adventures await you on September 24th
Today we come back with great news, and most importantly — the release date of the full version of the game. On September 24th you will be able to fully immerse yourself in the both deadly and beautiful world, opposing the will of the Moon!
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We have come a long way, that wouldn’t be possible without you, our community. Thank you for the warm welcome and for the amazing feedback! It has helped us make the game even better and more interesting. We are now at the final stage. The game is ready, we just need to fix a couple of small bugs. By the way, the final version will not only have English localisation, but also: German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and French.
In the release version of the game you can not only fully play through the story campaign, but also go on a hunt for the strongest monsters or collect vital resources in Roguelike adventure. We are sure that Against the Moon will capture you for many hours of exciting adventures.
Support us at the final stage! Be sure to add the game to your wishlist, tell your friends about it and write reviews for the demo version. This way you will help us become even better.
Hear my call, children. Your loving mother Arx brought the news of the battles with Furos. Learn all about important changes that our world is undergoing.
Since the last update, the development team has focused on improving the gameplay and balancing of the most important features. Ultori will get new abilities, battle strategies are improving, spells are getting balanced, but Furos are also learning new things, becoming stronger and smarter.
Ultori upgrades will become more interesting. The player will have to make a difficult strategic choice. For example, with the new ability Ghaldir can get one cell closer to enemies, he’ll also get a health increase. This gives the player new ways to customize his combat strategy and unit placement.
Spells have also changed. They are better balanced and more accurately support different player strategies. For example, it will be easier to deal damage to the Furos Leader. Rewards in random events were rebalanced to become more valuable, and abilities that are too strong, such as “Shield devouring”, were weakened.
Furos also became stronger and smarter. Especially in the late part of the game. To defeat new enemies, you will have to use smart battle strategies and observe monster behavior.
We are also actively working on localization of the game in new languages! Wait for all this new content very soon in the full release version of the game!
How's the game evolving?
Rejoice, people of Arx!
It's time to learn about how the city and we ourselves have changed to face the ruthless Moon. Our team has passed the most exciting stage — the prologue release. Now that the players have visited the world for the first time and fought an unequal battle against the Moon, we are focusing our attention on new content!
The story will get even more intense. We've created a few additional campaigns that’ll give you a closer look at the main characters. No spoilers, just a hint that the heroes will appear before you in an unexpected light.
We've done some serious work with our visuals. We added animations for Furos Rakhu and Luma Beast class, created a completely new trial with the goal of rescuing a captive human, drew exciting cutscenes for the main characters and redesigned the interface.
But the biggest changes await you in the gameplay. We continue to improve the balance and map upgrades to make your battles more exciting. Hints will become more convenient and help you understand the basic mechanics of the game faster. Elite enemies will become more dangerous. It won't be easy to adjust to their abilities! Finally, we've made a lot of additional quests and the Roguelike playthrough, where you can even meet new heroes.
We’re working hard every day and will soon be ready to present the full version of Against The Moon to the world. Don't forget to add the game to your Wishlist and play through the Prologue if you haven't already done it.
Against The Moon: Prologue is available on Steam for free!
Welcome defenders, free Against The Moon prologue is releasing today. Lead the resistance of the last stronghold of survivors against the creatures of the Moon right now!
Key features:
Vast deck. Has over 100 cards, suitable for different playstyles. By redistributing resources and sacrificing key units, the player will be able to solve tactical puzzles in an extraordinary way.
Card upgrades. Players can can evolve each card in two distinct directions.
Arx — an intelligent city and the last stronghold of humanity has its own attacks and directs the team of heroes.
Ultori — a squad of superhumans led by players. Each of them has unique combat and defensive abilities.
Combat units — combat cards in the player's squad. They are able to launch an attack, repel an enemy attack, redistribute energy and resources.
Post-apocalyptic atmosphere. You will have to live in a world that has survived a disaster and challenge the grim creatures of the Moon.
Variety of enemies — monsters, each with unique attributes and abilities. From simple combat units to teleporting enemies and traitors.
Unique visual style that combines post-apocalypse, science fiction and magical realism.
On the launch of the Steam Game Festival you will be able to play the demo version of Against The Moon. Embark on your first adventure and eliminate hordes of monsters to save humanity.
Want to get to know the beautiful and dangerous world even closer? 20 June at 20:00 UTC we'll have a live broadcast with team members. We will show you some content from the full version of the game and tell you about ourselves and the development process. We’ll also answer all of your questions.
Join the broadcast on Steam 20June at 20:00 UTC and tell about it to your friends. Remember: the fate of humanity is in your hands, may Arx be with you!
Against the Moon — Incredible threat resistance
Against the Moon is a turn-based RPG about humanity's confrontation with chthonic monsters. The game blends elements of Roguelike and card strategies, providing replayability and a variety of strategic challenges. To win, the player will have to make difficult decisions, sacrifice heroes and their assistants.
The prologue tells you about the first adventure of the heroes and offer hard tactical challenges. This is a journey in which the player will collect his first deck of characters, units and additional abilities. He will study enemy behavior and key mechanics, and most importantly - will learn about the terrible and fascinating world that survived the apocalypse.
We tried to combine different game genres and mechanics to create the adventure with an exciting story and memorable visual style.
Against the moon is the story about desperate heroism, battle at the end of tether and an attempt to regain mankind's control over the planet. The story tells of the last stronghold of humanity, Arx, the intelligent city. Human civilization has been destroyed. The Moon has turned the chthonic beasts Furos against humans. The last hope for mankind are Ultori, a team of superhumans, who use the ancient source of unexplainable energy, Luma.
Against the Moon offers a new approach to deckbuilding: each character can evolve in many directions. Player can adapt to the strategy of opponents, controlling the balance of energy and available units.
The full version of the game will be available this summer. To not miss any important news about the game, add it to your wishlist, join us on the Discord server and subscribe to our official twitter page!
The most pleasant and important moment for the developer is of course communication with community! 16 June at 20:00 UTC we will gather together as a team to answer any questions you may have and to talk in person. Did you manage to play a demo? We are ready for your feedback! Didn't have time? It's okay. More knowledge - more chances to win :)
The development team is always happy to answer questions in Discord, but 16 June at 20:00 UTC all employees will focus on communication! This means that you will be able to ask the most extraordinary questions and get the most unexpected answers. For example, if you want to know the breed of our artist's cat, we will declassify it! If you want to know how we came up with the names of the most horrible monsters, we are ready to reveal the secret.
New strategies, monsters and character powers
Since January we haven't wrote anything on Steam, but today we come back with great news. The work is more active than ever! All 13 team members are fully immersed in the development process. Every day we create new characters, add lore details and polish animations. We've also found a publisher, so now we can share more interesting content about the game's development on Steam and social networks. Now let’s talk about everything in order.
We reworked 80% of the gameplay to make the adventure more exciting.
We changed the properties of most cards to implement the "Player Archetypes", strategies that allow you to win in multiple ways. The gaming process will become much more interesting and exciting. Each player will be able to create and use his own strategy on the battlefield. For example, you can form an army of self-copying Lumabots, to force the enemy creatures to attack their master, to sacrifice the health of Arx as a resource or to collect a combination that allows you to play dozens of cards in one turn.
New characters, enemies and different plot roots
Ultori progression tree was completely redesigned. Each character now has a specialization that support a certain playstyle. There are also alternative versions of Ultori now, complete new characters with special skills and their own cards.
Enemies became smarter and more dangerous. We completely redesigned all mechanics associated with them. Now they don't accumulate on the battlefield, are divided by the level of difficulty and most importantly, you won't encounter two identical ones in one playthrough. Maps now have different paths to take: players have to choose between upcoming battles and story events. They affect battle difficulties, future rewards and modifiers for the upcoming events.
We found a publisher!
Black Tower team will help with promotion and business processes. Content dedicated to game development will become regular. We recommend you to subscribe to our communities in social networks, we post daily there:
We have launched a new website. Here players can find a detailed description, screenshots and game art. Special section for the press has all the most important information about the game.
