In Moons of Darsalon, you will find yourself trying to lead a bunch of fearful, silly astronauts back to the base, as they are lost and cannot find their way back.
Landing on the planet, you need to find and lead around various crew members, making sure they do not get hurt and can make it back to the ship. Each level has a minimum number of people that need to make it to the end, as well as a time limit to collect them all and lead them back.
Your main job in the game is to lead and control the various other people on this planet through shouting commands. Often, you will just be able to tell the others to follow you, shouting out a beautifully voice acted command, before moving forward. Other times, you might need to tell them to move left or right, or wait for you to come back. They won’t move in the dark, so using flashlights is needed, as they seem to be easily scared.
The other characters have big voice bubbles that appear above their heads to indicate their moods – things like laughing after you’ve taken a fall or falling themselves and stating that the action was stupid. If you leave them some place, they end up saying things about being left in the dark or sending out emojis. These add a lot of personality to the blubbering astronauts that you need to lead.
As you get further in the game, it’s less about leading them and more about keeping everyone safe as aliens attack, land needs to be built, jumps need to be timed, and paths need to be plotted. There are also vehicles to travel on, if you want to speed up your movement and make it back in time!
Moons of Darsalon is currently available (in an Early Access state) on itch.io.