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middenmoon

Dorfl · 2026-01-30

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 30, 2026 (Linux), Jan 30, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

That's no moon. It's a giant ball of garbage. Build a factory to excavate, wash, sort, classify and disassemble the detritus of ages past.

middenmoon is a $9.99 Indie, Simulation and Early Access game released in 2026, with a Positive review sentiment (100% of 11 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

100%
positive of 11 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Mission Briefing Location: Skubalon IV Survey notes: Old Empire waste facility (type 3b; a midden-moon) Energy crystals present (zero-point tech; still active) Reclaimable resources estimated worth: 7 trillion kudos Directives: Excavate the identified sites Power the facility using the crystals Deliver all resources requested by the Hub(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Top 95% of 49,417 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320262026Week of 2026-01-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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