Welcome to the world of Breaking Moon— a competitive strategy game of survival, ambition, and outmaneuvering your rivals in the final days of Earth.
After the moon is shattered by a catastrophic asteroid impact, Earth is gripped by climate collapse. As the oceans rise and time runs out, the last remaining corporations fight to secure their legacy by constructing a space station—humanity’s last hope.
In Breaking Moon, 2–4 players compete to contribute the most to this monumental project while evacuating Survivorsfrom a planet that’s rapidly flooding. The game offers deep, deterministic gameplay with zero randomness, where every choice matters.
🎯 Your Objectives
Constructsections of the space station for points.
Evacuate Survivorsbefore it’s too late—but only if the space station is completed.
Upgradeyour corporation with powerful abilities.
Collect Technology Cardsfor end-game points.
Outplayyour opponents through efficient planning and adaptability.
🚁 Gameplay Overview
Each round, players must move their helicopterto a new location on the main game boardto collect resources and select one of the available action tiles. Bonus actions are also available depending on your location and tech.
In addition to this, every player performs one production actionper turn, chosen from the Tech Board. These include:
Corp Upgrades– Permanent effects or one-time boosts for your player board.
Tech Upgrades– New technology that either benefits your own corporation or enhances action spaces on the board.
Projects– Expand the space station for immediate points and future Survivor evacuation.
Collection Cards– Earn points at game end based on how many matching cards you've gathered.
🧠 Player Area
Each player has a personal Player Boardto manage:
Resources– Track and store what you’ve gathered.
Scientists– A vital asset used in many actions.
Upgrades– View and manage your corporation’s unique developments.
🌍 Game Boards
Main Game Board– Shows the Earth’s surface, helicopter movement, resource collection, and available actions. As sea levels rise, tiles are flipped to indicate flooded zones, limiting your options.
Tech Board– Displays all available production actions (Corp upgrades, Projects, Tech upgrades, Collection cards).
Market Board– Manages available resources, market prices, Breaking Moon cards, Survivor cards, and the scoring track.
🌊 Flooding & Pressure
The threat of rising sea levels looms throughout the game. As players draw Flood cardsfrom the Breaking Moon deck, new zones on the main board flood, flipping action tiles and permanently removing options. You must adapt quickly, as no location remains safe for long.
🚀 The Endgame
Once the Evacuation Centreis built, players can begin moving Survivorsoff-world. But beware—if Earth is fully flooded before the space station is completed, all evacuated Survivors are lost.
Only one player will come out on top—the one who most effectively adapts, builds, and scoresbefore the end arrives.
Breaking Moonlaunches at Essen Spiel 2025, delivering a tense, competitive eurogame with escalating stakes and no room for error.
