{"id":54531,"date":"2025-12-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54531"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:29:31","slug":"japan-aerospace-exploration-agency-collaborates-with-game-company-to-release-free-realistic-moon-exploration-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency-collaborates-with-game-company-to-release-free-realistic-moon-exploration-sim\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency collaborates with game company to release free realistic Moon exploration sim\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese game company Historia and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have collaborated to release <strong>Real Moon<\/strong> \u2013 a free Steam game that \u201crecreates a scientifically grounded, realistic Moon\u201d for players to explore. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-001-1536x864-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-001-1536x864-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-001-1536x864-2-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-001-1536x864-2-768x432.webp 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and other observational statistics provided by JAXA, Historia was able to accurately portray the surface of the Moon in Unreal Engine 5. Crater slopes, rock dispersion patterns, and other geographical features were created based on research papers and other scientific studies. The game also features a moving Sun, Earth, and Moon, all three of which change positions as time passes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-002-1536x864-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-002-1536x864-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-002-1536x864-1-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-002-1536x864-1-768x432.webp 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-003-1536x864-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-003-1536x864-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-003-1536x864-1-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-moon-20251202-369341-003-1536x864-1-768x432.webp 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Real Moon is a small realistic simulator, you won\u2019t find any aliens to fight or a traditional gameplay loop here. Instead, you are given a single mission and are otherwise free to explore the surface by foot or by space rover. An entire playthrough will take you about 15-30 minutes, which is more than enough time for a close-up look at that natural mass in the sky.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Moon is available for free on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4143610\/REAL_MOON\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/realistic-3d-model-of-the-international-space-station-made-in-collaboration-with-japans-space-agency-now-available-for-free-use-in-game-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Realistic 3D model of the International Space Station made in collaboration with Japan\u2019s space agency now available for free use in game development<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-space-probe-that-sent-miku-hatsune-into-space-ends-operations-15-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Japanese space probe that \u201csent Miku Hatsune into space\u201d ends operations 15 years later<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese game company Historia and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have collaborated to release Real Moon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":54534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-54531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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