[3] Moonbase Alpha remains available on Steam, and a modified version has been playable at an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida since 2012.
Moonbase Alpha was designed as a precursor to Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, NASA's massively multiplayer online game that was never released.
Because the game is meant to be a collaborative effort, the repair mission can be conducted by six players with an additional six observers.
An online leaderboard is included, encouraging players to use teamwork to help repair the station faster and earn high rankings.
[7] Common Sense Media said the game "shows students practical challenges of space", but that it was held back by poor introductory tutorials.