Moon Sweepers: Release Date, Price, Co-op and the Money Loop
Moon Sweepers launched on 23 October 2026 for $8.99. Here is how the dust-to-depot loop pays for upgrades, how many players can join, and what the first three patches changed.
Moon Sweepers is a game about a joke that turns into a production line. You are sent to clean the Moon, the budget buys one toothbrush, and the only way out is to sell the dust you sweep up.
How this was checked
Release date, price, platforms, languages, requirements and co-op size come from Steam's official store API and public store page, read on 9 November 2026. Patch contents and the December update plan come from DragDrop Games' own Steam posts. Concurrent player figures come from the developer's post and from third-party tracking, and are labelled where used.
Release date
Moon Sweepers launched on 23 October 2026 on Steam. It is a Windows PC release only; no console or Mac version has been announced.
Price
| Store | Price |
|---|---|
| Steam US | $8.99 |
| Steam China | ¥36 |
| Steam Taiwan | NT$198 |
There was no launch discount.
How the money loop works
The loop has four steps, and the store description is unusually direct about all of them.
- Collect dust. Sweep the lunar surface. Dust that is swept goes into your storage.
- Deliver to a depot. Fill your container, carry it to a depot, and launch a shipment.
- Get paid. The shipment is what converts dust into money.
- Buy capacity and tools. Spend the money on better cleaning tools and more carrying space, then take on bigger stretches between deliveries.
Two consequences follow from that. Storage size is the real limiter early on, because a full container means a walk back. And depot placement is a decision, not decoration, since every metre between the work and the depot is time you are not sweeping.
Cleaning vehicles come later and change the pace. Once a sweeper is doing the coverage, the job stops being manual and becomes route planning.
Co-op
Online co-op takes up to 16 players. Steam lists single-player as well, so nothing requires a group.
The 1.0.3 patch made upgrades shared: the whole crew uses the host's upgrade matrix, so one person buying an upgrade upgrades everyone, and older saves keep the highest level anyone had reached. The host can also kick or ban players from the ESC menu.
That shared-upgrade rule matters for how you organise a group. Splitting up to cover ground is efficient, but only if everyone is working from the same upgrade tier, which the host controls.
Updates since launch
Three patches shipped in the first week.
| Patch | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.3 | 24 October 2026 | Heavily cleaned bases load again, saves repair themselves from a backup, shared crew upgrades, host kick and ban |
| 1.0.4 | 25 October 2026 | Night Vision Goggles ($350 suit upgrade, N key), better moon map with waypoints and teleport, teleport panel, capsule catcher capacity |
| 1.0.5 | 28 October 2026 | Build anywhere on dust, build on or under foundations, move mode with R, machines snap to foundations, freeze fix on load |
DragDrop Games has said Update 1.1 is planned for December 2026 and described it as the first major content update, with new production machines among the additions.
Player numbers
The studio announced 600,000 players and a peak of about 70,000 concurrent players on 30 October, one week after launch, from a team of two people. Third-party tracking recorded a higher peak of 83,138 concurrent players on 1 November.
Those are the developer's player count and a tracker's concurrent figure, not sales. Steam's public recommendation counter showed 7,351 reviews on 9 November 2026.
Languages and PC requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GTX 1650 / RX 570 | GTX 1660 Super / RX 5600 XT |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
| Storage | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Network | Broadband | Broadband |
The interface supports 19 languages including Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Voice-over is English only, which Steam marks with a full-audio asterisk.
What is still unconfirmed
- The full list of production machines coming in Update 1.1.
- Whether progress carries between different co-op hosts.
- Any console release.
Read next
- Moon Sweepers hub: release facts, screenshots and the current guide list.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Moon Sweepers come out?
23 October 2026, on Steam for Windows PC. There is no console version.
How much is Moon Sweepers?
Steam lists $8.99 in the US, ¥36 in China and NT$198 in Taiwan.
How many players can play Moon Sweepers together?
Up to 16 in online co-op lobbies. Steam also lists single-player, so the game works solo.
Does co-op share upgrades?
Yes. Since the 1.0.3 patch the crew uses the host's upgrade matrix, so one purchase upgrades everyone, and older saves keep the highest level reached.
What is the point of Moon Sweepers?
Cleaning the Moon earns lunar dust. You deliver dust to a depot, launch a shipment, and use the money to upgrade tools, carrying capacity and cleaning vehicles.
Is there a big update coming?
Yes. DragDrop Games has Update 1.1 planned for December 2026 and calls it the first major content update.