The European Space Agency launches the video game of a lunar mission in Fortnite

Put on your uniform and prepare to embark on your own extraordinarily realistic lunar mission. Lunar Horizons, now available in Fortnite, is an intense and immersive experience set on the Moon during a future international mission.

The game, which was presented on April 11, 2024, has been created by Epic Games, ESA and Hassell, in collaboration with Buendea and Team PWR.

In Lunar Horizons you are an astronaut on the surface of the Moon, near its south pole. Your mission is to get resources and use them to build a lunar habitat. The best way to do this is by teaming up with friends in multiplayer mode.

With Lunar Horizons you can also learn about space while you play. As you explore the lunar landscape and interact with other astronauts, you'll discover amazing facts about real European lunar missions, the wonders of space and the work of ESA.

You'll even come across ESA's Argonaut lunar lander, which is being developed to launch on an Ariane 6 rocket for the agency's future lunar missions.

ESA's Branding and Partnerships Office has been working with a range of game developers to help them bring authenticity to games and experiences that explore the endless wonders of space.

Developers at Epic Games worked closely with ESA's human and robotics exploration experts to create a realistic 3D lunar environment for Lunar Horizons. Among other things, the Moon's reduced gravity was modeled. ESA also provided digital models of the Argonaut.

ESA astronauts Marco Sieber, Pablo Alvarez Fernandez and Rosemary Coogan formed a team of players along with ESA reserve astronaut John McFall to test the Lunar Horizons video game. (Photos: © ESA / P. Corrales Sanchez)

“Lunar Horizons is a fantastic opportunity for ESA to reach a very broad audience, to tell them about the agency and to share with them our passion for space,” said Emmet Fletcher, Head of ESA's Branding and Partnerships Office. , commenting on this exciting collaboration.

Lunar Horizons is now available in Fortnite, where you can try it out using the code 3207-0960-6428 or by searching “Lunar Horizons” in Discover. (Source: ESA)