Moon 10 (Ice)

Lore & Background

Lethal Industries' internal manifests list Moon 10 as a 'cold-cycle extraction site,' a bureaucratic label that tells you almost nothing about the reality of standing on its surface. The moon's surface is a patchwork of frozen flats and jagged ice shelves, punctuated by the skeletal remains of structures that were never meant to be here. No one in the company can explain what was built, who built it, or why it was abandoned to the cold. The fog is not weather in any conventional sense; it clings, it thickens, and it seems to shift in ways that make compass readings unreliable. Crews report that the silence is the worst part—not the howling wind you'd expect, but a flat, muffled quiet that makes every creak of ice sound like something walking.

The entities that patrol Moon 10 are the same ones found on other moons, but the environment changes how they operate. A Screecher's roar carries differently through the dense fog, and a Stalker's sprint is harder to track when the whiteout erases the horizon. The Hound's clicking is muffled by the snow, giving you less warning than on a dry moon. In short, the moon does not add new monsters; it removes the information you rely on to survive them.

Among the crew, Moon 10 has earned a reputation as a 'confidence moon.' It looks deceptively calm—pale, quiet, almost beautiful from the dropship window. That calm is the trap. The first few minutes feel easy, the scrap is visible, the paths are clear. Then the fog rolls in, the temperature drops, and the silence starts to feel intentional. Veterans say the moon is testing whether you can stay composed when the world stops giving you cues.

In Their Own Story

The dropship doors hissed open and the cold hit like a wall. Kael pulled his scarf tighter and stepped onto the ice, his boots cracking the thin crust with a sound that echoed too long. Behind him, Maren was already scanning the flat white expanse, her flashlight cutting a pale cone into the fog.

"You see that?" she whispered, pointing at a shape in the distance. Kael squinted. It could be a ridge. It could be a Hound sitting perfectly still, waiting for them to get closer.

"Don't move," he said. "Nobody moves."

They stood there for what felt like ten minutes, breathing in white puffs, the fog swallowing the world one meter at a time. The shape didn't move. It wasn't a Hound. It was a pillar of ice, ancient and indifferent, standing in the middle of nothing.

Maren exhaled. "Scrap's over there," she said, nodding toward a rusted container half-buried in snow. Kael nodded back. They walked. The ice groaned under their boots. The fog kept its secrets. And somewhere behind them, in the muffled dark, something clicked once and went quiet.

Reader's Guide

Moon 10 presents as a pale, frozen expanse under a low, grey sky. The dominant visual is a thick, rolling fog that limits sightlines to roughly twenty to thirty meters, with light snowfall adding a constant white noise to the periphery.

Terrain is a mix of open, flat ice plains broken up by jagged glacial outcroppings, frozen overhangs, and the occasional derelict structure—half-buried containers, skeletal frameworks, or collapsed walls. The ground is uneven; cracks in the ice and patches of deeper snow can slow your movement and muffle your footsteps. Dense fog is the primary environmental hazard, but the open terrain means there is very little hard cover. You will not find the tight corridors and stacked crates of Moon 1 here.

Scrap yield follows the standard distribution: containers, crates, and loose pieces scattered across the map. The yield is not inherently higher or lower than other moons, but the reduced visibility means you may walk past scrap or, worse, walk directly toward an entity while searching for it.

All standard entities can spawn: Screecher, Stalker, Hound, Crawler, Watcher, and any others in the current roster. The fog and open terrain make the Stalker and Hound particularly dangerous, as their approach is harder to track visually.

Veteran tip: Move in short bursts and stop frequently to listen. On Moon 10, silence is your best sensor. If you hear nothing for a full ten seconds, you are probably safe to take the next step. If you hear a click, a creak, or a low hum, freeze, turn slowly, and do not sprint until you have identified the source. The fog will not save you from a Stalker's lunge, but your ears might.

Did You Know?

• Moon 10's layout is procedurally generated, meaning no two runs share the exact same arrangement of ice formations, structures, and scrap locations.
• The persistent fog on Moon 10 is an environmental effect that affects all players in a session equally, making coordinated listening and callouts essential.
• Despite its cold, open appearance, Moon 10 does not introduce any unique entity species; the danger comes from the same roster, amplified by reduced visibility.
• The ice and snow textures on Moon 10 create a distinct audio profile—footsteps sound muffled and hollow compared to the metallic clank of Moon 1's industrial floors.