Lunar Lander: Beyond Is Atari's Latest Revival of a Classic on PS5, PS4

From the makers of Cris Tales

by Stephen Tailby Wed 17th Jan 2024

Publisher Atari has been bringing back lots of old school favourites with modernised reboots, and the latest of these is Lunar Lander: Beyond. The original arcade physics sim had you guiding a space craft to as safe and precise a landing as possible. While that looks to be the main thrust of gameplay in this up-to-date iteration, it's being embellished with some narrative to fill in the blanks.

The game is being made by Dreams Uncorporated, best known for its stylish RPG, Cris Tales. In the new trailer above, you can certainly see a little of that presentational flair here, and the greater emphasis on story also makes sense. Turning Lunar Lander into a sci-fi space opera is a fun idea, providing some context for all your excursions down to dangerous planets.

There's no firm release date yet, but it looks like this will be touching down on PS5 and PS4 sometime this year.

[source youtube.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Ooccoo_Jr
Wed 17th Jan 2024

This looks amazing! Seriously, how did they manage to make Lunar Lander look this cool?

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Bunchesopuppies
Wed 17th Jan 2024

Played this game and another like it back in the 70/80s in the local arcade. Maze games, so many quarters.

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species
Wed 17th Jan 2024

If anything could do without weebey cinematics, its probably lunar lander. Yet, here we are

Also the model doesnt look anything like the original, which was supposed to represent the actual NASA LEM.

Hard pass.

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Amnesiac
Wed 17th Jan 2024

I loved the Atari Recharged series, and that was just a fresh coat of paint and some tweaks. Based on the trailer Atari Beyond looks like a complete reimagining. It would be great if they could make it a series where different developers could put their own spin on Atari classics.

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Odium
Wed 17th Jan 2024

I saw “Lunar” and got so excited that they were rereleasing the RPGs, then I continued reading and was immediately let down.

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Old_Man_Harper
Wed 17th Jan 2024

It won’t be the same without the BIG DAMN LEVER that LL had on the cabinet. It was so satisfying to slam it forward, although it did mean you’d use all your fuel up and smash into the lunar surface.