Play Apollo 18 Mission to the Moon Online

Game Overview

Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon is that weird old MS-DOS game where you white-knuckle your way through a lunar landing with all the grace of a falling refrigerator. The first time I booted it up, I thought, "How hard could it be?"—then promptly turned my lander into a fireball halfway to the surface. Those blocky pixels hide some brutal physics.

What I love is how it doesn’t care about your feelings. No tutorials, no safety nets—just you, a fuel gauge ticking down way too fast, and the Moon laughing at your pathetic thrust adjustments. But when you finally stick the landing without exploding? It’s like winning a fistfight with gravity itself. The retro aesthetic isn’t just nostalgia bait; it’s part of the charm, making every near-miss feel like a vintage NASA blooper reel.

Fair warning: this isn’t some polished modern sim. It’s clunky, unforgiving, and occasionally makes you want to flip the keyboard. But that’s exactly why it’s still worth playing decades later. The Moon’s still waiting—try not to crater on impact.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".