Moonshot Games

Moonshot Games is a video game development studio within Dreamhaven, established in 2020 and based in Irvine, California. It develops original multiplayer experiences for PC and home consoles, with an emphasis on cooperative play, social interaction, and action. The studio operates as an internal development division of Dreamhaven rather than an independent company.

Its debut game, Wildgate, is a crew-based science-fiction shooter that combines player-versus-player and player-versus-environment encounters. Players coordinate tactical spaceship combat, board opposing vessels, and leave their ships for on-foot artifact extraction. The game brings first-person shooting and vehicular combat together within a shared multiplayer setting, making cooperation between crewmates central to its design.

Development and releases

Development of the studio's inaugural project began in March 2020, ahead of the public unveiling of Moonshot Games that September. Wildgate was revealed in March 2025 and hosted open beta playtests during Steam Next Fest in June. It launched on July 22, 2025, for Windows PC through Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The studio subsequently released the major Emergence content expansion in November 2025.

Moonshot's development capabilities span game design, software engineering, art and 3D modeling, visual effects, sound design, and live operations. Its technical specialties include multiplayer architecture, first-person shooter mechanics, and spaceship combat systems, supporting the interconnected shipboard and on-foot elements of its work.

Recent operating history

Following commercial challenges and lower-than-anticipated player concurrency after Wildgate's launch, Dreamhaven reduced Moonshot's staff in January 2026. In June 2026, the studio concluded active development of major feature updates while committing to maintain multiplayer servers. As of November 2026, Moonshot remains active within Dreamhaven, with Wildgate's servers continuing to operate.