eat the moon

some mice have discovered that the moon is made of cheese. help them expand, infiltrate human society, and reach the moon!

this strategy game has two levels:

• house: expand in population and social complexity, while avoiding outstripping the cheese supply or alerting humans to your presence. once a critical threshold is hit, the mice will take over the house and set their sights on the rest of the city.
• city: send mouse spies all over town, smuggling cheese from factories, spreading propaganda, and manipulating municipal politics. take advantage of human technology and send a rocket to the moon!

features

• click on the map to show details for each region.
• perform actions in each region to gain resources.
• launch expeditions to colonize new rooms.
• avoid extermination by keeping a low profile.
• enact social advancements to gain new abilities and follow the narrative.
• manipulate city hall to implement pro-mouse policies.

made in 72 hours for ludum dare 56.