Tycho Rising

Tycho Rising is a cancelled PC game by Maxis. It was to be a moon colony type of sim game.

Gameplay
Tycho Rising was to take the SimCity franchise to the moon. To colony the moon you'll need to use robots for mining, maintenance, and factories. Beware the danger of lunar life, such as meteors, nuclear meltdowns, and enemy attacks.

There will be other settlements on the moon. You can conduct trade and diplomacy with them. Or you can attack them, especially if they started it.

There was to be up to eight player multiplayer, from LAN, modem, or multiplayer.

Development
Tycho Rising was to be scientifically accurate, with data from NASA and the USGS.

Cancellation
Tycho Rising was cancelled in 1997 when publisher Electronic Arts acquired Maxis. The game was canned to cut costs.