To the Moon Reviews

This was, really really sweet, almost like sappy cheese. This place will leave in a limbo, trapped between, it's okay and great only because I've played WAAAAY better story games. Recommend

Replaying for the second time thanks to the remaster update. My first playthrough was around the original release over a decade ago. The game still holds up—it was an emotional rollercoaster going through the story again. Highly recommended for those who haven't played it. The remaster improves the graphics, but more importantly, it finally fixes the resolution, aspect ratio, and framerate issues that plagued the To the Moon series from the beginning. One thing that remains is getting stuck on objects due to RPG Maker's grid-style movement. But this is a remaster, not a remake—here’s hoping the next game, developed with a new engine, will address that.

The plot & soundtrack alone is reason enough to buy this game. It can make you feel certain emotions that are rare nowadays. After completion, go and play 'Finding Paradise' as both are such a delight.

I never comment on any games, but this one really made me emotional. I hope more people play this game and appreciate life a little bit more by the end of it.

I returned once more to this game after reading a dev note on an upcoming release in the world they have created. It still hits just as hard. Time has moved on, you couldn't call this an adventure game anymore, its an interactive visual novel and what doesn't matter is the key presses, gameloops or processing power. It's a gut-wrenching yet uplifting beautiful story well told, as it ever was, where your tiny interventions simply lead to the next, superbly paced reveal, each of which are magical, heartbreaking and never, ever unsurprising. If you are a regular gamer who sometimes just needs to touch *virtual* grass this is the one that will help you do that, shed a couple of tears and find joy in beautifully pixellated plain old good story-telling. All other games by this dev house recommended for the same reason

I normally never rate games, but this is an exception. Absolute cinema. Nothing has shaken me so deeply as this piece of Master’s work — then again, maybe I’m just too sensitive. Anyway, if you stumbled upon this page thinking of giving it a try, you definitely should. Be prepared to be hurt. Actually, you won’t be prepared.

[h1]Worlds Apart[/h1] During the first half, I thought that this game wasn't for me, and having finished it, I was right. However, even though this isn't a game for me, I’m happy that I stuck with it. Let me tell you why. Not many art pieces manage to touch one's heart and soul. To The Moon, while awkwardly, manages to do just that. With its wholesome and lively pixel art and touching soundtrack, it had a great impact on me by the end. It is an art piece made up of two very distinct things. The first one I just mentioned, and the second is an awkward, unnecessary, and superficial video game. The gameplay side of things is abysmal. It all comes down to spamming the interact button to find the needed puzzle piece to continue the story. And don't even get me started on the hilarious jigsaw puzzle sequences between chapters. I don't usually say this about video games, but in this case, a movie or TV adaptation feels like the better fit. So I can't bring myself to recommend To The Moon as a video game. Although I'm sure I won't forget the way this story made me feel any time soon.

this game has left a hole deep inside me, a massive hole that can only be filled by erasing my memory (gonna make a deal with Sigmund) 10/10, I’d want to relive this short but such an important episode of my life over and over again

Beautiful story with amazing music <3 This game is a heartwarming experience.

We usually rate a video game by how much it entertained us playing it. And when we finished it we usually put it in our shelf and move on to the next game. But every now and then we come across a game that does break through this cycle that lets us viewing a game just as a media for entertainment or as a good to be consumed. Which enthrals us and evokes an experience that we haven't ever had before. The technical design of To the Moon is not very impressive, particularly if viewed from today's perspective. The graphics have only a low resolution as they were created with the RPG Maker. And the gameplay is quite simplistic and does not really categorise the game as belonging to the adventure game genre. But the interface used for the game was only utilised to tell a story that is mindblowing and which will never be forgotten by anyone who played this game, I am sure. The atmosphere and emotions are masterfully enhanced by the wonderful music by Kan Gao who is the creator of the game. The story of To the Moon is about life and death. About friendship. And about our dreams.