To the Moon

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ 7 / 10 }---

It took me a few times to get through all the setup of the beginning stages of the game, but it was well worth it. It's a masterclass of showing how it's not hyper-realistic assets that make an amazing game. So many people, with the right ideas, could craft something amazing with an RPG maker and free assets online if they didn't want to make their own. I hope this game becomes their inspiration.

This game make me fall in love with pixel graphics kinda game, unexpectedly hilarious and fun

A masterclass in biography, foreshadowing, and sappy piano soundtrack. Once you reach the origins of Johnny's story, everything falls into place like perfect, heart-wrenching dominoes.

This game made me cry. That's the highest praise I can give something.

I found the two main characters slightly obnoxious at times, mainly because they didn't feel like the full characters they could have been. The storyteller would break their 'rules' for jokes, and make them not communicate properly (Act 3 IIRC) for the sake of tropey drama on top of a story that was good enough to go without it.

With that said though the animators did an amazing job at conveying character emotions, and the story this game revolves around was pretty touching, and had me thinking for a bit after rolling credits.
In a few years I'll probably have forgotten/rewritten in my head the things I didn't like, and will be left with the memory of a nice little game I once played called 'To The Moon'

I don't usually play story rich games, but I've heard this one was an unforgettable story. And by god, this is quite the adventure. Bonus points for giving me a couple of laughs along the way. It certainly didn't let me down. It's very sad, absolutely unforgettable, it's absolute cinema, 9/10.

Great and emotional story.
Graphics are ok, gameplay loop is bearable at best. Controls are not good

I always tell people that this game is in my top 5 games, and it very well may be my all time favorite.

The graphics may not be great, it may only take a couple hours to beat, and the puzzles and gameplay may be super simple, but what makes this game great is its ability to tell a story that you get invested into.

It's been over a decade since I played through the game and I still remember the feelings it made me feel. It's well worth the $10 price tag.

beautiful, gorgeous story, wonderful soundtrack. i had listened to it many times before, and knew absolutely nothing about the game or what to expect. i'm glad i got to experience it with no previous knowledge. i'm glad i got to experience it at all. beautiful.

A very moving love story that is light on gameplay, highly recommended.

Arte em pixel e lágrimas. Tem como ponto forte um roteiro muito bem escrito, e como ponto fraco a jogabilidade. Os gráficos ultrapassados têm o seu charme, e ajudam a causar impacto e experiência que poucos outros jogos conseguem proporcionar. Este é um jogo sobre vida, morte e liberdade. Sobre a beleza que vêm da tristeza de nos percebermos finitos, e sobre como a jornada compensa. Definitivamente, compensa, e muito, jogar.

"Everything's Alright" is a soundtrack that perfectly complements the game. It’s truly the best in its genre—I’ve never heard such a flawless musical score before.
The story is structured seamlessly, without unnecessary drag or fillers. The engaging mechanic of memory viewing and trigger selection adds depth to the gameplay. And the ending? Simply perfect—a powerful conclusion to this outstanding story. Bravo!

It's crazy how well-written this story is.

Not sure if this is super connected to the next game besides the main characters but hmm.. I think this was endearing and funny and straightforward (though the puzzles were very very easy lol) enough for me to have enjoyed it. But it just felt like there was too much.... stuff. Too many... Elements(tm) for a game this short, not wrt gameplay (the little gameplay there is is nice enough) but wrt the story ig?? The rabbits, the moon, the mystery disorder (pretty obvious what it is but also sometimes... it feels like something else entirely), the childhood experience, lighthouse, platypus, etc etc it's just a lot that feels a bit messy when things are tied together. Also, one specific line in this game took me sooo out of it lmfao and yes iykyk...

Overall Game Rating - 8.7/10 (imo)
Will Play It Again For Sure .

I wasn't sure what kind of game I was going to play at the start, but I was pleasantly surprised! The game has its funny and dark moments with lovable characters and emotional topics. Overall it's an absolute gem. I highly recommend it!

Very nice story, enjoyed it!

This game is something special. Play it. You won't regret it. It will make you cry.

Oh no, it definitely didn't make me cry, though. Not at all.

Beautiful story, good narratives, well written dialogue, enjoyable progression.. this should be a movie

Fucking phenomenal game and franchise.
Probably stole Okami's spot as my favorite game.

Every time I replay it, I notice something different, which makes it hit even harder than it did initially.
Highly recommended.

great story and PEAKED music, i had a good cry, even tho i got a feel that they should had end it a different way, it still a beaufitul game imo.

To the Moon is an emotional and atmospheric game which absorbs your mind and consciousness to itself, as the story advances, you think get more answers to your questions, but also create more questions. As you get closer to the end, you wonder so much more.
However, there are also a factor which ruin the emotional environment: Our protagonists' dialogues are just ruining the tone of the game. They are like corporate freaks, especially Neil. All they talk about is the business.
Nevertheless, this game is worth to play, to experience an emotional weight in your heart. It makes you think in a philosophical way for your life, and your memories in the past.

3.5/5
When I played it a dozen years ago I was greatly impacted by the story but it was short-lived in my memory.
This game knows how to make the best overall impression but the game is not something big that will be remembered for a long time. Like if we compare two different but similar games - TTM and LiS 1, the latter is much deeper and carries bigger emotions for longer periods of time, I'm talking literally years. And TTM is only remembered for the ending that the dudes send him to space and it is "so sad alexa play despacito".
So I guess if the playerbase reviewed the score at least a month later and if the 1-10 rating system was used, the game would get a solid and fair 8.2/10. So my downplay of the score is the point I raised above.
Still, a game worth the money, especially when on a discount. And it has cards and a single achievement for passing the game.

I learned about this game from watching a streamer play it many years ago. Before playing it myself, I didn't remember much detail except the title and the idea that it has a beautiful story...
I was not disappointed. Finally being able to play this game after all these years - it is indeed a masterpiece that will continue to stand the test of time.
P.S. The soundtrack is itself a masterpiece too, in this game as well as the other games. I will never get tired of hearing those "two boring notes" <3

Superbly written game that allows you to overlook its outdated graphics and gameplay. There is no voice acted dialogue, but I was constantly gasping, laughing, and had the occasional sniffle while playing through this gem.

剧本很努力，可能适合作为一个曲折的故事，但游戏性真的蛮差的，几种氛围强行穿插在一起令人莫名其妙，交互也做得不好。坐牢。已删除，不推荐。

A beautiful storyline; worth the playthrough.

So.... Yes, the game has some bugs, and errors, and one time I had to completely restart it because it just... froze? Yes, the graphics are not that good - I mean, just pixel art part is okay, but text was low quality, also some backgrounds. It also completely lacks options - like change window size or music volume.

But despite it all - it's a beautiful story. I enjoyed it a lot - it has funny jokes and moments, and wholesome, heartwarming parts, and very sad ones... Definitely worth playing, maybe buy on sale - full price is a bit much for amount of content.

Free Minisodes are okay, they add a bit of lore which is not needed to understand and don't add anything to main game, but if you plan on playing other games with those characters they could add some depth (I am not sure, as I didn't play them yet)

a uniqe story telling tech to show a romantic story.

What an amazing and beautiful experience <3 thank you so much for this, I'm 100% to going into the other ones.

Too the Moon is a very well written interactive story. Short completion time, about 5 hours.

Not going to lie, I was hesitant about this game, but I'm so glad I was proven wrong. Amazing story, emotional all the way through, with laughter, LOADS of tears, To The Moon is definitely one of the most captivating games I have experienced. I will DEFINITELY be purchasing and playing through the future games!! WELL DONE, FREEBIRD GAMES AND TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MASTERPIECE!!!! 10/10

Damn. Such a good and incredibly well written story, with such a beautifully made concept. Been looking for something to detox for a story game, and this is it. God damn it's so good, final credits are rolling now. A little slow, but so well made

Well Written fun little story. Great soundtrack. Quick completion time. (around 4hr)

I cannot recommend this. Watch a playthrough instead. The gameplay is very tedious and unresponsive. The two main characters are bland and constantly nag each other.

My favorite game-story that I have played. It is simple, music is subtle, not much gameplay--dont expect a game, expect a story

To the Moon is a short, but incredible little indie game that is very story-driven and graphically uses retro-based graphics, but still has plenty of charm and and great, emotional story and cool characters. The music and atmosphere is also a huge plus as well. Strongly recommended!

beautiful art, beautiful music, beautiful story

Heartbreaking and utterly beautiful. 10/10, one of the best games I have ever played.

Highly Recommended!
This game has an absolutely incredible story. It revolves around a doctor who is tasked with fulfilling a patient's last wish before they pass away. The narrative is deeply emotional and beautifully crafted.it had me in tears.
Aside from the heartwarming and touching story, the game play is simple yet enjoyable. The puzzles are casual and not too difficult, making it a perfect choice for a relaxing experience while still engaging your mind. If you're looking for something that combines a moving story with easygoing game play, this game is a must play!

really worth for the prize (˃ᆺ˂✿)

Good game, with engaging story, great soundtrack. Had to force myself through the first 45 minutes of the game but things got interesting after that. I wish the movement mechanics were much more polished which would have improved my experience in the first act of the story where things were progressing a lot slower.
Also I found out this game after playing Finding Paradise (the second part of the trilogy, which has a different story in same world) so the ending didn't hit hard because it felt contradicting to what was conveyed in Finding Paradise, so highly suggest to play this first.

Play this for some of the best emotional turmoil you've ever experienced. This game has a genuinely outstanding, heartfelt story that kept me invested and leaking from the eye holes the whole time.

Short review:
(+) nice story
(+) good music
(+) memorable characters
(-) i dislike the very end of the story
(-) 'Finding Paradise' was more emotional for me

Long review:

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☑ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

Additional Notes:

The game has a nice story though I must note that I am not quite happy with the direction the story took towards the very end. It felt.. unsatisfying.
Aside from that the game has a handful of characters each of them being quite memorable which goes well with the music in this game.
Overall I can only give this game a 8/10 because I played the games out of order and I found the follow up game (Finding Paradise) to be much more emotional.

I started the game in English and when I found out that lovely background music was composed by a Canadian Chinese immigrant who coded this game when he was in the college more than ten years ago, I immediately changed the language setting to Chinese Mandarin and restarted the game.

That was the best decision ever.

The conversations between Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts suddenly make so much sense. The banters were hilarious, and they used so many unique funny lines that could totally get lost in translation.

For example, 放鸽子啦，真是柯达一刻啊！
Literal translation: Free the pigeons, what a Kodak moment!
That makes no sense.
However the actual meaning is Got stood up, legend!

If anyone feels the game dialogues are absurd or horrendous, I highly recommend you replay the game in Chinese language setting. Yes, you do need to learn the language first.

It’s not that difficult nowadays with TikTok refugees fleeing to Little Red Note app, and 216% surge in Americans learning Mandarin on Duolingo.

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Sometimes you’ll find references back to high school textbooks, and that’s because the game was wrote by someone who just finished high school.

For example, it mentioned that the birthplace of the discovery of America Palos de la Frontera. Álvar Pérez de Guzmán was fourteen when Juan I of Castille granted him Palos de la Frontera and Villalba del Alcor as compensation.

This is not a spoiler, just some texts copied from a book placed within the game, irrelevant to the main story.

I have no idea what I was doing in high school, not mention to carry out such a big project - create For River, Once Upon a Memory, The Earth to Your Sky, write the story, code the game, and publish it.

None of these are easy. For that, I think it deserves a thumb up.

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To implant an idea into someone’s subconscious, you would need to find a few small twists or hints, travelling through their dreams or memories. That idea is very popular during the time (i.e. 10 years ago) mostly due to the movie Inception.

Moon or Mars are undeveloped, remote and deserted. I'm terrible at hardcore survival games. So I cannot relate myself to the NASA ending.

When Johnny was four, that was this unforgettable (but had to forget) alluring starry night, he looked up into the sky filled with vibrant, swirling stars, met a beautiful girl who is different from all others.

She was sharing this weird idea that those blinking stars are the lighthouses of the cosmos. And she’s one of them, and will be friend with one.

They made up a constellation: a rabbit with the moon as its belly and were agreed to meet again next year.

Johnny gave her a toy Platypus. From that day, she’s no longer feeling isolated, and always bring the Platypus with her wherever she goes.

The lighthouse is where they first met, where they had first dance, where they got married, and where they had most of romantic memories together.

I feel her, but I don’t think I’ll keep a toy Platypus for that many years, and don’t think I’ll obsessed with a lighthouse and name it Anya, which reminds me of Anya Forger from Spy x Family.

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Another observation is Dr. Watts. No one mentioned about it before.

Dr. Watts tried to hold Dr. Rosalene’s hand when they were watching the rocket launch together, but she refused.

At the end of the game, the screen flashed / glitched a bit after Dr. Watt turned around and collected a memory piece?

If that is true, then the whole game is actually Dr. Watt’s dream or subconscious that he was trying to win Dr. Rosalene’s heart as his dying wish.

Hmm...just like Shin’ichi Hoshi's sci-fi stories, a funny twist ending.

I learned about this game in a thread where people shared games that made them cry. Sounded interesting, so I played, wondering how the story would turn out. And by the end, I actually shed a tear.
Seriously. You just gotta try this game one day. The controls and gameplay are very simple, and although it can get a bit boring at times, new plot twists and endearing characters are introduced that keep you guessing at what’s to come.

Game felt a little slow and I wished the 'puzzles' or 'tasks' you had to do in each stage was a little bit more challenging. The dialog was also a little cheesy or dated at times. But the story was pretty good for how short of a game it was.

I would recommend this but not to everyone! There's very little game play and feels more like an interactive movie. The graphics aren't great but its a 2011 game so... There's also a glitch with whether or not you receive the final achievement but there are guides to bypass this (it takes like 5 extra minutes). The best part (and in my opinion the only redeeming factor) is the story!

To the Moon ... is not a "fun" game. It has very little player engagement, being a linear story with gameplay essentially amounting to clicking to move characters/progress dialogue to move that story along. Graphically, it is somewhat unimpressive (though the art isn't bad).

I don't actually care much about any of the above, though you might. My only real complaints are that the game can feel too slow at times, and that the achievement for beating the game didn't trigger (a dev posted a solution here , for those who are wondering).

All of that said, the story of To the Moon was one of the more powerful ones I've experienced in a video game. The pacing and content of the story, the unconventional method of storytelling, and the music form a beautiful, tear-inducing blend that will stick with you long after playing the game. I strongly recommend this to anyone who thinks they might have the patience to play it.

Have tissues on hand, you'll need them! ;)

Simple point and click game with what I thought to be a uniquely emotional story paired with an excellent OST that has the potential to bring you to tears. Definitely, highly, strongly recommend if you have a few hours to spare. Only downside is that the one achievement for the game didn't unlock despite fulfilling its criteria.

At first, I wasn't too invested in the game (I took a nap shortly after) I came back to the game and gave it another try. Boy was I glad I did. This was such an emotional and captivating story line. I was piecing the story along the way but I was still caught off guard with some events that occurred. Although I was aware the patient was on his death bed and this whole game was to fulfill his wish- I still ended up crying after I saw the ending (it was such a wholesome and happy ending). I can't say this enough but get the game please you won't regret it. Only hassle is on getting your achievement (you'll have to download a beta) but other than that awesome game!