Deliver Us The Moon

An enjoyable little game, but one I am glad I bought on sale and not at full price.

At it’s core I would describe it as an adventure game, mostly in 3rd person. It is not a walking sim, and to it’s credit has plenty of gameplay in the form of traversal, puzzles, interaction with the environment, and even a little stealth. There’s a decent story as well.

Unfortunately, while I liked the main plot of the story, I found the set up or background for it rather ridiculous. Earth has apparently run out of resources very rapidly after a decade or so, and now there’s massive desertification going on. Only the helium 3 reactor on the moon can provide the needed power for earth, and it suddenly goes dark. 5 years later, a single astronaut is is sent to investigate and restart the reactor.

This left me with some questions, such as why the space agency on earth had no contingency or backup plan to get ships to the moon if something went wrong, while it was the sole reliable power sauce. What happened to nuclear or renewable energy? Why is is desertification happening on such a massive scale if a clean energy source for years? How, if resources were rapidly running out, or had run out, did they manage to build a big space station, a 400km high space elevator, miles upon miles of monorail track on the moon, and multiple large bases? Finally if this was all so important, why was only 1 person sent (particularly as even the ship you are sent in has a second seat)?

This may seem like nitpicking, but I want stories in my game to make sense. The reason for some of this is because of budget, as they obviously couldn’t do a set up with multiple characters on an a mission to the moon, and all characters are either helmeted, seen in obscured holograms, or a voice on the radio, likely to work around the low budget. I wish they had adopted the story around these budget restrictions more, however.

Despite this, once into the game, I did actually enjoy the meat of the story, which had a number of good twists and turns and was well voice acted. The game had some muddy textures, but generally looked very good. It delivers on a semi realistic style space adventure, and was pretty exciting and interesting.

7/10 Short (5.5 hr) story driven Norwegian game with good plot and excellent voice acting and dialog. Level design, puzzles, and movement mechanics are just okay. Locations vary and serve the plot, but can be a little simple or illogical at times. Ending gameplay segments are a little frustrating but the final bits of gameplay and story end with satisfying drama. Good space adventure that's not too challenging or unrealistic.

Deliver us the moon is a very good game that has some puzzles which is fun to solve and a very great storytelling

Oooooh I initially struggled to warm to this one. In fact, I nearly walked away ... twice!
The pacing and mechanics, during the first couple of chapters, was not engaging for me … but ... 100% hang in there. It builds and builds into a very competing and delightfully addictive title.

It's not a lengthy game (that's a positive for me) 5-7 hours, plus, it's easy to complete all the Steam Achievements (which my OCD loves me for).

A very worthy picking-up - give it a chance and it'll impress. SCORE 7/10.

One of my favorite sci-fi games. While it doesn't have much to offer gameplay wise, the story, acting, and world they created is incredible. Really enjoyable.

great game that flew under the radar a bit.

This game is not optimized for a PC handheld like steam deck or legion go.
Tried the game on both devices with various graphics settings from 800p low to 800 high.
Some part of the game runs at 50~60 FPS under all graphics settings and some part of the game runs at 10 FPS (super choppy and unpleasant) specifically during critical missions no matter the device and the graphics settings.
I even tried running those parts on my legion go with performance mode ON and device plugged in and graphics set to 800p and low.
Still shitty 10~15 FPS.
The game itself is good but this was the worst experience I had running a steam deck verified game on a handheld PC.

Heavy motion blur can only be disabled by turning post-processing down to minimum. Movement feels like on ice. (Character needs 1-2 seconds to accelerate/decelerate after pressing/releasing direction keys.) This game looked like a perfect fit for me, but unfortunately these avoidable issues make it nearly unplayable for me.

good game

A very good game from an indie studio. Made me really feel like I was on the moon. A unique game for sure.

Great story, gameplay and atmosphere.

So beautifully created

Good 10/10 would play again

Strong reccomend

One of the best games i have ever played! I loved everything about it, Story line was really really good, I was hooked from start to finish, Fantastic game!!!

One of the greatest game, I've ever played.

This is honestly one of the most boring space games I have ever played.

Great atmospere and gameplay.

This game was frustratingly clunky.
The cutting beam that only ~maybe~ activates when it should.
The floaty moon movement physics works well for atmosphere but it's lethal in the reactor level that requires precise movements.
The final dish alignment doesn't give you enough time, you have to be flawless and only have a short time window. I did finally beat it, but yikes it was bad.

With that said, my second playthrough went a lot smoother, and I go on to enjoy Deliver Us Mars a lot more!

Very cool game, it gives you the realistic feeling of how going into space works without a complete science fiction feel about it.. Nice puzzles and good story.

Deliver Us the Moon is a space thriller-mystery in the form of a walking simulator with escape-room style puzzles.

The puzzles are mostly quite simple involving finding ways to open doors to progress through the various space stations and moon bases. There are a few challenges against the clock which are more varied which is welcome.

The setting is graphically stunning. This really shines in those scenes where you have to fly through space or drive around on the surface. The location feels extremely real. If you wanted a moon flight sim with a sprinking of 'game' this would get you quite close to the mark.

Beyond the beautiful views, this game really is about the story, much like in a walking sim. The story is compelling and well thought through. It unfolds in a satisfying way, primarily through cut scenes unlocked by finding objects. This is not neccessarily a problem, but it does seem to be *strongly* derivative of the movie Interstellar: the set-up and vibes are so similar it could be said to be another 'take' on the same premise. There are also several emotional exchanges where the script is so full of cliches that you may find yourself laughing out loud (also like the movie 'Interstellar'!). But this is not constant, and the voice-acting is great, so not a big deal. In general the story is a big plus.

(Side note: if you like a story-centred space mystery I would first play 'Tacoma', less pretty to look at but its more original with a plot and characters that have a lot more depth.)

The controls, specifically interacting with objects, can be fenickity. At times I'd be right next to an interactable object and have to walk up to, back, and side-to-side for the 'interact' option to appear. This is a little fustrating for a game which is so shaped by the story told through found objects.

Played this game on a SteamDeck docked into a TV. Performed well in the 'indoor' scenes, very sluggish outside, nut not enough to spoil the experience.

We're whalers on the Moon.
We carry a harpoon.
But there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales and sing a whaling tune.

Played the game a handful of times over the past few years and somehow forgot to leave a review. I personally really enjoy the story. The puzzles really aren't that difficult. I'm not sure what the negative reviews are about regarding it. Some negative reviews point out that the game puts you under pressure. If this game is putting you under pressure... Oh boy wait until you see the real world.

Here's the idea, if you like a good story and don't mind using your brain to complete puzzles this is a good game for you. If you don't like puzzles or you're scared of timed events, this is not a game for you.

I dont get the negative reviews. Some saying the stress and pressure is unnecessary which is the whole point of a basically lost in space style of action/adventure puzzle game. The Story is good, the scenery is good, i was able to run this game on max settings, gives you plenty of time to explore everything, and the puzzles progressively get harder as you go which is good, yet they are not impossible, take your time. There is some quick time events but they are not that hard to do, just pay attention.

This game was almost great, but I couldn't get into the story, the platforming controls felt sluggish, and the game trapped my asa unit in a room it couldn't get out of, leaving me stuck, until it randomly respawned outside the room later. This wouldn't be a big deal, but every character seemed to make *incredibly* stupid decisions. There's a lot of universal praise online, and the price is cheap, and you may love this game. In that light, don't let this review put you off, but personally, 30 percent of me liked it, 50 percent was meh, and 20 percent, I disliked strongly. (eg a few times I was stuck because I didn't hit spacebar on the computer terminal the second time). My main gripe about the game, is that you can't save (it autosaves) but when I restart from a quit of a death, it's not obvious if the tasks you just completed were saved or if you need to do it again. Is tower one still aligned? IDK. There's a time? Why is there a time? IDK. OK I have the item, do I need to do something with it? - in short, the path you need to take in the game is a one way street, but the navigation within the game isn't there. I could excuse it all if I liked any of the characters, but they mostly made me angry with their choices.)

The story is interesting. Fun game play and puzzles to figure out. Great game.

I had to stop playing, I dont know if the story is good because it is repeated over and over again and barely progresses like I might struggle to understand basic concepts like "this base should be on and it is off actually" or "children should be alive ideally".
The controls and gameplay also thinks I'm a total jackass and blatantly walks you through the excruciatingly obvious controls.

Maybe once you get further into the moon base it gets less dull but I'll never know.

I have played Deliver Us The Moon four times now and I can say, the more I play, the better it gets. The game offers a good story, a beautiful soundtrack and stunning graphics. I loved exploring and solving the puzzles. Some parts are a bit stressful but I kinda like it because it makes the game more realistic.

I highly recommend Deliver Us The Moon. Especially if you like space themed games.

Gameplay is fairly minimal. Story is rather mundane.

Was expecting more.

Putting game's naive storyline aside (whole plot is childishly stupid) – it's horrendous optimization is THE coffin nail – with constant stutters on i13700k/RTX4090 it’s clear that game developers don’t care about players experience.

Wish you could give a mixed review. Controls are vague and wallowy. Can't be rebound without ini editing. Checkpoints instead of manual saves which would be ok if there weren't bugs. My game broke when I decided to explore a little and it let me go into a building 'too early'. The doors behind me hard closed and that was it, no way to get back to the mission. Like, did none of the designers know that some players are explorers? Lack of originality in sociopolitical themes - all the wonderful and talented and noble characters are female, all the key schemers and sellouts are male. This was getting overused and insulting even before the game released. On the plus side - the ambience is great, the premise is interesting, and the challenge is relaxed, or at least was up to the point I broke it. Heard about some difficulty spike near the end but it's too overtly sexist for me to bother redoing the last level to see it to completion.

В эту игрушечку я поиграла уже давно, так что могу не вспомнить каких-то шероховатостей, осталось только общее впечатление. Общее впечатление хорошее - это простое, местами зрелищное, с достаточно банальными сюжетом и философией, космическое приключение. Она не слишком страшная, не слишком грустная, но играть в неё было приятно.

Сюжет вроде такой: как-то раз на Земле исчерпались все ресурсы, но человечество придумало добывать энергию на Луне. Но и там вдруг что-то пошло не так, была утрачена связь, прекратилась подача энергии. Наш персонаж, безымянный космонавтик (его личность мы раскроем ближе к концу) отправляется в одинокую миссию на Луну, чтобы раскрыть, что случилось, и возобновить подачу энергии.

И вот эта часть, мне кажется, сделана классно - ну да, головоломки примитивные, но необязательно же в каждой игре лезть вон из кожи и превозмогать до обмороков. Тут подвинуть, там соединить, здесь собрать. Самые классные - это, пожалуй, запуск ракеты с Земли (вот прямо большой ракеты, мы её прямо запускаем), а ещё вождение ровера по лунной поверхности. Саму историю мы узнаём путём чтения записок и просмотра голограмм, в этом она отдалённо напоминает Tacoma - но последняя пыталась куда больше сфокусироваться на довольно унылых отношениях между персонажами, а тут мне понравилось кататься на монорельсе и щёлкать тумблерами в ракете.

Корчить из себя астрофизика и домогаться до какой-то там якобы неправильно изображенной лунной гравитации не буду.

Плюсы:
- raketa goes brrrr;
- симатично смотрится;
- удачные головоломки, понятно, что нужно сделать, показались разнообразными;
- дают прикольного роботика в партнёры;
- оптимальная продолжительность.

Минусы:
- люблю более заковыристые сюжеты.

Man, this game reminded me of SOMA so much and I love that. It's not as spooky as SOMA but comes very close in creating that atmosphere and loneliness. Loved the story and the puzzles are decent. And you get to drive around on the surface of the moon which i don't think i've ever done in any game i've played. Would highly recommend just for the story and the visuals.

I'd give this game 7/10. Well made, looks AMAZING, compelling story-line, reasonable voice acting, well paced, and some good puzzles. It also played well at epic settings (except RT) on a relatively meagre GTX1050 GPU.

What let it down for me were the timed sequences. A few of them were fine and you had time to work out what to do, or to reconnoitre first using the ASE, but other times you're thrown into a situation with just a couple of minutes to survive and no idea what to do. I died A LOT! If these timed sequences were replaced with more puzzles, I'd give it a higher score.

Additionally, I found it quite frustrating that there's no manual save option.

All that said, I'm looking forward to playing the follow-up game.

There is a bug in Copernicus Outpost level at the beginning where AWE does not spawn, and you can't progress without it. Reloading does nothing.

Amazing game. It's not very long, with little over 5 hours of gameplay. The puzzle element starts of very simple, but do progress in difficulty during the play-through. It never gets really mind-breakingly hard, but that's a good thing. Character movement could be better but once used to it it's fine.
The story is gripping, especially the further you go and uncover more and more. In the end it made me feel strong emotions when I ended the game, which hasn't happened to me in a long time. A definite recommend. Worth every penny.

Just plain boring. Movement is like drifting through molasses whether you're in zero G or just walking. ("Sprinting" is nothing of the kind.) Puzzles are repetitive, mostly looking around and finding things to take from point A to point B, and made incredibly frustrating by how long it takes to freakin' get anywhere. I was pushing through all this because the story was interesting, but after only 3 hours, the main crux of the story had been revealed. After that, there was nothing motivating me to slog through the rest of the game. I gave up and Googled the plot to see what I was missing. Answer: nothing I hadn't already guessed. Don't bother with this game.

This is a short, fun and intriguing game that has some puzzles and a pretty good story. The only thing I didn't like as much was the movement of the character, which during certain platforming segments became maddening. For the rest, it is a nice game to sink a few hours in.

Fun Game for the short time. Really good story, can't wait to play Deliver us Mars

Short, but sweet. Solid B+ on the story-line and cinematics. Voice acting was on point with the situation and not overdone.

I wouldn't say it's worth full price ($24.99 at time of review), but definitely get if it's on a good sale.

Puzzles were creative without being frustrating.

I am writing this review post-game completion, so note the short length.

Overall DUTM is a simple narrative-driven walking simulator with puzzles, but is a nice little game regardless. It's similar to games like Tacoma or Firewatch and so anyone who likes games like those will like this one. The story is interesting and is easily immersive and has some impactful moments, especially towards the end. There is a strong sense of narrative progression that culminates in a satisfying climax and really makes the entire experience memorable. The puzzles are fine, nothing terribly interesting. I appreciated how detailed the levels were and the zero-g walking and driving was fun, and it was fun just being on the surface of the moon.

The only real downsides were that despite the game being graphically impressive and running mostly well, for whatever reason the game really started struggling towards the end of the game which meant I had to turn down the graphics quality which was weird. I also felt that some of the controls and the character movement was clunky, and there was no option to change keybindings.

But overall I liked the game a lot and would recommend it if you like similar games.

The storytelling and premise of the story itself is so offensively stupid and infantile that it's outright unbearable.

It feels like this wasn't written by a human being.

Great game, can tell a lot of love went into it. Really fun achievements too!

Thought it was a pretty average space game. It doesn't try to do anything special just gives you an average story and average gameplay, maybe the controls could've been a bit better but that's just nit picky.

I wouldn't pick it up at full price but it's definitely worth buying and playing when it's discounted.

5/10

1. First ten min.: Walking feels like you are submerged in molasses (maybe due to a stray piece of code from an ocean floor level?). Than kind of garbage should not occur in a finished game! 2. Then: Feeling like an idiot turning the tabletop radio on and off twenty or so times, trying to "answer the radio" - only to find out that you have to put your helmet. Remarkably stupid game design. 3. Thereafter: Simple environment manipulation level, reasonably well made - almost fun. 4. In the rocket: Having to hit a bunch of buttons in a very specific order, dying five times or so. FANTASTICALLY stupid and anti-fun. 5. Exploring the station; sort of fun and novel. 6. Flying through the wrecked station, having to grab ten or so O2 canisters with perfect timing. No fun at all. Finally rage quit. Dear game designers: A game should be novel, or engaging, or fun, or technologically realistic (for us engineers), or tactically realistic (for us veterans). "Chores" an "unrealistic" are not words that go well together - even if the game is (almost) pretty to look at.

Still has game breaking bugs that can create a huge loss in progress,..

A nice little breath of fresh air amidst the clusterfuck of big releases.

I bought it when it was on sale and I don't regret.
Puzzle make you stop and think for 2 minutes but it never gets to the point you wanna see the playthrough.
It doesn't have the time to get repetitive.
Nice atmosphere, but in rare occasions the framerate dropped. Nothing that could spoil the experience though.

For 20$ or less, its a bargain.

A pretty short but enjoyable story, simple puzzles and nice visuals.

However, if you're going for the achievements... MAKE SURE YOU STAY AND WATCH ALL OF THE HOLOGRAMS TO THE END! I had to do some backtracking via Level Select as I realised I didn't stay in the area after triggering them, so they didn't count.

Intriguing space mystery story. It's fairly short, but I feel like it was engaging enough to want to play the sequel.

A compelling story that imo echoes those of the movies; "Interstellar" and "Ad Astra." Which is a complement! And considering its more concise (and not "short") game length it's a terrific way to spend an evening or two playing as a movie protagonist.