Platforms
- PCNov 01, 20118.4playscore8.29 Critics9.541K Players
- PlayStation 5Oct 08, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.7184 Players
- Xbox Series X|SOct 08, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Xbox OneOct 08, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchJan 16, 2020NAplayscore8.510 CriticsNA0 Players
- AndroidMay 10, 2017NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.83.36K Players
- iOSMay 10, 20178.1playscore7.53 Critics9.1403 Players
22 critic reviews · 20 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- To The Moon absolutely lives up to the hype, but it's approachable as well. Despite its reputation, it has a surprisingly simple narrative, filled with amusing and relatable characters. Don't let that fool you, though: it's an incredible game that caused me to rethink different moments of my own life and (more than a few times) almost moved me to tears. The problems with the Switch port, even the glitchy controls, only dull an otherwise overwhelming emotional experience, rather than mar it.
Zach Wilkerson · Jan 22, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - To The Moon is a powerful interactive story. It deals with issues and situations we'll likely all experience in our lifetimes and does so honestly and within a brilliant narrative setup that allows us to watch a lifetime deconstructed, layer by layer, revealing the very human mistakes and unavoidable interruptions of fate that shape how our lives ultimately turn out.
PJ O'Reilly · Jan 17, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - To the Moon has its quirks, but is still remembered fondly as one of the standout indie titles from the early 2010s. The core experience still holds up and has visually been recreated well by X.D. Network, and I hope they end up giving other RPG Maker classics like Yume Nikki a similar treatment. The jump to Unity did cause some unfortunate niggles, like the more noticeable loading times and control issues, and some of the slight visual alterations made me uneasy at first, but I still enjoyed playing To the Moon on Nintendo Switch almost as much as I did on PC 8 years ago.
Tomas Franzese · Jan 16, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - To The Moon is a game I can tell someone put a lot of passion and heart into. I appreciate the little things about it, like how it’s never explicitly stated what River’s condition is but I could guess what it was. I’m sure there’s much more that I missed during my first playthrough since you can pick dialogue and actions sometimes, making this game replayable. I’m sure I will play this game again, and I would highly recommend people at least give it a try because it is very beautiful.
Kira C · Jan 16, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Much like how I collapsed into my chair as the final credits rolled, the game actually crashes before the single post-credits scene, and it also froze on me once as well. These are unfortunate technical issues that frustrate but are worth coping with. To The Moon tells a must-read story, but as a game it’s not without its flaws.
Jordan Rudek · Jan 16, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Two doctors attempt to fulfill a dying man’s last wish by reconfiguring his memories.
Ben Reeves · Jan 15, 2020 Reviewed on Switch - To The Moon doesn't offer much in the way of mechanical depth, and there's really only one way to experience the story, so its replay value is not great in theory. It's certainly one of the jobs of a review to inform readers of things like that. But the ultimate goal of a review is to tell you if something is worth your time and money, and in that capacity, I can't recommend To The Moon enough. The mobile version has some issues with fiddly controls, but don't let that stop you from playing this superb adventure. It's beautiful in the most human way possible.
Shaun Musgrave · May 16, 2017 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - While the game may not offer much in terms of a challenge, or even gameplay, it does offer a rich and thought-provoking narrative that will make you want to share it with someone. The melancholy setting and touching piano refrains may leave you misty-eyed, if not drowning in your own tears, but the short four hour adventure is absolutely worth it.
Sophia Tong · Jun 24, 2012 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Given more resources, more collaborative experience, and a few more finely crafted tales like To the Moon under his belt, it feels wholly possible that Kan Gao could help bring that breakthrough about someday, perhaps in the not-too-distant future.
Alex Navarro · Dec 06, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review - To the Moon is a challenging game to write about because the only real reason to play it is the story. I could go deeper into the plot, but spoiling it would be a great disservice to any potential players; suffice to say that the story is good enough to recommend this game despite its relatively weak gameplay.
Anthony Gallegos · Nov 29, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts have peculiar jobs: They give people another chance to live, all the way from the very beginning... but only in their patients' heads.
Due to the severity of the operation, the new life becomes the last thing the patients remembers before drawing their last breath. Thus, the operation is only done to people on their deathbeds, to fulfill what they wish they had done with their lives, but didn’t.
This particular story follows their attempt to fulfill the dream of an elderly man, Johnny. With each step back in time, a new fragment of Johnny's past is revealed. As the two doctors piece together the puzzled events that spanned a life time, they seek to find out just why the frail old man chose his dying wish to be what it is.
And Johnny's last wish is, of course... to go to the Moon.
Developer: Freebird Games