To the Moon
Explore Johnny's memories with doctors who fulfil final wishes by rewriting the past in their patients' minds. Gather memory fragments and use mementos to move deeper into his life.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
Johnny's final wish is to go to the moon. Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts can fulfil such wishes by changing what dying patients remember, but first they must understand why this particular wish matters. You follow them backward through Johnny's life, gathering memory fragments and using meaningful keepsakes to reach earlier memories. Conversation carries much of the adventure, and each step into the past reveals another part of the life they are investigating. There is no combat: the game's classic RPG aesthetics frame a story about understanding someone through the memories they leave behind. Progress comes from following conversations and opening the way into the next memory.
Collected in series
To the Moon is Freebird Games’ narrative series about memories, wishes and the lives behind them. Dialogue, exploration and music guide stories in which an ordinary detail can change how you understand someone’s past.
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AI review
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A strong conceptual fit for players who prefer personal mysteries to combat.
Working backward through a life can encourage players to reinterpret what they already know. Memory fragments give that investigation a concrete task while conversation keeps attention on the people involved.
Strengths
- The reverse chronology can turn discovering context into the main reward.
- Memory fragments connect exploration directly to reaching another part of the story.
Who it is for: Players willing to spend their attention on dialogue, personal history and the meaning of a final wish.
Play notes: Its non-combat structure makes it a less suitable choice if fighting is your main reason to play an RPG-styled game.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Moving into earlier memories can make new context, rather than combat escalation, the incentive to continue. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Collecting fragments offers a tangible activity within an investigation driven primarily by conversation. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Classic RPG aesthetics may appeal to players who enjoy that visual vocabulary in a story-focused adventure. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Touch-screen support offers an additional input option for players who prefer interacting directly with the screen. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Freebird Games
- Publisher
- Freebird Games
- Release date
- Jan 16, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnPuzzle SolvingLinear Levels3D GraphicsThird PersonSolo-friendlyExplorationMain Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2011
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJan 16, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com