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To the Moon

A story-led adventure about two doctors visiting a dying man's memories to understand his wish to reach the Moon, without combat or level grinding.

Adventure Puzzle

Release Date NOV 1, 2011

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Doctors and other characters in To the Moon's upstairs bedroom and adjoining rooms.

Two characters stand beside a lighthouse at night below a row of memory portraits.

An illustrated rocket launches above the coast in To the Moon.

A rocky cliff with trees beneath a sky full of stars in To the Moon.

Rain around a lighthouse courtyard with memory portraits displayed at the top.

Game Overview

Platforms

Play modes

Single-player

Developer

Freebird Games

Content rating

ESRB T (United States, Nintendo Switch edition only)

To the Moon follows Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts, who use a machine to enter a dying person's memories and change how that person remembers their life. Their patient Johnny wants to go to the Moon, but they first need to discover where that wish came from. You explore small pixel-art rooms and outdoor places, talk to characters and examine objects connected to his past.

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This is an adventure built around its story, music and simple memory puzzles, not battles or gaining levels. Freebird Games released the original Windows version on November 1, 2011. Steam availability came later; the PC gallery here is from the official Steam product, not a claim that every image is from the first release.

The ESRB Teen rating shown here is for the United States Nintendo Switch edition, not the original 2011 Windows release.

Explore places and objects inside Johnny's memories.Solve simple memory puzzles without combat or level grinding.Follow a single-player story carried by character conversations and music.

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