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To the Moon

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Freebird Games
Developer: Freebird Games
Release Date: Nov. 1, 2011

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'To the Moon' Coming To PS5 And Xbox Series X|S, The Beach Episode On PC In September - Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2024 @ 11:16 p.m. PDT

To the Moon is an exciting and unique storytelling project, involving gameplay elements of classic point & click adventures as well as role-playing games.

To the Moon tells a story of a technology that allows to alter a person’s memories. Imagine a world where doctors can rework your memory in order to grant your greatest wish… but there's just one catch: It will be the last thing you'll ever remember.

Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts have rather peculiar jobs: In the year 2060, they control this technology that allows doctors to weave artificial memories, such that a patient can request attempts to alter their mind, and wake up with memories of things that didn’t actually happen.

However, since these new memories are permanent, the conflict between them and the existing authentic memories clash in such a way that it ceases the person’s ability to properly function.

Thus, the operation is only done to people on their deathbeds, to fulfil what they wish they had done with their lives… but didn’t.

The technology requires the doctors to step into the memories of the patient, which are reconstructed as interactive scenes. The doctors then gradually traverse backwards through memories of the patient’s life until they reach childhood — at which point, the wish of the patient in present time would be transferred over.

Along with the doctors’ influence, the patient (as a child) could then lead an entire different life inside their head, working toward and fulfilling their dying wish themselves.

And if all goes well, they would wake up, having lived the dream life they never had, and embrace a brief moment of blissful fulfilment. Shortly after, they’d draw their last breath.

John, the protagonist of To the Moon, is a patient of Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts, and both doctors are about to fulfil his last wish: To weave the memory of having become an astronaut and visited the Moon.

Serenity Forge is over the moon to announce that they will be porting Freebird Games' To the Moon to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 with a variety of new features and quality-of-life improvements:

  • True 16:9 presentation
  • 4k resolutions & up to 120hz framerates
  • PS5 DualSense haptics support
  • New achievements

Console players will soon finally have the chance to meet To The Moon’s Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts. The doctors give people the amazing opportunity to rewind the clock back to the start of their lives, but only in the patient’s head.

Today’s news coincides with the reveal that The Beach Episode will be launching Sept. 20 on PC.

In the upcoming Beach Episode, the Sigcorp crew blasts off on an all-expenses-paid vacation to the Golden Lobster Resort, for a grand total of one day. Join familiar faces from To the Moon, Finding Paradise and Impostor Factory in this series finale of sorts, filled with mini-games, mysteries and relaxation. Even the dead are returning, but something's not adding up...

Key features:

  • A unique & non-combat, story-driven experience
  • Innovative mix of adventure game elements and classic RPG aesthetics
  • Acclaimed original soundtrack that closely ties to the story
  • The gaming equivalent of a fine espresso - a tight execution with zero filler

Currently available on PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch, To the Moon is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S soon.


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