Deliver Us the Moon

Immersive, fun and emotionally engaging story worth your time. Highly recommended to try it out, as you will want to go till the end.

This game made me question lots of things we miss with point and shoot mechanic taking over majority of the storytelling in single player games.

Alright, fam, let's get into it. Deliver Us The Moon is low-key a whole vibe, especially if you're into those spacey, atmospheric games that make you feel like the main character. You're basically this lone astronaut on a mission to save Earth by yeeting yourself to the moon to figure out why the power went dark. The story is the GOAT here, no cap. It's giving major Interstellar vibes with the whole "save humanity" plot, and piecing together what went down through holograms and notes hits different. The visuals are bussin' too; space is looking extra thicc with those graphics, and the zero-gravity sections are a trip. It's not all just floating around looking pretty, though. You've gotta solve some puzzles that are just the right amount of challenging without being a total rage-quit moment.

That being said, the game isn't without its Ls. The gameplay can feel a bit mid at times, with some tasks getting repetitive, making you feel like you're just grinding. Some of the platforming and controls can feel a bit janky, which can be a real mood killer when you're in a tense situation and your character just doesn't want to cooperate. But honestly, the drip of the story and the overall immersive experience make up for it. It's a solid single-player adventure that will have you in your feels and shook by the ending. If you're looking for a game that's more about the journey and the lore than just non-stop action, Deliver Us The Moon slaps and is definitely worth checking out.

This was such an emotional game with beautiful graphics, hard to do puzzles, intense moments. It was so different too. And the end really pulls your heart strings. I will buy anything these creators do in the future. Thank you for a wonderful games.

When a project is described as "atmospheric", whether or not that's a good thing depends on the project. I've seen critics use those types of comparisons as a crutch to prop up a movie/movies that when I watched them, all I saw was visuals compensating for an underdeveloped story and a slow pace. In the case of Deliver Us the Moon, I found the opposite. I loved the atmosphere and the setting. It captures what good science fiction does (I would compare the feel of it to something like Interstellar or The Martian) where you truly feel the loneliness of the main character, the setting is both hauntingly beautiful but indescribably eerie. The idea of being trapped on a space station, alone and with the fate of mankind in your hands, its an idea that seems more fun than it would be. At times the combination of the graphics, the setting and the atmosphere are awe inducing but at another moment I found it frightening. Play through the sections where your running or franticly floating and looking for oxygen, it gets pretty real. I'm a huge science fiction fan, I've played games that may have been more fun or action packed but Deliver Us the Moon seems more grounded and does a better job fleshing out the world than most adventure games would.

Video games are an underrated medium for storytelling. I've played lots of games that have completely wrapped me up in the plot and transported me to another world with them. Deliver Us the Moon is such a title, despite our main character not having a name (for most of the runtime) or much of a singular identity, they pose some pretty serious questions to the player. It also approaches a trope from a different angle. If we have to colonize another planet and leave the earth behind, what happens to the people left behind? I've seen a couple of movies broach this subject (Interstellar) but I feel like this game really plays into how grave the choices are for the characters and how hard it is to wrap your head around that choice. Deliver Us The Moon has some real emotional stakes and while I scoffed at people crying over the ending, when I finished up, I understood. They maximize what they do with the premise and this game is a journey instead of just a sprint.

I'm not big into puzzle solving games (there are the rare exceptions, Portal 2 is one of my favourite games on any platform) so when I heard that Deliver Us had puzzle solving elements, I was skeptical. I found a couple of them frustrating but they were otherwise manageable throughout the game. The rest of the gameplay is about exploring this space station and accomplishing objectives to move on to the next section. Figuring out where to go has some challenges, there isn't always a lot of direction but it rarely got to the point where I was frustrated or about to give up. I did encounter a bug where the lunar rover was continually sketching out but it fixed itself when the game updated. The gameplay has enough variety to keep you interested and even when you're in a slow portion, the plot was able to carry me through.

With the new Xbox and Playstation consoles coming out, I've been trying to find some hidden gems or some underplayed games that pique my interest. Deliver Us the Moon is the high point in the recent stretch of games. It's a different type of game than what I'm normally playing but it was enjoyable from beginning to end and between the visuals and the plot, it's a memorable one. Where I couldn't recommend Close to the Sun or even Cuphead at their respective price points, I would absolutely endorse Deliver Us the Moon. Its not a lengthy campaign (I was around 8 hours on my playthrough and I was taking my time) but it's a unique experience and worth investing some time into.