- Windows 11✓
- Steam Deck✓ Playable
- Mac✓
- Linux✓ native
- 80,261 reviews96% positive
- Steam store page
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Freebird Games
- Genre
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam Deck
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
Does To the Moon run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?
| Windows 11 | ✓Listed in the store's system requirements. Source |
|---|---|
| Mac (Apple Silicon) | ✓Runs on Apple Silicon. Source |
| Linux | ✓Native Linux version. Source |
| Steam Deck | ✓Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup. Source |
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Synopsis
A short story-driven adventure made in RPG Maker by Kan Gao's Freebird Games, about two doctors who can rewrite a dying person's memories to grant a last wish. The player walks backward through an old man's life, collecting mementos and solving small tile puzzles to unlock each earlier memory.
What people say
Critics in 2011 praised its writing, its emotional weight and its piano-led soundtrack, and GameSpot named it the best story of the year. The same reviewers pointed out that there is very little game in it, with only light puzzles and exploration. Steam players still describe it as moving and often say it made them cry, while warning that it is almost all story and best taken in a single four-hour sitting.
Playability today
The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works
Runs today
5 / 5- ✓Sold or given away today by an official source
- ✓Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
- ✓Full controller support or remappable controls
- ✓Steam Deck Verified or Playable
- ✓No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
- ✓No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
4 checks not confirmed yet
- Single-player works without an internet connection
- All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
- Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
- No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
From the Steam store, Valve’s Steam Deck rating and the sources under each check. Checks not confirmed yet don’t count.
Design today
4.5 / 5✓Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Movement and interaction need only a direction and one action button, and controllers are fully supported with remapping in the F1 menu. Controllers do not work in the game's menus, so Steam Input is the workaround there. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
✗Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game renders at a fixed 640×480 in 4:3, so it is pillarboxed on widescreen displays and looks soft when stretched; resizing the window needs a config edit. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
✓Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Saving uses numbered slots with Steam Cloud sync, and the game has no fail states, so no progress can be lost. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
✓It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
The path is linear and the few tile puzzles are simple, so a guide is never needed. Source: steamcommunity.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
✓Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
The story runs about four hours and builds steadily, with only light exploration and no grind or filler. Source: steamcommunity.com.
✓Camera and movement never fight the player
A fixed top-down view follows the characters, and movement is simple tile walking that never fights the player. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Judged against games made today, from complaints that recur among players. Each reason links to its source.
Sources
- Steam store page (requirements, platforms)
- SteamSpy (Steam review counts)
- Steam Deck compatibility, Valve
- ProtonDB reports
- Metacritic
- Wikipedia: To the Moon (video game)
- PCGamingWiki: To the Moon
- Steam Community: To the Moon reviews
How does it play for you today?