Deliver Us the Moon
A lone astronaut puzzles to save humanity on the moon.
Deliver Us the Moon is an adventure-puzzle video game developed by Dutch studio KeokeN Interactive. The game is notable for its science fiction thriller narrative set in an apocalyptic near future, where a lone astronaut is sent to the moon to avert humanity's extinction after Earth's natural resources have been depleted.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Deliver Us the Moon
- Developer
- KeokeN Interactive
- Publisher
- Wired ProductionsDeliver Us the Moon: Fortuna was self-published by KeokeN Interactive
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Google Stadia · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch
- Genre
- Puzzle, adventure
- Modes
- Single-player
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Lore & Background
Deliver Us the Moon was developed by Dutch video game developers Koen Deetman and Paul Deetman through their company KeokeN Interactive. The game received funding through a Kickstarter campaign and was a successful submission for Steam Greenlight. A demo version was made available in March 2016 during the ID@Xbox Showcase event at GDC 2016, and it was intended to be released episodically for PC and Xbox One from August 2016. The game is an adventure puzzle game experienced from either a first-person or third-person perspective, determined by the type of action required. The player assumes the role of Rolf, an astronaut launched to the Moon to investigate abandoned facilities where an important resource is mined. The game contains no combat sequences, though the player character can die from failing a gameplay sequence, necessitating a retry.
Reader's Guide
Deliver Us the Moon holds significance as a Dutch-developed adventure-puzzle game that transitioned from a self-published PC title to a multiplatform release with publisher Wired Productions. Its reception varied by platform: the Windows and PlayStation 5 versions received 'mixed or average' reviews on Metacritic, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions received 'generally favorable' reviews. Game Informer's Andrew Reiner scored the PS4 version 8 out of 10, praising the writing, narrative pacing and atmosphere, but noting that some puzzles became repetitive. The game received two award nominations for the 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards on May 6, 2020, and won 'Best Sound Design for an Indie Game'. Its legacy includes a sequel, Deliver Us Mars, announced on March 24, 2022 and released on February 2, 2023, set ten years after the events of the first game. The game's development history—including a Kickstarter campaign, Steam Greenlight success, and the removal and re-release of the initial version—illustrates the challenges and iterative nature of indie game development in the 2010s.
Did You Know?
- The game was initially released as Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna on September 28, 2018, but was later removed from sale by the developers due to dissatisfaction with its state.
- A planned Nintendo Switch port was canceled in June 2020, but was later released on July 16, 2024.
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