in 2010 after Gao's grandfather became seriously ill, an event that made Gao question mortality and death. His thoughts on regret before one's death eventually inspired the concept for the story of the game. To the Moon was originally released on the author's website and various digital download portals. It was made later also available via major digital distribution sites like Steam in November 2011 and GOG.com in June 2012. Originally available only for Windows, it was later released for OS X and Linux through Humble Bundle's "Humble Indie Bundle X" in January 2014. Amaryllis Kulla ported the game with the open-source and cross platform RPG Maker XP game engine recreation MKXP. Later this engine was also used for ports to other systems like the OpenPandora handheld. In May 2017, To the Moon was also released on Android and iOS by X.D. Network Inc. with the cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies. The game was localized in Chinese, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese, Dutch, Korean, and Turkish. The score of the game was composed by Gao, with a theme song titled "Everything's Alright" being written and performed by Laura Shigihara. The soundtrack was released on Bandcamp on November 4, 2011. A downloadable minisode was released on December 31, 2013, which centers on Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts during a holiday party at their local Sigmund Corp. office. A second minisode was released on February 18, 2015. Reception To the Moon received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics, while noting that the gameplay itself was lacking, praised the story and music. Legacy In August 2016, Gao announced that a mobile remake of the game was being developed by X.D. Network Inc. After about a year, the remake released for Android and iOS on May 12, 2017. The remake features high-definition graphics, as opposed to the 16-bit graphics of the original PC release. The game released for Nintendo Switch on January 16, 2020 and released for China Nintendo eShop on February 8, 2021, remade using the Unity engine. A game set in the same universe, titled A Bird Story was released in November 2014. While not a direct continuation of the story, it serves as a bridge between To the Moon and Finding Paradise, a sequel which was released in December 2017. An animated film adaptation is in development. The film will be a