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The Sun and Moon cover art

The Sun and Moon

Daniel Linssen · 2014-11-14

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 26, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 26, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), May 20, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 20, 2014 (Web browser), Jan 27, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 05, 2014 (Mac)

The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.

The Sun and Moon is a 2014 Action and Indie game priced at $6.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 187 reviews).

0
playing now
87%
positive of 187 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
3.92★
PlayStation Store rating (74 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 30% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.7k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 187 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at GreenManGaming (2019-12-13) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420142026Week of 2014-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.13$0.702015-01-012026-10-102015-01-01 — best price $7.952015-04-03 — best price $7.952015-05-19 — best price $6.702015-07-24 — best price $6.082015-11-02 — best price $6.992016-01-29 — best price $6.992016-06-23 — best price $2.092016-10-24 — best price $6.992017-02-20 — best price $1.742017-07-17 — best price $6.992018-01-06 — best price $6.992018-07-06 — best price $6.992018-11-27 — best price $6.992019-06-26 — best price $1.742019-12-09 — best price $1.742020-04-08 — best price $1.392020-06-12 — best price $6.992020-08-06 — best price $6.992020-09-17 — best price $6.192020-10-21 — best price $6.192020-12-23 — best price $1.742021-01-29 — best price $5.842021-03-27 — best price $5.842021-05-07 — best price $6.992021-07-15 — best price $1.052021-11-08 — best price $1.392022-01-10 — best price $1.392022-04-01 — best price $6.992022-06-20 — best price $1.042022-10-11 — best price $1.042022-12-23 — best price $1.042023-06-19 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-06-10 — best price $6.992024-12-04 — best price $6.992026-10-03 — best price $9.992026-10-10 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
36.7%
earned "System One"
4.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieActionPuzzleDifficultPlatformerPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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