The Game Census
The Sun and Moon cover art

The Sun and Moon

Daniel Linssen · 2014-11-14

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
87%
positive of 187 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 60% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
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 8 of 9 observed days · $9.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.13$0.702015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — 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 $6.992026-08-29 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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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