Fit check
Is Time of the Moon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Mystery-adventure players who want investigations alongside combat rather than combat alone
- RPG fans who prefer turn-based battles and story-led exploration over action combat
- Players drawn to fairytale-like worlds with puzzles and supernatural lore instead of realistic settings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the investigation and puzzle structure too prominent
- Players who prefer short, self-contained scenarios may not suit the long, novel-like story
- Players looking for action combat may not fit a turn-based RPG
- Players seeking realistic settings may not fit the moon-created fantasy world
Our take on Time of the Moon
Rather than treating battles as the sole focus of an RPG adventure, the game places case-solving, conversations, hidden character stories, and puzzles alongside turn-based fights. Its setting also replaces a conventional day-and-night world with a city where the sun has been gone for more than 300 years.
What is Time of the Moon?
Time of the Moon is a mystery adventure game set in Lunaris, a city protected by moonlight more than 300 years after the sun disappeared.
Players follow Lucas Leo after he becomes a Stellance, one of the guardians empowered by the stars. The story combines case investigations, character encounters, puzzles, and turn-based RPG battles. Exploration involves walking through different locations, gathering information, listening to stories from black figures, and uncovering hidden details about Lunaris and its inhabitants. Puzzles appear as the story progresses, while Leo confronts souleaters, creatures born from the force of death that covered the land before the world was created.
How Time of the Moon plays
- 01Case Investigation
- Exploration produces information and clues connected to mysterious incidents in Lunaris.
- 02Turn-Based Battles
- Leo uses the power of the stars to fight souleaters and defend the city.
- 03Environmental Puzzles
- Story progression includes mysteries created by Lunaris's moon-powered world.
- 04Character Stories
- Encounters can reveal additional stories about the characters and other parts of Lunaris.
Time of the Moon compared to similar games
Time of the Moon combines mystery cases, exploration, puzzles, and turn-based RPG battles in a moonlit fantasy setting. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on exploring a strange and dangerous city through an unconventional story, while Ghost of a Tale combines action-RPG play with exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations in a medieval animal world.
Time of the Moon: platforms & release
Is Time of the Moon worth it?
It is worth it if: mystery-adventure players who want investigations alongside combat rather than combat alone. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the investigation and puzzle structure too prominent.
Where can I download Time of the Moon?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Time of the Moon's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Time of the Moon on?
Windows only.
