Deliver Us The Moon Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

Rating: 8
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · Published July 16, 2024 · Updated July 15, 2024

Deliver Us The Moon Review, is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future, where Earth’s natural resources are depleted. A lunar colony providing a vital supply of energy has gone silent. A lone astronaut is sent to the moon on a critical mission to save humanity from extinction. Will you save mankind or be forgotten in the dark abyss of Space?

Deliver Us The Moon Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
2.9GB download size.
Controller options – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Level select menu for unlocked levels.
Really well-done voice work.
In-game cutscenes.
First-person view when out of the suit and third-person when in the suit.
Astro tool device houses your database, mission log, and tools.
Despite the Dark history of it, all the locations are a thing of beauty.
A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
Adventure survival gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
Button prompts show to help you learn the controls and will show scannable objects, climbable elements, etc.
Your scanner lets you scan and catalog your findings with text and images.
Pick up items like posters, books, and parts and view them in 3D and you can press a button to get any text displayed in an easier-to-read font.
Very atmospheric.
Find emails, letters, voice voicemails to learn about what happened.
Puzzle elements across the world and they can take zero gravity solutions.
The database is very much a checklist of objects to find and scan, the database is split into sections.
The very early-on sequence where you have to start up and launch the rocket is really well done and very impactful.
Seamless transitions between cutscenes and gameplay.
For the best experience, its a must to use headphones.
Has a lot of memorable little set pieces like docking your ship or getting valves turned on.
You replay levels to get all the scannable objects.
Fantastic soundtrack.
It is a game that always has you on edge.

Deliver Us The Moon Review Cons:

Cannot remap controls.
Loading times are short and long.
Performance is alright but it does drop frames and screen tears a fair bit in built-up areas.
Graphics pop in or smooth out over time.
Few jaggy and blurry textures.
You do have to be really precise with interactions and button prompt pop-ups.
Game closures have happened a few times and it’s always a critical part.
Found the rocket launch at the beginning to be fiddly as you use the left stick like a mouse, you have to almost guess which buttons and levers are what as the instructions and image are blurry and not clear.
Never sure when it’s saved.
Doesn’t offer a save button, only a load one.