<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
psychological	O
drama	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Freebird	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
later	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
would	O
become	O
Freebird	O
Games	O
 '	O
first	O
commercial	O
product	O
,	O
following	O
smaller	O
,	O
experimental	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
studio	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Finding	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
thematic	O
material	O
,	O
and	O
emotional	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
RPG	O
Maker	O
XP	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
16-bit	B-Application
2D	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
a	O
typical	O
RPG	O
,	O
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
has	O
no	O
battle	O
system	O
(	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
joke	O
battle	O
near	O
the	O
beginning	O
)	O
,	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
nor	O
party	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
begin	O
manipulating	O
the	O
memories	O
,	O
by	O
changing	O
around	O
characters	O
,	O
objects	O
and	O
events	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
Johnny	O
believe	O
he	O
had	O
achieved	O
his	O
dream	O
of	O
going	O
to	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
wants	O
to	O
go	O
to	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
state	O
why	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
doctors	O
insert	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
go	O
to	B-Application
the	I-Application
moon	I-Application
into	O
his	O
earliest	O
accessible	O
memories	O
of	O
his	O
teenage	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Freebird	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
of	O
Canadian	O
designer	O
Kan	O
Gao	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
commercial	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
author	O
's	O
website	O
and	O
various	O
digital	O
download	O
portals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
later	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
major	O
digital	O
distribution	O
sites	O
like	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2011	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
through	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
's	O
"	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
X	O
"	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amaryllis	O
Kulla	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
and	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
RPG	O
Maker	O
XP	O
game	O
engine	O
recreation	O
MKXP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
this	O
engine	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
ports	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
like	O
the	O
OpenPandora	B-Device
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
by	O
X.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
Inc	O
.	O
with	O
the	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Unity	B-Application
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
Inc	O
.	O
After	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
features	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
China	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
remade	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
titled	O
A	B-Application
Bird	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
and	O
Finding	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2011	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
won	O
against	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
Ghost	B-Application
Trick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
,	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
