Posted: 2 years ago, last updated 13 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Yi and the Thousand Moons is an adventure game in the form of a musical. You follow Yi who is told by the gods to bring down the moons, but then has to try and save the people of her village from the unforeseen results.
It's a simple game. You explore a couple of stylised environments and take on tasks that progress the story. So far, so adventure game. Here though, as you progress you are accompanied by a musical score punctuated with your interactions and sung verses from the characters you meet.
The result is a gentle game that grants you control of the composition and pace of this unfolding musical. Some might find the slightly hokey lyrics and on-the-nose sung narration off putting, but this is true to the musical genre.
Go with the building songs and lyrics and the game creates the warm uplifting experience of a musical. Only here you are part of the cast rather than watching from the audience. The overall impact is impressive as the game employs professional singers and a real orchestra.
It's a short game, too short for some. But it has the unique appeal of this live band and music that reacts to you. Each time you play it is a new song, with the game characters performing the verses naturally as you come into contact with them. It's also lovely how the characters match the words with their simple mouths.
It's a simple game. You explore a couple of stylised environments and take on tasks that progress the story. So far, so adventure game. Here though, as you progress you are accompanied by a musical score punctuated with your interactions and sung verses from the characters you meet.
The result is a gentle game that grants you control of the composition and pace of this unfolding musical. Some might find the slightly hokey lyrics and on-the-nose sung narration off putting, but this is true to the musical genre.
Go with the building songs and lyrics and the game creates the warm uplifting experience of a musical. Only here you are part of the cast rather than watching from the audience. The overall impact is impressive as the game employs professional singers and a real orchestra.
It's a short game, too short for some. But it has the unique appeal of this live band and music that reacts to you. Each time you play it is a new song, with the game characters performing the verses naturally as you come into contact with them. It's also lovely how the characters match the words with their simple mouths.
Game Details
Release Date: 24/11/2017
Platforms: Mac and PC
Expected Content Rating: PEGI 3
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Rhythm and Adventure
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 3D First-Person and Hand-Made
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Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 15 minutes and 20 minutes to complete.
Play Style
This is a single-player game.
Accessibility
Our Yi and the Thousand Moons Accessibility Report documents 21 accessibility features:
You can't lose the game so there is no difficulty setting. It's a low pressure game as it waits for you.
You can't lose the game so there is no difficulty setting. It's a low pressure game as it waits for you.
Diversity and Inclusion
We haven't documented diversity and inclusion information for this game yet.

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