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The Moon is our Friend
Staff note: An astro-nomically challenging game with fun crank controls and cute visuals!
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Staff note: An astro-nomically challenging game with fun crank controls and cute visuals! Truly a challenge that will have you positively over the moon. After a large-scale asteroid mining expedition gone wrong, the Earth is under a barrage of meteors, and is very scared. You are the Moon, and must help your best friend the Earth by diverting meteors away with your gravitational pull! There are multiple ways to play this arcade-style game, all featuring crank-based action and satisfying 50fps planetary physics: Mission/Story mode: Progress through 15 missions, each one taking you closer to defeating the source of all the meteors! 5 mission types: Divert, Survive, Colonize, Juggling, and Boss. 3 difficulty levels: Optionally earn badges for completing missions on Hard or One Heart (die in one hit) difficulty. 5 mission types: Divert, Survive, Colonize, Juggling, and Boss. 3 difficulty levels: Optionally earn badges for completing missions on Hard or One Heart (die in one hit) difficulty. Endless mode: See how long you can survive as more and more meteors spawn, and try to get on the global leaderboards! Zen mode: A sandbox where you can adjust the gravity, fling meteors around and enjoy the space physics. 40 achievements to collect!
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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This game primarily uses the crank, and occasionally the B button (or the A button if you prefer). It requires a fair amount of precision with the crank.
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Gameplay and impressions / Jean ROBERT
The Moon is our friend on Playdate - High score 223

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Gameplay and impressions / Jean ROBERT
The moon is our friend on Playdate - Mission 3-B : Boss

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Gameplay and impressions / Jean ROBERT
The Moon is our friend on Playdate - Playing with gravity in Zen mode

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Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
The Moon is our Friend - Playdate gameplay + impressions

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Gameplay and impressions / StarryVirtual
The Moon is our Friend | Year of the Playdate #20
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Playdate: The Unofficial Website
The Moon is our Friend
Nick Simberg
2025-11-20
Friends in high places
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Endless mode (Standard, 1 moon)
- 1 Cep 324
- 2 pailey 320
- 3 brendan 244
- 4 Dhcohn 218
- 5 guojq 204
- 6 toowiggly 158
- 7 Hyper 154
- 8 meatloaf 154
- 9 Buizy 129
- 10 DizzyFox 116
Endless mode (Standard, 2 moons)
- 1 Cep 212
- 2 toowiggly 140
- 3 Freyr 136
- 4 Dhcohn 132
- 5 DizzyFox 113
- 6 brendan 104
- 7 guojq 100
- 8 meatloaf 76
- 9 9622096337714445 68
- 10 Buizy 62
Endless mode (Standard, 3 moons)
- 1 toowiggly 129
- 2 brendan 104
- 3 Cep 97
- 4 Dhcohn 68
- 5 DizzyFox 63
- 6 Buizy 41
- 7 meatloaf 31
- 8 Sandinista81 27
- 9 9785400889221568 20
Endless mode (Juggling, 3 meteors)
- 1 Dhcohn 142
- 2 Cep 98
- 3 brendan 93
- 4 guojq 92
- 5 toowiggly 67
- 6 KingOfOlives 51
- 7 Glevy 45
- 8 Buizy 44
- 9 BuFaw 42
- 10 meatloaf 41
Endless mode (Juggling, 4 meteors)
- 1 Dhcohn 83
- 2 Cep 59
- 3 Buizy 55
- 4 BuFaw 49
- 5 meatloaf 34
- 6 toowiggly 28
- 7 DizzyFox 19
Endless mode (Juggling, 5 meteors)
- 1 Dhcohn 86
- 2 Cep 65
- 3 DizzyFox 32
- 4 Buizy 24
- 5 toowiggly 14
- 6 d1rk7 10
- 7 Hyper 10
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.





