Hi everyone!
Iโm Carlos Coronado, solo developer of Together Moon Escape, and Iโm incredibly excited to share this update with you.
The demo hasnโt been updated in a long time, and thatโs because Iโve been completely focused on finishing the full game. And nowโฆ the full game is almost, almost, almost done.
Which means something amazing: a lot of improvements from the final version have now been adapted back into the demo.
Honestly, it feels like a completely new demo.
Full changelist:
Complete Rework of the Main Menu & Lobby
The first thing youโll notice is that the main menu and the lobby have been fully redesigned and reworked.
Professional Voice Acting (English / Spanish / Catalan)
The voices are no longer AI-generated.
We now have professional voice actresses in English, Spanish, and Catalan. Iโll make a separate post explaining more about this very soon, but for now you can already enjoy their performances in all three languages inside the game.
L.U.N.A. Is Now a Real Character
The old generic system voice is gone.
Now we have L.U.N.A., a proper character with personality and backstory.
Youโre no longer inside some generic facilities either. Youโre inside Montela, a company that owns Luna and operates in the lunar slime business.
Yesโฆ things are getting deeper but don't worry. You are the protagonist and she will never stop the gameplay to dump exposition, etc.
L.U.N.A. Demo Improvements
Luna has been heavily refined:
Sheโs less repetitive.
She doesnโt get annoyed at you as much.
Sheโs less overwhelming.
The total number of lines has been reduced.
And she now has new contextual reactions that will also appear in the full game.
She feels more natural and better balanced.
Gameplay Improvements
There are countless small gameplay improvements that make everything smoother and more polished.
For example:
If you quickly press the emote button, you now instantly perform the pointing emote. You can sprint out of crouch without your character stopping.
You no longer get awkwardly rotated when colliding with physics objects, especially at the beginning.
Player movement overall feels much smoother.
And many more small refinements across the demo.
New Lore Added
Thereโs new lore spread throughout the demo, including the starting room.
The world of Together Moon Escape feels richer and more cohesive now.
Audio and Visual Improvements
Sound has been adjusted.
Textures have been improved.
General polish has been applied everywhere.
It genuinely feels like a brand-new demo experience.
New Credits (Careful ๐)
There are new credits.
But be careful. If you check the credits from the main menu, youโll notice pencil sketches of all the levels up until the very end of the game.
Soโฆ spoilers ahead.
What This Means
The game is extremely close to being finished.
Itโs fully playable from beginning to end. Weโve done playtests and people have loved it.
Everything is coming together.
This update makes me incredibly happy because it means weโre entering the final stretch. Now itโs time to prepare for the next Steam Next Fest.
And very soon, Iโll be announcing the release date.
Thank you so much for being part of this journey.
See you on the Moon.
Carlos Coronado