Before The Green Moon

Before The Green Moon

Released Mar 2023

A science fiction farming simulation game set in a small community at the base of a space elevator during the days and seasons leading up to your departure for the moon.

94% positive · 136 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $11.99
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Evaluation

Before the Green Moon launched on March 14, 2023 as a complete, self-contained sci-fi farming simulation. The store description presents the game as a finished experience with no mention of planned expansions, DLC, seasons, or additional content. There are no DLC listings of any kind. Post-launch developer communication has been limited to two early bug fix patches (March 19 and April 29, 2023) and a single feature/bug-fix patch on May 16, 2024 that was explicitly tied to work done while porting the game to Nintendo Switch — not to any new content development. That May 2024 update is the last known communication from the developer, and it reads as maintenance work rather than a signal of ongoing content investment. The developer has made no announcements of future updates, expansions, or roadmaps at any point. With no post-launch content cadence established and no outstanding commitments, the game appears to have shipped as a finished product on its release date. The last developer communication was on May 16, 2024.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained experience with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or future content plans.
description source ambiguous
medium
A patch was pushed live carrying bug fixes and minor improvements developed during the Nintendo Switch port. No new content announced; framed as maintenance work tied to the porting process. This is the last known developer communication.
news post · May 16, 2024 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Turnfollow
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

BEFORE THE GREEN MOON
A science-fiction farming simulation game set in a small community at the base of a space elevator during the days and seasons leading up to your departure for the moon.

Features...

  • Relaxing farming simulation gameplay. An aesthetic and mechanical throw-back to early farm-sim games.
  • Create your own character. Be you. Be with your thoughts.
  • Explore the community and its surrounding areas. Quiet vistas and secret alcoves.
  • 24 hour day/night cycle with dynamic weather. Adapt to the region's Rainy and Dry seasons. Rainy days, sunny days, stormy days, dusty days.
  • Get to know your neighbors. A helpful administrator, a handsome chef, a plant designer.

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Before the Green Moon was developed by Turnfollow

Programming and Writing by Ian Endsley
Art and Sound by Carter Lodwick
Music by Scott Archer, Marissa Deitz, and Carter Lodwick
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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