Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant vs To the Moon
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant is a JRPG RPG game from Back To Basics Gaming (2015) while To the Moon is an RPG game from Freebird Games (2011).
What each one is
Steam files Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant under JRPG and RPG. In contrast, it files To the Moon under RPG.
Terra Incognita is a classic role playing game. The world of Terra is slowly falling into chaos. A great war is coming and It's time to take up arms against a corrupt royal family. You must travel across this huge world and unite the nations of Terra, recruiting comrades along the way.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
At a glance
| Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant | To the Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 5.6/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (63%, 1,062) | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 86,409) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 81/100 |
| Price | $1.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | 0.54 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2015 | 2011 |
| Developer | Back To Basics Gaming | Freebird Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant vs To the Moon, point by point
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Genre and premise
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantJRPG RPG gameTo the MoonRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantEarly Access, Indie, AdventureTo the MoonStory Rich, Indie, EmotionalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantScore 5.6 · 63% on SteamTo the Moon ✓Score 8.1 · 96% on Steam · 81 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant1,062 reviews · 0.54 GBTo the Moon86,409 reviews · 5 add-onsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant ✓$1.99To the Moon$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantUnsupportedTo the Moon ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
To the Moon takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueTerra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant and To the Moon on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: To the Moon (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- The cheaper right now: Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant ($1.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: To the Moon (playable)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: To the Moon (86,409 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
IndieAdventureRPGRPGMakerStory RichPixel Graphics
Where they differ
Early AccessJRPG
Great SoundtrackEmotionalSingleplayerInteractive FictionRomanceShort
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. To the Moon is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant | To the Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX 9.0 Compatible | 1024x768 High Color + |
| Minimum CPU | 1.6 GHz | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
| Minimum RAM | 0.1 GB | 0.5 GB |
| Install size | 0.54 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant · To the Moon.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant and 1 for To the Moon. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant and To the Moon in scope?
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant has drawn 1,062 Steam reviews and installs in 0.54 GB. To the Moon has drawn 86,409 Steam reviews and ships 5 add-ons.
Is Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant or To the Moon better?
By the GamingPickz Score, To the Moon rates higher (8.1 to 5.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant or To the Moon?
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant is cheaper right now at $1.99, against $9.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.