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Rainbow Moon

Embark on an epic adventure that leads you through a beautiful, isometric, open world with detailed high-definition visuals. Rainbow Moon is a strategy RPG with a strong emphasis on exploration, character…

63 4 July 2012

Rainbow Moon is an adventure developed by SideQuest Studios, released 4 July 2012 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

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What Rainbow Moon is

Rainbow Moon is an adventure game developed by SideQuest Studios and released in 2012. It was published by Eastasiasoft. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cursed by his arch-rival, Baldren finds himself warped to Rainbow Moon. And to make things worse, Baldren isn't only stranded in an unknown place; he has also opened a dimensional gate out of which troops of monsters are crawling, turning this once peaceful planet into a real hell. There's only one thing for our brave hero to do: He has to seal the gate and warp himself back to his home planet.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Rainbow Moon holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Rainbow Moon launched on 4 July 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Rainbow Moon — frequently asked questions

When did Rainbow Moon come out?
Rainbow Moon was released on 4 July 2012 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

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