How the Moon Got Its Color

In ancient times, when humankind was yet young and spirits still roamed the land, the world blossomed with deep and vibrant color.

The moon in its gray pallor looked upon the world's rich hues and coveted them. With each passing night, its jealousy grew and grew, until one night, the moon descended to the earth to weep. Its jealous tears flooded the world, washing all color from the land. Before long, the entire earth was dull.

A brave earth spirit heard the cries of anguish and ventured out toward the sound. As it touched the moon's tears, it realized how to restore the depths of color to the world...

All art, music, sound effects, and writing created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 57: Depths. Please enjoy!

Bugfixes

v1.11 (2025/04/12)

• Fixed a typo in the credits (sorry, Jamin!)
• Fixed music looping incorrectly
• Fixed shader causing transparency to look pixelated