Totally Safe Moon Project Review: Is It Worth It?

Totally Safe Moon Project is worth $5.99 if you have friends to play it with and want one or two evenings of physics chaos; it is not worth it if you want a long game or prefer to play alone. Launch-week Steam reviews are rated Positive (about 80% of the first 26 reviews), with players praising the co-op slapstick and Chaos Mode and criticising the 1–2 hour length and janky movement.

We have not played enough to score it ourselves, so this page summarises what launch-week players and creators actually said, and lays out the facts you need to decide.

The facts

Price	$5.99 / €5.99 / £4.99 (25% off at launch)
Length	About 1–2 hours for a full run, plus Chaos Mode
Players	Solo or online co-op (store: up to 4; developer: up to 5)
Platform	Windows PC on Steam only
Steam rating (Nov 1, 2026)	Positive, ~80% of 26 reviews
Developer	Fake Moon, a two-person team, about a year of development

What players like

• Co-op chaos. The most common praise. "We fell like 40 times and were laughing the whole way up. One of the most fun co-op nights I've had in a while," wrote one reviewer. Another: "Play with buddies – you won't regret it. Just make sure they won't throw you out of your tower."
• Unlocks get sillier as you climb. "Pretty funny game once you unlock certain tools and upgrades." The umbrella in particular gets love ("I have an umbrella and can feel like Mary Poppins, saving the planet").
• Chaos Mode. A reviewer who had already beaten the base game in the playtest said Chaos Mode made it "interesting for those who have already played the game".
• The twist on Only Up. Creators consistently describe it as Only Up where you build the course yourself. Geeky Pastimes called it "a mix of a building game and Only Up" and said they "had an absolute blast".
• Low price. At $5.99 it costs less than a cinema ticket for a group night.

What players don't like

• Length. "Too short." "1 hour of gameplay with no replayability." A Steam forum thread titled "Only 2 hours of gameplay ???" asks whether more maps or modes are coming; no developer roadmap has been published.
• Movement and jank. "Movement is really irritating as when standing on the roof of a box truck briefly tapping movement keys yeets you off." One reviewer who initially called it AI "slop" retracted that, but still said it feels "janky and unpolished".
• Difficulty spikes. A playtester felt the asteroid rain was a jarring jump in difficulty, with a single shower taking out a third of a tower.
• Missing options. Players have asked for an inverted Y-axis, and the store does not list official controller support.
• AI suspicion. The key art drew AI accusations, which the developers deny. See is it made with AI?.

Who should buy it?

Buy it if: you have two to four friends on PC, you enjoy games like Only Up or physics sandboxes, and you are happy with a short, funny game you might replay in Chaos Mode or for achievements.

Skip it (or wait) if: you mainly play solo, you want hours of content for your money, or you play on console, Mac or a controller (none of which are supported).

How to get the most out of it

1. Play with friends and turn on fall damage once you are comfortable. See the multiplayer guide.
2. Upgrade the Gravity Gun first and use ziplines; read the beginner guide.
3. After the ending, try Chaos Mode and hunt the rarer achievements.

Verdict

For a two-person indie project at $5.99, Totally Safe Moon Project delivers what its trailer promises: a short, chaotic co-op climb where the joke is your own terrible engineering. Players who go in expecting a party game for one evening are mostly happy; players expecting depth are not. Check the Steam page for the current price and rating before you buy.