Yi and the Thousand Moons

Yi and the Thousand Moons is a short video game musical written and developed by David Su. Through the course of several original interactive songs, featuring a full cast and live band, the game weaves a story of the archer Yi's journey to save her village.

Darkness is expanding, and the gods plan to combat it by harvesting moonlight. They want the legendary archer Yi to shoot the moons down, but the villagers have warned her that the moons are what protect the earth from stardust. Help Yi rescue her village from catastrophe!

Starring:
Dominique Star as Yi
Laila Smith as Villager Qing
Magnus Ferguson as Villager Wen
Reid Jenkins as Villager Zhi
Wesley Kwok as God Shui
Yuyu Feng as God Mu
Gabriel Zucker as God Huo

Additional Musicians:
Siddhu Anandalingam (saxophones)
Reid Jenkins (violin)
Gabriel Zucker (guitar)

Key Features

• A unique interactive musical experience in which all the levels are songs to be played through (in both senses of the word!)
• Seven original songs and six preludes composed by David Su, starring a full cast and live band
• Play as Yi, a legendary archer who has been commanded by the gods to shoot down all of the moons
• Enter a world in which all your interactions with characters occur through music

Awards

- Nominated in the Audio Design category at the 2017 TIGA Games Industry Awards
- Nominated for Best Style at the 2017 Bit Awards
- Best Arthouse Finalist in the Indie Zone at DreamHack Austin 2018
- Finalist in the Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect USA 2018
- Official selection in the Playdate Game Show at LA Zine Fest 2018
- Entrant in the 2018 Independent Games Festival
- Showcased at Playcrafting’s 2017 Fall Play Game Expo
- Official artwork selection at the MIT Hacking Arts 2017 exhibition