The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller

The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller

Tayanna Studios · 2021 · FMV, Adventure, Cinematic, Mystery, Point & Click

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About The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller

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Search for your missing children in a quirky village plagued by mysterious lights and an impending eclipse in this live-action FMV thriller where your choices across five branching paths determine everyone's fate. Navigate puzzles, interrogate suspicious locals, and uncover a sci-fi conspiracy in a delightfully over-the-top adventure that doesn't take itself too seriously.

The Dark Side of the Moon is a fully interactive FMV / Interactive Movie hybrid, featuring live-action video and point & click elements, along with a total of 5 different outcomes.

When his two children randomly vanish throughout the night, it's up to you to help Dean Hamilton bring them back home. As the mystery deepens decisions will need to be made and it's down to you to make the right ones. Who can you trust? Who's doing this? What's the significance of the impending solar eclipse? And what are those strange glowing lights in the sky?

Explore the quaint little village of Marywine, solve puzzles, make some startling discoveries and help unravel what's really going on in this sci-fi thriller.

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A family-made game that doesn't take itself too seriously and made for fans of over-the-top FMV games.

Featuring the acting talents of Anarosa Butler (Contradiction:Spot The Liar!, The Shapeshifting Detective) as computer geek conspiracy theorist "Alyx" and Rupert Booth (Contradiction:Spot The Liar!, The Shapeshifting Detective) as the evil "Gedeon", The Dark Side of the Moon promises to bring you a thrilling adventure out of this world!

The clock is ticking, and that eclipse is nearly upon us...and when it is...it's bye-bye children!

KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Dec 31, 2025
The Room of FMV games. Sometimes unintentionally hilarious, but mostly just bad.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 28, 2025
A very fun and thrilling FMV experience, The Dark Side of the Moon, offers a highly replayable journey as you strive to discover all the endings. You can enjoy replaying it even after some time has passed since your last playthrough. It's worth every penny!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 7, 2026
NEGATIVE🟥 🟧 🟨 🟩 🟦 🟪POSITIVE [h1]#tinygamereview[/h1] [code]like an episode of The X-Files, but for kids who won't get caught up in the lack of detail or its inconsistencies[/code] 🟨 [b]CAMPY OKAYNESS[/b] 🟨 [hr][/hr] 🎮 🟧[b]Gameplay:[/b] definitely a weak spot; simple, occasionally-buggy, and annoyingly-repetitive. 📖 🟨[b]Narrative:[/b] campy fun, but full of holes that cross over into the actual gameplay. 🔊 🟨[b]Audio:[/b] some of the music is good, except when it isn't; the sound quality is generally poor and the lack of settings to manipulate (for example) music vs. voice audio makes some dialogue hard to hear. 🖼️ 🟩[b]Visuals:[/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]#readme[/h1] I laughed for three hours straight - but sometimes for the wrong reasons. [i]The Dark Side of the Moon[/i] doesn't shy away from dumb jokes (which I love) and low-budget camp, but the inconsistencies in performance and tone are occasionally offputting. I [i]love[/i] that half the cast is the developer and his family, and they really [i]do[/i] seem to have fun and put their hearts into it, but the differences between their performances and the other actors is jarring. Which sucks, because you're left with two comp…
Recommended Feb 7, 2026
Campy writing and over-the-top acting that had me laughing all the way through, exactly what you expect and want from a game inspired by Contradiction! Spot The Liar. Will come back and 100% the achievements, but absolutely love the cast, love the writing, and love how it was shot too. Great way to spend an evening and share over discord with a few friends.
Recommended Jan 7, 2026
well what can i say here, its certainly a different type of game i would normally play . I wouldn't normally play this type of game, there's not much out there at this time of year, so when I came accross this one I thought why not give it ago. i'm pleased i did ,I did find it hard to work out at times but fumbled along , I ended up enjoying it . The story to it was great it certainly had me thinking ,which is good for this old 76 year old lol,Its a great game with a fantastic story to it, I didnt want it to end .Thanks for making it and hope you make more like it .
Recommended Dec 28, 2025
Strange happenings and mysterious entities intrude the life of a grieving Dean Hamilton, turning it upside down, when his two children suddenly disappear. Hammy acting makes this seem like a student art project or a "so bad its good" low budget short film. Preposterous plots and incongruent character reactions persist throughout the experience, but to me it adds a certain charm to this FMV mystery story. The game uses the very small area of Marywine well to advance puzzles. Unfortunately the plot advances in a fast and furious pace with a lot of exposition happening quite early on, not really allowing you to enjoy its development. All in all a fun interactive experience with a few branching options to explore in replay.

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