Addictive dungeon and shop loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Love the gameplay loop. Very addicting and you always got that feeling of one more run to get a little bit deeper”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Moonlighter
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Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Digital Sun2018Hack and Slash · Roguelite · Dungeon Crawler
The verdict
A charming pixel-art dungeon crawler where you sell loot in your own shop, with an addictive loop that turns repetitive. Skip it if you play on keyboard and mouse or want deep combat.
Great for
Players who like cozy, grindy loot-and-sell loops, using a controller, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Clunky combat, bad PC controls and a repetitive loop that wears thin after a few hours
What players love
Beautiful pixel art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Moonlighter has a really beautiful art style and atmosphere. The pixel art is gorgeous”
Steam review · 27.2 h played ↗
Fun pricing and shopkeeping
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Moonlighter recognized this and made US, the PLAYER, the guy who sets the price.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Chill music, everything you need to unwind after a busy day.”
Steam review · translated · 19.6 h played ↗
Cheap or free and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“seeing it go on sale for $2 all the time is a huge pickup”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Terrible keyboard and mouse controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“NEVER played a game with such bad controls and keybinds like this in my life before, can't use the mouse either, even in menus.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Clunky, stiff combat and hitboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The combat feels frustratingly stiff, hampered by clunky dodge rolls and awkward hitboxes.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It was okay for a couple of hours but once you understand everything it gets to be tedious.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
Bugs and softlocks left unfixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Currently there's [i]still[/i] a bug where you, randomly, cannot end the day after opening your shop to sell your wares”
Steam review · 40.3 h played ↗
Tedious inventory and shop management
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the 20 slot inventory backpack”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Broken controller rebinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The bug that makes the interact button also switch weapons has apparently been present since the game launched”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
Storage4 GB available space
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