Moonlighter Reviews
Fighting and farming, selling and upgrading. that's all there's to it. could be entertaining for a couple of hours, but after a while it kind of suddenly loses its charm and has nothing more to offer.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Digital Sun have combined two genres that are interesting on their own and made something even better out of them with Moonlighter. It's casual, fun, and challenging at times, not to mention highly addictive. It's the kind of recipe that makes the game one that should not pass under your radar!
Moonlighter is an enjoyable RPG with a fairly typical loot-grind cycle. It might miss the mark with some of its bigger thematic elements and could use a couple of tweaks to be a more well-rounded action game, but Digital Sun gets the important stuff right.
Moonlighter is an exciting dungeon crawler that offers a change of pace as you run the town's shop by day, making for an impressive adventure.
Moonlighter is an RPG game with unique idea that made by great game developers as an indie game that absolutely worth your time. Moonlighter has very fun and deep gameplay features based on shop management and action, but in some parts, lack of more elements and mechanisms is visible. Also I must mention that it is a gorgeous looking game with good details and unique art style. Moonlighter is recommended for fans of RPG games who love shop management elements. Be ready to explore dungeons at night, so you can provide your store with high quality goodies!
Review in Persian | Read full review
Being a shopkeeper is not as boring as it seems. It's equally fun to slay tons of monsters and to price tons of trophies you get by killing them. One of the best indie games of this year.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Moonlighter is many things: charming, fun, and well designed. The gameplay loop is brilliant and addicting, and the pacing feels just right. The enemy and item variety is wide, and the combat feels tight. Despite some hiccups with the shop management system, it works well due to its simplicity. Overall, Moonlighter is a great RPG for those looking for something a little different in the genre.
Moonlighter addresses an untapped side of the genre, allowing the player to take control of a merchant. It is a well-executed project and an interesting theme. It suffers with the simplicity of its mechanics and with the occurrence of bugs, but it deserves to be played by any RPG enthusiast.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Moonlighter is an exciting action adventure-shop simulator game that shouldn't be skipped. If you have any interest in running a shop and dungeon diving, then this game is for you.
Moonlighter has something to offer for casual players, completionists, and even speedrunners.
I can't say that I liked everything about Moonlighter. You have to get a master's degree to manage that inventory, the part of the store, although entertaining and curious to watch, can end up boring the time it takes for people to leave at once and I will add, as a noob that I am, that the game is difficult. Of course, it is not a criticism because if it honors the RPGs of the 80s and 90s, it cannot have a ridiculous difficulty, but I must warn it for those anonymous compatriots of mine. For the rest, I only have good words: neat and beautiful graphics, a consistent and divine soundtrack, and originality in a genre that has seen almost everything like RPG.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
While this game is a great adventure, it can become a bit of a grind. Working to get the loot to create the next level of weapons feels repetitive at times. Even working the store can be a bit of a bore after the 10th day in a row of manning the shop. Thankfully an upgrade comes in that lets the items be sold through an assistant for a percentage of the profits.
I've been a fan of Moonlighter since it was first revealed and after having finally played it I can say it delivered. It's a game that fuses two different genres successfully. At one point you're navigating through floors of dungeons in different ways, fighting crazy enemies using a fun combat system. The next, you're growing a peaceful town and selling your earnings the way you want to through the shop you own. The action is fairly competent and constantly makin' cha-ching as a merchant is gratifying. The visuals are beautiful and nostalgic; the same is said for its music. If the idea of feeling stronger and playing smarter intrigues you, and if the choice to handle your earnings fancies you, then Moonlighter is a worthy time sink.
Moonlighter is a fun and challenging game that will entertain you for a considerable amount of hours. Its visuals, melodic charm and addicting gameplay are the label of a good indie game. If you enjoy the genre, don't miss this.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
A satisfying blend of making a killing, while doing plenty of killing.
Together with the superb visual style and enjoyable music, Moonlighter provides an experience that is much more than the sum of its individual parts
This roguelike stands as one of the best available among a myriad of challengers, and a must-buy for anyone who enjoys action RPGs or waxes nostalgic for the original Legend of Zelda. The progressive challenge of the dungeons and their floors never felt unbalanced or unfair, and the game's economy moves along at a satisfying pace, avoiding the feeling of grindiness or redundancy. The balance found in Moonlighter between dungeon diving and shop keeping creates an addictive gameplay loop that will keep you saying, "One more run. One more run."
All in all Moonlighter is a refreshing mix of multiple game styles that kept me coming back for more. The dungeons keep changing things up and while they start out intimidating with experience and better gear you’ll begin to become more confident and capable. The shopkeeping aspect may not be nearly as thrilling but the reward of determining the optimum price for each item is its own reward, especially when you’re then able to bring back high-priced items and know you’ll be able to rake in the gold coins that you can then use to further improve your situation. It has a very satisfying loop and has enough diversity in its combat options that it’s likely just about anyone can get sucked into this hero’s adventures.
Moonlighter turns a boring chore into innovative gameplay. Its concept is unique, and it deals with overcoming in its most varied senses. Its flaws, such as the unbalanced bosses, are too small and can be easily ignored. It's a charismatic adventure that you have to try for yourself.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review