Moonlighter Reviews

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8 / 10
May 27, 2018

Moonlighter is a delightful mix of action RPG, rogue-lite dungeon crawling, and shopkeeping sim with an ingenious gameplay loop that'll have you hooked. The way the game's contrasting parts blend into one another means you're always making progress, and it feels great. Exploring the dungeons is challenging and fun, and managing the shop is addictive, thanks to an intelligent economy system. There are some rough edges, such as complex menu screens and one or two minor bugs, but when this game gets its hooks in, you won't care. Shopping around for your new favourite indie? Look no further.

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9.5 / 10.0
May 27, 2018

Moonlighter is a great indie title about adventuring into the unknown in search of both riches and information. Whether you're deep in combat within a dungeon, re-organising your backpack to make room for new items, or flogging your findings to the locals; the game will have you addicted to its gameplay and intrigued on what's going to happen next in the story. Sure, the first few hours may be slow as you get to grips with how the selling works and you work out how much you can sell things for, but once you get that locked down you won't want to stop playing.

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78 / 100
May 27, 2018

Moonlighter provides an engaging loop of dungeoneering and shopkeeping.

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8 / 10
May 27, 2018

The music and sounds are spot on and everything in the game just seems to compliment each other in a way that makes it feel just right. If more indie game were like this then I would be one happy adventurer/capitalist shop owner.

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6 / 10.0
May 27, 2018

If it has the letters RPG in it, I am there. Still battling with balancing trying to play every single game that grabs my interest, getting 100% in a JRPG, and devoting time to my second home in Azeroth.

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8.6 / 10.0
May 28, 2018
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9 / 10
May 28, 2018

A vibrant and visually stunning rogue-like that boasts an exhilarating combat system and an immensely enjoyable shopkeeping mechanic.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter is a good idea made game, and as such it entertained us for all the time we spent with it. It's by no means perfect, but Digital Sun's first effort is a quirky little game recommended to all the people who loves roguelites and hack'n'slash rpgs.

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8 / 10
May 28, 2018

The two very different gameplay elements in Moonlighter compliment each other beautifully. Running a successful shop means you need to become a top-notch hero and collect enough items to sell. Becoming a trustworthy hero requires you to be a prosperous shopkeeper to earn enough gold to craft new things and to enchant your gear. While I do have some issues with the combat, namely how you lunge forward with each attack, I thoroughly enjoyed the boss encounters tied to each of the game's dungeons.

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8 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

A welcome surprise that blends two different genre on one solid experience that is extremely fun during a long time despite being too rigid and grindy on its own scheme.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

A deft marriage of dungeon crawling, shop management elements and infectiously twee audiovisual presentation, Moonlighter makes a fine addition to the upper echelon of action adventures available on PS4.

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4 / 5.0
May 28, 2018

Despite the fact that Moonlighter doesn't do anything incredibly new, it still feels like a wholly unique experience. The combination of dungeons and shopkeeping creates a great gameplay loop that encourages exploration, and the game's aesthetic really helps drive everything home.

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Gamers Heroes
Johnny Hurricane
Top Critic
9 / 10
May 28, 2018

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.

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9 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter is going to be a game you'll pick up, play, and instantly want to tell your friends all about. It encourages discussion – how much a certain item costs, how to navigate the metagame of the increasingly tricky Resident Evil 4-style inventory system with its cursed items requiring a shuffle of your bag – and feels like, honestly, the endgame of all roguelikes. After that, there isn't much more the genre can hope to accomplish. It's all here in one gloriously gratifying package that will have you coming back for more, more, and more again. An incredible dungeon crawler with a cutesy consumerist twist that'll provide you with some of 2018's best moments – and capital fun it is, too.

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7.9 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter has something to offer for casual players, completionists, and even speedrunners.

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84 / 100
May 28, 2018

Highly motivating dungeon crawler with great pixel graphics, which convinces with its mixture of loot and shop management.

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10 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter is a true pixel art gem. It is quite challenging, but also extremely satisfying.

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Wccftech
Top Critic
9.2 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter is a wonderful game that uses a delightful separation of tools to make you want to keep playing. It innovates the dungeon crawler genre in the most ingenious way possible.

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6.5 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

A lot could be tightened up to make the game feel more snappy and responsive in almost every aspect, especially when it comes to moving inventory items. Moonlighter is incredibly captivating on the surface, but there is a lot of frustration just waiting to be uncovered.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Moonlighter is an absolutely gorgeous adventure that tells an effective and heartwarming tale. The gameplay is top notch, even if it's a bit simplistic. Take away the launch day technical issues and you've got one top shelf production.

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