Moonlighter

Pure NintendoJaime Carrillo

9/10

Dungeon crawlers, for lack of a better word, often…crawl. Moonlighter is no different, but there’s an elegance to the grind here. Moonlighter is an actio

Gamer EscapeNabil Masud

9/10

Easy to pick up dungeon crawler that teaches you without holding your hand. If anything, it could have told me one or two things a bit more plainly. I didn’t even find the storage chests in Will’s room until the end of the first dungeon! Nothing I recall let me know it was even there.  Moonlighter does however do enough to nudge you in the right direction with the tutorial by letting you know what you’re about to get into and then sets you loose in Rynoka to bash some monster guts. The...

Worth PlayingFran Soto

8.8/10

Moonlighter is a 2D action/RPG with rogue-lite elements following the everyday routines of the aforementioned Will, Rynoka’s ambitious shopkeeper that dreams of becoming a hero.

Nintendo World ReportCasey Gibson

8.5/10

The beauty of Moonlighter is how seamlessly it bends dungeon-crawling with a store simulator. Every action you take, whether it be in the dungeons collecting materials or in your shop earning gold to spend on upgrades, helps to move you further along towards your end goal. There were a few technical hiccups that cropped up from time to time and the last few upgrades needed a bit of grinding to unlock. But despite that, I constantly found myself falling victim to the classic “just one more run”.

GamingTrendBryan Elliott

80/100

Return to the Moonlighter and make your shop grow

Impulse GamerHugh Mitchell

I feel compelled to begin this review of Moonlighter with a public service announcement: If you’re the type of person that easily gets sucked into an endless

Nintendo LifeEric Bailey

8/10

If you want to play a top-down Legend of Zelda game as a rogue-lite while also taking shifts as a shopkeeper then, hey, Moonlighter is about to scratch a distinctive itch for you. It hits a sweet spot somewhere between satisfying swordplay and nitty-gritty economic sim, although some players may feel it gets ‘grindy’ after a while in its mechanics. Nonetheless, Digital Sun Games has produced a lush work it can be proud of; one that even touches on our humanity in an optimistic way.

Sirus GamingJem Sagcal

7.2/10

We tell you, it’s a good game! It’s not average! It might have some problems here and there, but you have to admit it is a “Good” game.

VGChartzEvan Norris

7/10

Burning the midnight oil.Even video game heroes sometimes need an escape from the tedium of the real world. Such is the [...]

GameSpotDaniel Starkey

7/10

Crawling in the abyss.

StartMenuDan Baker

Unscored

Overall, it’s a good little game that kept me engaged and happy for a solid 25 hours. Even though I have some issues with parts, it ultimately rewards you generously for your efforts and stays fresh dungeon dive after dungeon dive. Even with somewhat repetitive concepts at play, I never felt like I was grinding and didn’t really get bored. I am glad I had my controller at the ready though. The inbuilt control scheme for mouse and keyboard is far from comfortable.

The Nerd StashJordan Baranowski

Unscored

There is still a good amount of fun to have with Moonlighter. The music and art style are both extremely charming, and the combination of genres feels like a natural marriage. It never quite gets past the “great idea” realm though, and winds up being a bit too simple and short to become the next great indie title.