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Moonlighter
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a fun take on the dungeon looter format. Finding different items and pricing them with hints from the handbook and watching peoples reactions to the prices. The idea sounds complicated but is done in a way where…”
“I played first on phone I liked it and decided to buy it (DLC included) and complete it. - Go dungeon - Sell loot - Go dungeon - Craft equipment - Go dungeon ...”
“Pretty enjoyable game. Simple, not a lot of customization.”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Personally, after spending 15h in this game I do not recommend it. It's totally average! If you like rogue-like games, play Binding of Isaac, Hades, whatever, it will be better. If you like shop management/economy…”
“The combat is horrendously stiff, hilariously unfair at times. Enemies will be easy in one room and then swarm your clunky, unresponsive shopkeeper one room later. Inventory managment is a central game mechanic. Yes,…”
“Clunky movement and enemies that aren't on par with the amazing pixel art.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Love the gameplay loop of going into a dungeon, getting loots and selling them with your own prices. Then you need to upgrade your weapons and armor.”
“A charming but mildly derivative top-down rogue-like that's accompanied by an equally simple store management sim that feels like more of a financial guessing game. The day/night plus loot/sell dynamic is an engaging…”
“Great mix of dungeon crawling and shopkeeping, the equipment progression is also akin to Monster Hunter which I find very satisfying.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed Moonlight. Love the concept of going dungeoning to then sell your items/management, which I feel was a really original idea when it first came out. As a roguelite I think its pretty easy to get the hang…”
“I Bought this game so cheap just scrolling through the bunch on my mac thinking mehh let's see where mac gaming has come on steam and found this for 110 INR for the complete edition and I downloaded it on my mac and the…”
“Battle/farming to selling loots gameplay loop is kinda addicting here. I use guides to get the good price for my loots tho(i got backlogs to play, lets skip some long gaming parts) Achievement-wise, it's not bad. But…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really wanted to like it but the game is very superficial and many things are simply frustrating. It does not do a very good job at being a roguelike. Main positive, the art and music are cute. Playing the shop was…”
“Great animations, charming retro music, and an interesting gameplay loop unfortunately can't overcome my dislike of this game's resource grind. After upgrading my town to have the first few vendors, it seems like I am…”
“Great game and the music is such a vibe. I play on a macbook but use an xbox controller sometime and everything runs great.”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Personally, after spending 15h in this game I do not recommend it. It's totally average! If you like rogue-like games, play Binding of Isaac, Hades, whatever, it will be better. If you like shop management/economy…”
“The combat is horrendously stiff, hilariously unfair at times. Enemies will be easy in one room and then swarm your clunky, unresponsive shopkeeper one room later. Inventory managment is a central game mechanic. Yes,…”
“I know this game received a lot of love for the player base, but personally maybe it's not for me. It is a frustrating, repetitive and somewhat clunky experience with really uncomfortable and unintuitive controls. I…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Personally, after spending 15h in this game I do not recommend it. It's totally average! If you like rogue-like games, play Binding of Isaac, Hades, whatever, it will be better. If you like shop management/economy…”
“The combat is horrendously stiff, hilariously unfair at times. Enemies will be easy in one room and then swarm your clunky, unresponsive shopkeeper one room later. Inventory managment is a central game mechanic. Yes,…”
“I know this game received a lot of love for the player base, but personally maybe it's not for me. It is a frustrating, repetitive and somewhat clunky experience with really uncomfortable and unintuitive controls. I…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like it but the game is very superficial and many things are simply frustrating. It does not do a very good job at being a roguelike. Main positive, the art and music are cute. Playing the shop was…”
“It's pretty fun, I would describe it as "Recettear Lite" with a slightly heavier (relative) focus on the dungeon & combat. It's fairly sparse in all ways but it's also not long at all and moves forward at a pretty good…”
“Moonlighter is in short a very fun and unique indie game that clearly showcases the devs creativity and passion. Its a blend of dungeon craling/roguelite gameplay with a unique simulation of running a shop. The game is…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“[u]Overall rating: 3/10[/u] Bugs, horrible UI, and absurd amounts of timewasting. Combat is fine, and the art is nice, but it doesn't nearly make up for the rest. [b]Bugs:[/b] Nothing gamebreaking, just a lot of really…”
“Fantastic little game. There is one bug that still persists 7 years on, using a controller means sometimes you can not upgrade. The dialog box appears then disappears near instantly. Gotta switch to the keyboard to…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Such a fun take on the dungeon looter format. Finding different items and pricing them with hints from the handbook and watching peoples reactions to the prices. The idea sounds complicated but is done in a way where…”
“Roguelite levels of repetitive level genre without the delight of making builds. All progression happens outside the run so it has only the bad parts of the roguelite genre. Gameplay is okay but nothing special”
“Great animations, charming retro music, and an interesting gameplay loop unfortunately can't overcome my dislike of this game's resource grind. After upgrading my town to have the first few vendors, it seems like I am…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Moonlighter is a good game when you first start playing and becomes worse the longer you play. The best thing about Moonlighter is the art, it looks incredible. The merchant part of the game is nice for a time. My main gripe with this game is the dungeons, they are very shallow,…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Selling by day, looting dungeons by night! Perfect balance for those who dreamed of running a shop and going on adventures. Charming graphics, gameplay as addictive as a clearance sale. Inventory gets messy sometimes, but hey, that’s business! 9/10, best hero-entrepreneur…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I felt that Moonlighter had the formula for a really fun roguelike. Only part of the game is dedicated to action dungeon crawling, while the other half is focused on shopkeeping and growing your town. This would have been an easy recipe for success, but unfortunately both sides…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Hack and Slash · Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-lite · Action Roguelike · Rogue-like · RPG · Management · Action RPG · Character Action Game · Procedural Generation · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 67 |
| Official site | http://www.moonlighterthegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible