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Moonring
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Exploration, combat, and world freedom” (19 of 48 reviews) and “Distinctive pixel and neon visuals” (11); the most common complaint is “Tedious, confusing, repetitive mechanics” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
19 of the 48 reviews raise this.
“Given that Moonring is free, it's hard not to recommend it. Moonring truly excels in several areas: its overworld exploration, its worldbuilding, its atmosphere, and its thematic cohesion. The world of Moonring is…”
“Ok, so. Watch the trailer first. Is this style of game something you would like? Turn-based, world-moves-when-you-move, top-down abstract dungeon crawling game? If so, just get it. It's free, ffs. It's also phenomenally…”
“Old-school new style. Does what it says on the tin, best straight-up dungeon crawling I've played in a while! Cool worldbuilding as well. Highly recommend a try!”
11 of the 48 reviews raise this.
“So much potential and worldbuilding lost from having some of the most boring, tedious gameplay imaginable. Obviously, I'd recommend trying it because it's free. But did I have fun? Not at all. It's all style and nothing…”
“Great roguelike. Really enjoy the color scheme, especially since it subtlety rotates as you play. This game is tough to beat for being free. The DLC is a 100-floor dungeon which is a bit much for my liking, but I felt…”
“It's free so go ahead and try it, but i just found the gameplay to be tedious and monotonous. The visual design and music are solid though.”
8 of the 48 reviews raise this.
“Given that Moonring is free, it's hard not to recommend it. Moonring truly excels in several areas: its overworld exploration, its worldbuilding, its atmosphere, and its thematic cohesion. The world of Moonring is…”
“Awesome world-building with a great story behind it. Unfortunately, the combat and overall strategy boils down to one-shot enemies and recovering poise. Leaves you without much room for flexible, creative gameplay as…”
“Old-school new style. Does what it says on the tin, best straight-up dungeon crawling I've played in a while! Cool worldbuilding as well. Highly recommend a try!”
6 of the 48 reviews raise this.
“Great roguelike. Really enjoy the color scheme, especially since it subtlety rotates as you play. This game is tough to beat for being free. The DLC is a 100-floor dungeon which is a bit much for my liking, but I felt…”
“Moonring is a wonderful game that is also free, so it's worth at least trying out to see if you like it.”
“Its an amazing game. Especially when its free.”
4 of the 48 reviews raise this.
“So much potential and worldbuilding lost from having some of the most boring, tedious gameplay imaginable. Obviously, I'd recommend trying it because it's free. But did I have fun? Not at all. It's all style and nothing…”
“It's free so go ahead and try it, but i just found the gameplay to be tedious and monotonous. The visual design and music are solid though.”
“Ok, so. Watch the trailer first. Is this style of game something you would like? Turn-based, world-moves-when-you-move, top-down abstract dungeon crawling game? If so, just get it. It's free, ffs. It's also phenomenally…”
7 of the 48 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“So much potential and worldbuilding lost from having some of the most boring, tedious gameplay imaginable. Obviously, I'd recommend trying it because it's free. But did I have fun? Not at all. It's all style and nothing…”
“Moonring could have been a gem, but in the end it's just a damn pain to play. The dev prides themselves on leaving the player to figure stuff out, but there are so many hidden mechanics and details, with so much…”
“Awesome world-building with a great story behind it. Unfortunately, the combat and overall strategy boils down to one-shot enemies and recovering poise. Leaves you without much room for flexible, creative gameplay as…”
5 of the 48 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Moonring could have been a gem, but in the end it's just a damn pain to play. The dev prides themselves on leaving the player to figure stuff out, but there are so many hidden mechanics and details, with so much…”
“I love roguelikes, but I don't understand this one. I tried playing through this game several times thinking I just keep missing something important. I can rarely make it out of the first dungeon behind the starting…”
“Ok, so. Watch the trailer first. Is this style of game something you would like? Turn-based, world-moves-when-you-move, top-down abstract dungeon crawling game? If so, just get it. It's free, ffs. It's also phenomenally…”
Note: these 48 most-helpful reviews lean more negative than the game overall — 85% of them recommend it, against 95.8% across all 2,465 reviews.
Counted across 48 English reviews (the 48 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26
“Goated game. Once you get the hang of the mechanics, it becomes surprisingly immersive. Having played through most of the game's content, I’d like to share a few tips: 1. Since the game isn't very well documented, many "guides" and "opinions" out there are misleading. That said,…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“Same affect on autists as crack being introduced into black communities by the CIA during the 1980s”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“A beautiful, well made pixel RPG, should be a paid game. The game is much more complex than it appears. The world and dungeon are detailed, fun to explore and rewarding. The dialogue system is interesting, you click on new words in previous lines to uncover more details. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Build 0.0.958, V 1.0.11
We had an issue where piercing attacks leading to death could cause a system-wide malfunction, leading to a blue-screen and blah blah blah. I isolated the problem, and the fix was trivial. Shouldn't g
Build 956, Version 1.0.9
Endgame crash fixed It's come to my attention that some people did not care for the extended patch notes. It's a minority, and people primarily make comments on sites like this when they don't like th
Moonring DX now on available on Nintendo Switch
Hi folks, No weird patch notes this time. Just a rather simple announcement. After 6 years of development, 2 years of improvement, and countless hours of making sure the game doesn't fall over or inco
V1.0.8 Build 955
Hi! It's been a while... no, sit down, please. Come now. We don't have to be so formal. We've known each other for a while, and you know I don't really don't value that kind of stiff interaction. It's
Build 952, V1.0.5
I have absolutely no idea what happened here. None. I mean, sometimes c o ding seems like a discrete, deterministic science, and other times it seems to follow entirely its own h orrible logic. People
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Retro · Dark Fantasy · Medieval · Old School · Open World · Roguelike · Lovecraftian · Free to Play · Traditional Roguelike · Grid-Based Movement · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: 10 Processor: Yes Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Card supporting pixel shaders Storage: 800 MB available space