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Moonscars

Moonscars

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Released Sep 27, 2022 Developer Black Mermaid Publisher Balor Games Platforms Windows ActionMetroidvaniaSouls-likePixel GraphicsAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.5%positive1,205 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“🎮 [u]Gameplay[/u] 🔲 Excellent 🔲 Good ✅ Average 🔲 Poor 🔲 Staring at Walls is better Moonscars delivers a tight, deliberate combat loop rooted in precision and punishment. As Grey Irma, every encounter demands patience, stamina management, and mastery of parries. Combat feels…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“stumbled upon this game by coincidence, knew nothing, watched no videos and decided to give it a try. what a lovely gamble that was. such an original story and a unique universe. gameplay is beautiful, like an illegitimate child of dead cells and salt and sanctuary. mechanics…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Some people are probably sick of 2D Dark Souls metroidvanias but I say keep them coming”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:05 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
824-hour peak
269all-time peak
0 25 50 2023 2024 2025 2026 45 avg · Oct 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

34achievements
20.4%median completion
2.6%rarest: Moonscarred
82.2% of players 69.9% of players 62.3% of players 55.3% of players 54.4% of players 53.2% of players 50.0% of players 47.6% of players 42.8% of players 39.7% of players 37.8% of players 34.8% of players 26.9% of players 25.7% of players 23.5% of players 21.8% of players 21.3% of players 20.4% of players 19.7% of players 19.1% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 17.4% of players 16.6% of players 15.3% of players 15.2% of players 10.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 2.6% of players 82.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.2%The First Mould — Cast the very first clayborn mould.
69.9%Broken Reflection — Slay the first doppelganger of Irma.
62.3%Heavy Hand — Stun 50 foes.
Rarest badges of honor
2.6%Moonscarred — Unlock all achievements.
4.6%The Cruel Queen — Hidden achievement
4.9%Joys of Motherhood — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada26.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 20, 2023
Moonscars - v1.6 Update Announcement

Hey everyone, We're happy to announce the v1.6 patch which introduces 3 new languages, 2 new Special Weapons, and a lot of small improvements and bugfixes! You can read a more detailed list below: Add

May 02, 2023
Steam Cloud Saves are now here!

Hey, everyone! We're pleased to announce the introduction of Steam Cloud save in this minor update. With this feature, you can now seamlessly pick up your progress on any device running Steam, be it y

Apr 03, 2023
Moonscars - v1.5.004 Update Announcement

Hi everyone, We've listened closely to your feedback, and we're excited to announce this update which focuses on late game improvements. Gilded enemies reworked: Instead of a permanent resistance to s

Nov 11, 2022
Moonscars - v1.4.007 Update Announcement

Hi everyone, It’s been one month since release and we’ve been hard at work on Moonscars while listening to your feedback. We’re happy to announce this update and hope it will improve your experience.

Oct 04, 2022
Moonscars - v1.3.002 Update Announcement

Hi everyone! Moonscars has been released and we want to thank you all for playing ! We feel grateful that so many of you are enjoying the game, and this motivates us a lot. We’re closely monitoring yo

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Metroidvania · Souls-like · Pixel Graphics · Action-Adventure · 2D · 2D Platformer · Platformer · Fighting · Side Scroller · Female Protagonist · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Ukrainian
ControllerFull support
Achievements34
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 270 (2 * 3400) or equivalent Intel, Core i3-530 (2 * 2930) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 530 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent, Radeon HD 6570 (1024 VRAM) or equivalent