Moonlighter
Mild overall intensityWhat's in it
Stylized top-down pixel combat where the player swings weapons at fantasy dungeon monsters, mini-bosses, and guardians; no blood, gore, or dismemberment.
Light story elements include a teenage orphan protagonist and corpses and notes discovered in the dungeons hinting at earlier deaths, kept brief and non-graphic.
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What it is
Moonlighter is a charming pixel-art action RPG with rogue-lite dungeon crawling. You play Will, a young shopkeeper who secretly ventures into monster-filled dungeons at night, gathering loot to sell by day in his family store. Gameplay splits between top-down combat against fantasy creatures using swords, bows, and other weapons, and managing a shop by pricing and selling goods. The violence is mild and stylized with no blood or gore, and the tone is generally upbeat, though the world's lore touches on death, dungeon casualties, and corpses of fallen explorers. There is no sexual content, strong language, substances, or online interaction, and the game contains no purchases beyond the base title.
How it's framed
The story frames Will as a good-hearted merchant who becomes a reluctant hero, defeating dungeon guardians and ultimately stopping interdimensional raiders who pillaged other worlds. Combat is presented as monster-slaying adventure, and the darker plot elements (deaths, an alien threat) sit in the background of an otherwise cozy, aspirational tale about pursuing a dream.
Details
- Developer
- Digital Sun
- Publisher
- 11 bit studios
- Released
- May 29, 2018
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