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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.

Release DateMay 29, 2018
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.9% (positive) / 82.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81% Top 20% / 80.9%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)13.4K  Top 2% / 17.4K  Top 2%
Curators328 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time17.7 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar53 minutes  Top 30%
Followers89.6K  Top 2%
Owners± 1.5M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 952.4K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.2M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Moonlighter steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Moonlighter's Steam rating and reviews from May 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 74.9% (May 2018) to 83.6% (February 2022).

With its 17.4K reviews Top 2%, Moonlighter is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Moonlighter and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Moonlighter's review languages. The most popular language is English (46%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Moonlighter percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Moonlighter, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 31 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 9 hours) could mean that Moonlighter crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Good Soundtrack
  • Beautiful Visuals
  • Relaxing Experience
  • Cute Artstyle
  • Satisfying Gameplay Loop
  • Limited Backpack Space Creates Management Challenge
  • Gorgeous Indie Graphics
  • Good Variety of Enemies
  • Lots of Cool Little Features and Polish
  • Good Playtime with New Features, Upgrades, Enemies
  • Lacking Content
  • Repetitive Gameplay
  • Unrefined Systems
  • Minor Inventory Management Annoyances
  • Combat System Feels Clunky
  • Ends Too Soon
  • Limited Dungeons/Bosses
  • Grindy Achievements
  • Combat System Needs Improvement
  • No Proper Storyline

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 82.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Moonlighter's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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