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About the Game
Moonlighter is a rogue-lite action RPG where you run a village shop by day and explore gates by night.
Moonlighter is an action RPG with rogue-lite elements, developed by Digital Sun and published by 11 bit studios. You follow Will, a shopkeeper in the small commercial village of Rynoka who secretly dreams of becoming a hero. The backdrop is a long-passed archaeological excavation where a set of Gates was discovered, leading to different realms and dimensions full of treasure.
The game has two halves that feed into each other. By day you run your shop: you set prices carefully, manage your gold, recruit assistants, and upgrade the store, all while watching out for shady individuals who may try to steal your wares. Villagers help you craft new armor and weapons and enchant existing equipment, and you help restore Rynoka by establishing new businesses.
When you pass through the Gates, the combat rewards mastery of your weapons, critical timing, and careful positioning, and you decide how you want to fight. Each run is different, and the unique inventory system means you cannot hoard everything, so you have to choose the most profitable loot to take back with you.
The store description also points to a long run of updates, including new mini-bosses, gear, over 100 new room layouts, Companions, deeper lore, and a New Game+ mode with fresh challenges. It is a single-player game, so the pace of your shopkeeping and dungeon runs is entirely up to you.
Feature Highlights
- Shop management is a core loop, letting you set prices, manage gold, recruit assistants, and upgrade your store in Rynoka.
- Combat rewards mastery of your weapons, critical timing, and careful positioning against a variety of enemies and bosses.
- Crafting and enchanting with villagers lets you build new armor and weapons and upgrade the gear you already own.
- The current version adds new mini-bosses, gear, over 100 new room layouts, Companions, deeper lore, and a New Game+ mode.
- Steam support includes achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud, full controller support, and Remote Play on phone, tablet, and TV.
- Traditional Chinese is among the supported languages, alongside English, Japanese, Korean, and several others.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Moonlighter suits players who enjoy the loop of managing a small business and then heading out to fight for loot. If you like rogue-lite runs where every trip through the Gates is different, the mix of shopkeeping and combat should keep you engaged. It is also a good pick if you prefer playing with a controller, since full controller support is included.
Not Recommended For
If you want a multiplayer game, this is not it, because the Steam feature list shows it is single-player only. Players who dislike inventory limits or who prefer straightforward progression without managing a shop may find the daily routines more tedious than rewarding.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Moonlighter holds a Steam review label of Very Positive, which in Taiwan's Steam wording is 極度好評, with about 81.58% of its reviews being positive. The review count is in the tens of thousands of reviews, which is a substantial sample and suggests the overall verdict is well established rather than driven by a handful of opinions.
On Steam, a Very Positive label generally means the large majority of reviewers recommend the game, and a high positive percentage on a sample this size is a meaningful signal. Keep in mind that the label reflects a summary of past reviews rather than a guarantee of how you will personally feel about the shopkeeping and combat mix.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | NT$31 | -90% |
| 2026-11-03 | NT$31 | -90% |
| 2026-10-27 | NT$318 | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Free to keep | -100% |
All prices below are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. The regular price we recorded is NT$ 318, and the most recent price we logged was NT$ 31, which is also the lowest paid price in our records. The deepest discount we recorded was 90%, and the game has been discounted sometimes rather than constantly. The page is not currently showing a tracked discount, so it is worth watching the store page before you commit.
The game has also been free to keep on some days, and we have recorded one previous free-to-keep promotion, so keep an eye out for another giveaway. Our price record is still short, so please treat any verdict on timing as tentative rather than definitive.
If the NT$ 31 price is still available when you read this, it is a low entry point for a game with a Very Positive label. If you would rather wait, a wishlist with sale notifications is the safest way to catch a future drop without guessing.
Analysis written 11/4/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Open the Moonlighter store page on the Steam client or website while signed in to your account.
- If you want to buy it, add it to your cart and complete checkout at the current Taiwan Steam price shown on the page.
- If you are not ready to buy, add Moonlighter to your wishlist so it stays tracked on your account.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist sale notifications so you hear about price drops as soon as they happen.
- Check back on this page for the price trend, since the lowest price we recorded was NT$ 31 and promotions can come and go.
Things to Know
Moonlighter supports Traditional Chinese and English, along with a long list of other languages, according to its supported languages list. The prices quoted here are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions or on other storefronts. Free-to-keep offers and discounts can end at any time, so always check the official Steam page before you buy or claim anything.
