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MOAI: Build Your Dream
Developer Alawar Entertainment, Toyman Interactive
Discover the wonders of an uncharted island and help the natives restore their ravaged land to its former glory in Moai: Build Your Dream! Overcome the fury of an active volcano, hordes of attacking ghosts and the threat of dwindling resources as you guide the hero and a native princess on their quest. From the Steam store page
150 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 26, 2026 · last updated Oct 27, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
78 positive · 21 negative
95% range 70–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 78 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
85 of 108 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 78 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 100 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (171 of 212 positive).
Players enjoy the game's cute graphics and fun island theme. [1][2][3] The game offers a challenging time management experience with strategic depth. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the game for being racist and misogynistic. [7][8]
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- [7]
This game is too racist for me to enjoy the actual gameplay. It's also very misogynistic. The storyline that drives the game is playing one of the two men who has been promised by the local chief that whoever helps him most "wins" his daughter's hand in marriage. Would not recommend.
- [1]
MOAI: Build Your Dream is an easy little time-management simulation with cute, colorful graphics and a fun little island theme. Through the game, you build up little island villages and defend them from ghosts and bandits, all while collecting and trading resources to fulfil the goals of each level. Completing the levels is easy, completing them in the fastest time is a bit more difficult. It's a fun casual-style …
- [4]
MOAI: Build Your Dream in the moment I'm writing this review, is the best time management game I've ever played. It has totally fresh approach to the genre, combines old solutions with some strategy games elements. So on every map you have some fields and on every of them you may build several types of buildings, which every of them gives you another benefits. Skilful selection of those buildings is the key to good …
- [5]
If you've played 12 Labours of Hercules, you'll fall right into the rhythm of this one. MOAI: Build Your Dream (first in the series) features the same kind of resource/time juggling, with similarly fluid gameplay and 'cute' graphics, but it's far more strategically challenging. In a good way. It also introduces some classic tower defense levels to mix things up. 12 Labours is an absolute breeze in comparison, since …
- [2]
A charming time management game with a simple storyline. You play as a westerner who is stuck on a tropical island, and have to guide them through building huts, gathering resources etc.. The game is narrated by a relaxed male voice who guides you through the simple story. As you proceed the challenge becomes higher, starting with simple tasks like 'gather 200 food' but later on introducing obstacles like bandits …
Summarised from 34 of the 150 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
78% of the 100 Steam reviewers we collected recommend MOAI: Build Your Dream. The complaint that keeps coming up: racist and misogynistic storyline. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 150 · most liked firstMOAI is another Time Management game from the guys over at Alawar. This time your character is stranded on an uncharted island and must work with a tribe of natives to restore their island and make your way back home. It's a fun premise which is enhanced by storytelling sequences between each level and a simple narrative that adds some meat to an already enjoyable game. As with other titles in the genre, the gameplay is pretty standard and consists of multi-tasking activites as efficiently as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A serius dissapointment, I felt like I was playing a facebook game the whole time, I dont know if it gets better later in the game, but I lost interest before I got that far. Nothing in this game was interesting or new.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MOAI: Build Your Dream is an easy little time-management simulation with cute, colorful graphics and a fun little island theme. Through the game, you build up little island villages and defend them from ghosts and bandits, all while collecting and trading resources to fulfil the goals of each level. Completing the levels is easy, completing them in the fastest time is a bit more difficult. It's a fun casual-style game with a cute theme that tests your multi-tasking and planning skills. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduction MOAI: Build Your Dream is a straightforward resource management game with a simple, but interesting story behind the gameplay. The story is very generic, but adds greatly to the simple gameplay. (Simple does not mean bad) The beginning levels act as a tutorial and are awesome at teaching you the basics of MOAI: Build Your Dream. There is not much to say about this game, but this is not a bad thing. MOAI: Build Your Dream does what it does great. Simply put, MOAI:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Manual illustrations and in-game portraits from Hai no Majutsushi (牌の魔術師), a 1989 Konami game for the MSX2, featuring Popolon, Aphrodite, Simon Belmont, Pentaro, Goemon, Moai, Dr. Venom, and Snatcher. #msx #konami
neutral · AI labelView post →I have found the interdimensional nexus that connects all worlds in Funi Racoon Game. This involves going to a world adjacent to Norwich where a Moai statue owns a chicken farm, holding the correct amount of chickens, and then jumping past the skybox until you hit a tree floating in the sky.
neutral · AI labelView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! MOAI: Build Your Dream: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In your attempt to cross the ocean in a hot air balloon (what a brilliant idea, you debonair you), and after a small issue with your magnificent vehicle (just lost of altitude due to small hole) you end up in small Island after being rescued by the local tribe. You will find out very quickly that you stand in a middle…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games made for like 10 year olds... wasted me money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Build your village and manage resources game-- casual. In a world of same old same old casual building resource management games- this game does offer fresh ideas and is a lot of fun and it can be addictive, It has that "must get expert/gold" appeal- BUT - it is very clicky when it comes to the ghost catching part, so if you are not so good with reflexes or have arthritis this game can be hard on you - sayiing that- good news, the game does not require you to pass levels on time to advance…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice time management / casual building and strategy game. It follows a formula along the lines of other such game but does a bit better job at mixing things up and constantly adding new game play elements than some other similar games. There are 64 levels that have three different time goals to meet each giving progressively lower score, which in turn will effect how quickly you can meet several of the achievements. Speaking of which, there 53 achievements in this game fully integrated into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your money unless you're buying this game for your children.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MOAI: Build Your Dream in the moment I'm writing this review, is the best time management game I've ever played. It has totally fresh approach to the genre, combines old solutions with some strategy games elements. So on every map you have some fields and on every of them you may build several types of buildings, which every of them gives you another benefits. Skilful selection of those buildings is the key to good score on every level. Also graphics is different than in such games, in my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A charming time management game with a simple storyline. You play as a westerner who is stuck on a tropical island, and have to guide them through building huts, gathering resources etc.. The game is narrated by a relaxed male voice who guides you through the simple story. As you proceed the challenge becomes higher, starting with simple tasks like 'gather 200 food' but later on introducing obstacles like bandits and ghosts. The story makes it all fit in the world though. MOAI has a nice art…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You're an explorer but your last journey ends up on a island, where a local tribe helps you. But the chief has several problems: not only wood is rare but his daughter has been kidnapped! MOAI: Build Your Dream is a casual time management game, where objectives must be met in order to advance. But you have to respect the timer if you want to win the maximum of stars (achievements, achievements). In each level, you sent workers to remove obstacles (down trees, rocks or holes), to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true joy to play! The graphics are cute and colorful. The story dialogue is great and fun to read. The challenge of each map is to beat the map in a alloted time to get gold. That can be a challenge but it is a great challenge to complete. This is a great story and game for casual players. It keeps you going and makes you want to help out the villagers and rebuild it all. I highly recommend this game to anyone wanting a challenge and for the casual game that wants a nice story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was wondering if Salamander III was gonna be too easy because it's pretty generous with extra lives and the game lets you pick your power-ups back up after you die, and then I died to the Moai cement mixer five times in thirty seconds and realized no, this'll still take me some work.
neutral · AI labelView post →[ shoutouts to production. ] we hired @datafgc.bsky.social because of their commitment to storyline. Sobasaba | Moai takes the first game over VH | aotao in loser's finals and REAAAALLY milks it. 🎙️- @johannhat.bsky.social & Kirbo 📺 - twitch.tv/maxmode_fgc [ #CoNFB // #MBTL ]]
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Information "MOAI: Build Your Dream" is a Strategy game. The game was developed by Toyman Interactive & Alawar Entertainment and published by Buka Entertainment. "Build Your Dream" is the first episode of "MOAI." The Game Review Game Visuals I want to mention that the visuals in the game are well done. The visuals can be adjusted in the game's option menu. Game Audio I want to mention that audio for the game is well done. Even though the audio is somewhat simplistic and repetitive.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played up to the boss of Area 3 and I'm so hooked. I've never been able to clear the original NES game, but Zero is such a fun time thus far. Btw, say hello to this fellow. I named him the "Moai Bot".
neutral · AI labelView post →"Moai-chan-dise" blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/09/18/m... Moai-inspired merch to celebrate the 1000th video game featuring moai at moai.games
neutral · AI labelView post →The pause animation from the MSX game, Moai no Hihou (Casio, 1986):
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s the most surprising game with a Moai in it? I chat with game dev @gingerbeardman.com about the amazing phenomenon of Moai in Japanese video games in the latest podcast episode!
neutral · AI labelView post →My husband got a gift card to our FLGS and we found this older game called Rapa Nui there. One of our 5yo’s is super into the Moai (and other monuments), so when he saw the cover he immediately wanted the game. (1/?) boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31...
neutral · AI labelView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is too racist for me to enjoy the actual gameplay. It's also very misogynistic. The storyline that drives the game is playing one of the two men who has been promised by the local chief that whoever helps him most "wins" his daughter's hand in marriage. Would not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →deeply racist "white savior" storyline
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#RandomGameSaturday Konami Krazy Racers (Game Boy Advance, 2001) A wacky kart racing game starring various Konami mascots like Goemon, Power Pro-kun, Dracula and Moai. Supports up to 4-player multiplayer via link cable. It's better than Mario Kart Super Circuit, imo.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a casual strategy game. Resource and time management. It's a fun game, the dialogue is sometimes funny, the gameplay is easy to learn but hard to get 3 stars on every level. Each level you have a goal to meet. If you do so in a certain amount of time you get either a 1, 2, or 3 gold circle thingys (the equivalent of 3 stars in other games, so that's what I'm gonna call them). You start out with 2 or 3 villagers to run around doing your bidding. They build a field which produces…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been jamming it for a while now and it's basically the starfox I've wanted for ages now lol Plays damn good on PC and Steam Deck. ALSO! Moai spotted so 10/10 game 🗿
neutral · AI labelView post →Lykke Studios’ latest game is a sticker-jigsaw with a series called “Camp with Moai” in which a Moai enjoys the great outdoors with his girlfriend (seemingly the Venus of Willendorf). My kid loves this so much that she keeps saying “Camp! Moaaaiii!” in a strange hollow voice, and I’m losing my mind
neutral · AI labelView post →It's time to VOTE on the next Sunday Sauce! This time it's obscure Japanese doujin games! Will you vote for the Joe Higashi Alligator? Or maybe the cool Moai Head guy? Or will you pick a game based on how funny it's title is? (Probably that one) 1️⃣Fuuka Taisen 2️⃣Metal Blade 3️⃣Booby Tales 4️⃣Neclos
neutral · AI labelView post →Dream I had: I was in a fighting game tournament, I was maining the Moai with long arms. I was playing this character like a zoner.
neutral · AI labelView post →One game left between me, and all Rhythm Heaven DS games being superb’d Moai Doo-Wop 2
neutral · AI labelView post →I coudln't enjoy this game. I grew up on an island, and I found it amazingly racist. On top of that it was like a horrible facebook at. Some of the puzzles required foreknowledge for proper time management. If you like babysitting unengaging puzzles, with abhorrently ingnorant storylines. Play this game. Otherwise. Don't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've played 12 Labours of Hercules, you'll fall right into the rhythm of this one. MOAI: Build Your Dream (first in the series) features the same kind of resource/time juggling, with similarly fluid gameplay and 'cute' graphics, but it's far more strategically challenging. In a good way. It also introduces some classic tower defense levels to mix things up. 12 Labours is an absolute breeze in comparison, since they give ample time to get gold even on Expert. MOAI makes you really think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've clicked on this game, you are probably expecting a Tropico style game. I can assure you, you will be disappointed. This little gem of a game has a lot in common with the big builder titles, but its main feature is what makes this game so very different: levels. As the player you are stranded and meet the inhabitants who quickly ask you for help, defending their island and freeing the princess. At the beginning of each level, you have time to look at your setting - what you have to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I use to play a Facebook game called 'Tribez'. This game reminds me of that. I actuall enjoyed playing the FB version but unfortunately this was not a 'solo' kinda game and you needed help from a lot of friends to complete quests. Anyway, if you play 'Tribez' on Facebook, MOAI: Build Your Dream is a WELCOME alternative.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like the HARD time management games, it is your game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Flaming Moai, a secret drink in the game" It's not as Tiki as I imagined it would be 🥃 #vtuber #va11halla #bartender #twitchclips
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly even getting to play any variant of Moai-Doo-Wop would do that to me. How can they make a game about moai soo bad likeee
neutral · AI labelView post →AT A GLANCE: 4/5 Stars - Fun loving game, but crazy hard to get all achievements. If you enjoy time-management games and would like a challenge pick up this title. GAME GENRE: Single Player, Time-Management, Cartoon, Casual GAME DESCRIPTION: Release Date: April 2013 - Help the natives restore their land. Gather resources, fight off ghosts, and rebuild villages. A time-management game that will use all the strategy you can throw at it. KID FRIENDLY: (First know that I am…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a product from a joint effort namely https://www.alawar.com/ (A professional Russian company with over 400 employees) and http://www.toymaninteractive.com/ (who can't seem to get a web page together). There are six in this particular series at the moment done by alternating enterprises. This is a 'Time Management' game meaning it’s a game that tests you in your ability to successfully plan when exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not sure what the deal is as the overall reviews seem positive, but this game was completely and irredeemably broken for me, and judging by the forums I'm not the only one. Bugs such as enemies not appearing make certain levels impossible to beat. If only I hadn't sat on it in my backlog for over a year I'd be getting a refund on this one. What a shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MOAI: Build your dream is a strategy/puzzle game that takes you through about 60 levels having you manage various resources to accomplish various goals. I became interested in this game because I've played a couple of other Alawar/Buka titles (The Promised Land and The Happy Hereafter), this game had a very similar look and what I thought was going to be somewhat similar gameplay. However after the first level/stage it becomes clear that although the art is similar, the actual gameplay is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DS totally depends on the game cause you can get barelys on Lockstep and Frog Hop but Moai Doo-Wop is insane for no reason
neutral · AI labelView post →You heard about this "Mario" game? It's not bad! Bit heavy on the Chinese stereotypes and the flying sections are a weird inclusion but...huh? No, this definitely says "Mario" on it, see? Got the Nintendo seal and everything! Even has the iconic funny Moai guys! wackgameboy.zone/2026/04/25/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight I finished a #PuzzlePlatformer for #Famicom called Moai-kun. This #Konami game featured a cute little #Moai (like from Gradius). Most stages were easy enough but some got REALLY tough. Overall it was a lot of fun. Check it out if you're into puzzle games. | twitch.tv/grescokit | #RetroGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →1/2 My favourite franchise turned 40, unbelievable🤯 Since i fell in love with Gradius III on the Snes, I became obsessed. Always dreamt of making my own #GRADIUS Game. I would have named it Gradius Gold. #M2STG生放送 #GRADIUSORIGINS #GOLDSAEBEL #MOAI #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd like to give a mixed review, but since I can't, I'll give it thumbs down. I don't like trying to beat the clock in most time management games, so I just tried playing through the levels without worrying about the time. The game would have been okay except for two drawbacks, ghosts and healing. When ghosts appear, they will do damage until they are clicked on. After you get rid of them, more ghosts keep coming and need to be clicked on as well. This gets old really quickly. I was hoping for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MOAI: Build Your Dream is a time/resource management game similair to 12 Labours of Hercules series. It has an okay story and graphics. There is gathering, building, trading and tower defense aspects (against ghosts). It's a decent enough game, just not as good as others in the genre. It doesn't compel me to want to buy the other games in it's series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't stop playing!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Appleseed's Indie Game Of The Day! Day 307) Rabbit Hole by ShortCake_Cafe & Moai Music A free to play 2D roguelike shooter where you play as Disc, gathering weapons Nd making your way to the bottom of the "Rabbit Hole" I'm not a big shooter fan, but it's satisfying and fast paced.
neutral · AI labelView post →Showing my young ward photographs of sculptures of Gods to demonstrate the reality of stone effigies (as there is a Moai in his roblox game) and he identified a penis. Matter of factly I said yes, bodies were represented in their entirety, & keep scrolling, then see the Priapus mural & stop sharing.
neutral · AI labelView post →"The brightest stars give life to the night" #CoNFB #MBTL Credit to x.com/Vegascatkev_ for the original photo. And extra credit to Kikoho, Moai, Tao-Tao, Akimi, Donnie, Drackmae, Roger and Arhkma for their incredible performance in this amazing game we love. (Forgot to mirror my post here)
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's another video game trivia question! In what Taito platformer can you battle Doh, the Moai head boss from Arkanoid? #videogames #gaming #retrogames #trivia
neutral · AI labelView post →Entertaining. This is a time management game. Decent cartoonish graphics. Ok music. The story is kinda Disney's Pocahontas but on an island and tropical natives. No bugs or crashes. Runs fine on Win 7. Overall... OK. Games like this are mostly the same. If you're a fan of the genre you probably gonna like it. There's a story here, a little on the cliche side, but fine I guess. The timer is very unfriendly, almost too much for a casual game, a little rage-inducer you could say. It includes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a decent mobile minded game that kept me kind of interested. If you can get it for $1 or $2 then it's worth it. Or if you just really enjoy trying time management puzzles then buy it, but wait for it to go on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Creepy colonialist and dull. If you enjoyed populous, but thought it wasn't racist enough, this is the game for you suck. Did it honestly not occur to the game makers how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up it was to have the main character be a white guy all the tiribes' people practically worship? The worst bit is the stupid clicking repeatedly on a ghost to make it go away, every like, 5 seconds. It's a really common mechanic in games and totally sucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played and enjoyed the Promised Land. This is similar but this is more time-management heavy. You are against the clock on every level here, whereas in the Promised Land it was pretty laid back and you could progress at your own pace, and just enjoy watching the little town tick over. I thought I'd not like this when I discovered the ever-present clock, I typically hate time-pressured levels in game. However to my surprise, I really like this...more than the Promised Land! Repeating a level…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am truly a creature if I do not get filtered. Moai-kun is a Famicom puzzle game that requires execution. I really enjoyed it1 Disclaimer: Screenshot is from the 14s.
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