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Moonscars

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Developer Black Mermaid

Moonscars is a 2022 platform game developed by Black Mermaid and published by Humble Games. The game was released on September 27, 2022 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. In the game, players control a warrior named Grey Irma, who searches for her maker, the Sculptor. The game received generally positive reviews on release. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

225 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

82
LovedLoved

147 positive · 32 negative
95% range 76–87%

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Steam reviews147320
Bluesky *16023
Lemmy *005
Mastodon *101

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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
638 of 756 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

83% recommend · 150 yes, 30 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,278 of 1,537 positive).

Players praise the game's stunning pixel art and atmospheric style. [1][2][3] Many find the combat satisfying, with a strong emphasis on parrying. [4][5][3] Some reviewers note technical issues and difficulty spikes. [6][7][8]

Liked
  • Beautiful, hand-drawn pixel art inspired by Old Masters. [1][9][3]
  • Satisfying combat with a focus on parrying. [4][5][3]
  • Unique and atmospheric world design. [2][10][3]
Disliked
  • Game-breaking bugs reported by some players. [6][8]
  • Difficulty spikes and unbalanced enemy encounters. [11][7]
  • Underwhelming upgrade system. [5][12]
  • Linear progression for a metroidvania. [13][14]
Representative posts
  • [6]Steam user Steam user …3184Steam review · Jul 26, 2026 · Not recommended

    Overview I just finished (or rather, was forced to stop) playing Moonscars. At its core, the game is an absolute blast—a stylish, aggressive 2D action-platformer with satisfying combat and a dark, atmospheric world. I made it through roughly 70% of the content and thoroughly enjoyed what I played. Unfortunately, a well-known game-breaking glitch abruptly ended my run. Despite developer responses and multiple …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …0120Steam review · Mar 25, 2025 · Recommended

    This project was created out of love for the soulslike genre. Short 2D game immediately captivated me with its dark and atmospheric style. Moonscars utilizes a minimal color palette. A muted range of dark grays accented by red, creating a unique charm. The game's artist drew inspiration from the oil paintings of Old Dutch Masters like Rembrandt. Each frame of animation was hand-drawn, resulting in highly detailed …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …0049Steam review · Nov 12, 2025 · Recommended

    A hauntingly beautiful 2D souls-like that feels carved from oil and sorrow. Combat is sharp and weighty once you learn its rhythm. The parries sting, dodges matter, and every victory feels earned. The world bleeds atmosphere, painted in shades of ash and regret, and while the story is more cryptic than cohesive, it fits the tone perfectly. It has flaws, but the art, combat and maybe the music make up for it. A …

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …5892Steam review · Mar 23, 2025 · Recommended

    What a special game. I feel lucky to have found Moonscars. It seems not to resonate with everyone, but something about it really sings to me. To put everything I love about this game into one idea, Moonscars has vision. To be more thorough... the art style and animation are like nothing else I've seen: liquid pixels, like living paint on an ancient screen. The combat is fun, fast, and variable. If you like parrying, …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …2333Steam review · Jul 17, 2025 · Recommended

    This was a fantastic metroidvania. It was not perfect, it had very little forced backtracking and "exploration only" upgrades, you really only get one. It does wear its inspiration on its sleeve, maybe a little to obviously and it is a bit short. But the combat is legendary, the story is great, and it is worth replaying. I beat this one 3 times to 100% it so that should tell you something. Is it the next Hollow …

Summarised from 34 of the 228 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

83% of the 180 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Moonscars. The complaint that keeps coming up: game-breaking bugs reported by some players. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

Critics, per Wikipedia

According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the PC version of Moonscars has received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 5 and Switch versions have received "Mixed or average reviews". Nintendo World Report rated the game a 5/10, praising the game's art style and options in combat, but criticizing the high level of difficulty and the rarity of the Gland items. Rock Paper Shotgun similarly praised the artsyle and compared the game to Castlevania, but considered the Blood Moon mechanic of increased difficulty to be a punishing addition. Nintendo Life said that the game was reminiscent of Dead Cells and liked how it deviated from other Soulslike games with its combat,…

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • nutbutter @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 28, 2024

    [Prime/GOG] Prime games that I do not wish to claim for myself. I got Amazon Prime Gaming for free for a month. I claimed a few games I liked but there were many that I didn't want. So, I am giving away some GOG keys. Here's a list of games I haven't claimed: - [Hell Pie](https://www.gog.com/en/game/hell_pie) - [Cursed to Golf](https://www.gog.com/en/game/cursed_to_golf) - ~~[9 Years of Shadows](https://www.gog.com/en/game/9_years_of_shadows)~~ GONE -…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0120Steam reviews · Mar 25, 2025 · 23 h played

    This project was created out of love for the soulslike genre. Short 2D game immediately captivated me with its dark and atmospheric style. Moonscars utilizes a minimal color palette. A muted range of dark grays accented by red, creating a unique charm. The game's artist drew inspiration from the oil paintings of Old Dutch Masters like Rembrandt. Each frame of animation was hand-drawn, resulting in highly detailed pixel art. The protagonist, whom we play as, is Grey Irma. She is a knight of a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3184Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2026 · 5 h played

    Overview I just finished (or rather, was forced to stop) playing Moonscars. At its core, the game is an absolute blast—a stylish, aggressive 2D action-platformer with satisfying combat and a dark, atmospheric world. I made it through roughly 70% of the content and thoroughly enjoyed what I played. Unfortunately, a well-known game-breaking glitch abruptly ended my run. Despite developer responses and multiple suggested workarounds online, none of them worked for me. Players also note that the…

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  • sylverstream @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 17, 2023

    Eight Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late September 2023. I can highly recommend Beacon Pines! Not a long game, but very beautiful story. - Beacon Pines Console, PC - Despot's Game Console, PC - Last Call BBS PC - Moonscars Console, PC - Outriders Console, PC - Prodeus Console, PC - Shenzhen I/O PC - Weird West Console, PC

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  • Steam user Steam user …2333Steam reviews · Jul 17, 2025 · 42 h played

    This was a fantastic metroidvania. It was not perfect, it had very little forced backtracking and "exploration only" upgrades, you really only get one. It does wear its inspiration on its sleeve, maybe a little to obviously and it is a bit short. But the combat is legendary, the story is great, and it is worth replaying. I beat this one 3 times to 100% it so that should tell you something. Is it the next Hollow Knight, no, but it is in the top tier of meteroidvania.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6414Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2025 · 16 h played

    If you love Blasphemous - you will love this! I loved the game. This is a classic Metroidvania - like a lovebaby of Blasphemous, Bloodborne and - somehow - Hollow knight, in the best way. I only wish there were multiple endings. Bosses could have been more difficult for sure (maybe not the last one). Music, art, story - all great. Combat is smooth and flowy. I love the difficulty system (pale/blood moon system). I enjoyed my 16.5 hours spent in game and can heartly recommend it!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4654Steam reviews · Oct 10, 2025 · 3 h played

    Moonscars reminded me very much of Blasphemous, which I absolutely loved. But. PROS: - Amazing ambiance, pixel art and animations. Great job - Controls are good CONS: - Hard as hell, I don't get people's attraction to very hard games. Enemies are everywhere, extremely aggressive, relentless, fast, have a long range, and will remove half of your health bar with one hit. Sometimes I can't even manage to survive 30 seconds just dodging enemies and running away because you WILL get hit or…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2484Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2024 · 4 h played

    Moonscars is visually stunning, with breathtaking pixel art and an intriguing concept, but unfortunately, its visuals alone weren’t enough to carry me through the game. 1. While the art style is gorgeous, the color palette feels monotonous and lacking in variety. I understand it's set in a post-apocalyptic world of mud sculptures, but the limited tones left the environment feeling a bit bland to me. 2. The upgrade system is underwhelming and lacks excitement. Most perks are centered around…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5173Steam reviews · May 31, 2026 · 8 h played

    Holy crap-on-a-stick... people weren't kidding about mid-game. It's absolutely A$$. Early game is fine. It's even more than fine. It's fun! Then you get to the castle, and fun just jumps out of a 57 story window, while on fire, and being shot at with the sniper rifles from Halo. Parry window is completely fine. But then you get these enemies with a jumping/lunging attack, and the parry window wishes you good luck and peaces the f**k out. As if that's not bad enough, you're constantly getting…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1540Steam reviews · Jul 6, 2025 · 12 h played

    For Turkish scroll down/Türkçe için aşağı kaydır. Normally I don't write negative comments about games easily because there is always great effort behinde the games and I respect it a lot. BUT whoever came up with the SUPERDASH MECHANIC and whoever coded and approved this mechanic, FIRE these employees IMMEDIATELY!!! I am dead serious.You will be doing your company a very, very big favor. As of now, I will not play this game again because Superdash machanicIt doesn't work when you press the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7055Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2026 · 7 h played

    please ignore the negative reviews, this game is a stunning piece of indie art. While the story remains largely abstract in the beginning, the game does an excellent job with providing tid bits of lore as you progress. Theres a levelling system that resets with each death, rewarding you for staying alive for longer periods of time. The parrying does take some getting used to but like with every game the trick is to not panic and to learn the enemy movesets, they arent as complicated as it…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9684Steam reviews · Mar 4, 2026 · 20 h played

    🎮 Gameplay 🔲 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 fight, blades clash with satisfying impact, and perfectly timed counters create moments of razor-sharp intensity. That said, upgrades are lackluster and so are charms. Additionally, the Bloodmoon system complicates…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8181Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2025 · 7 h played

    Honestly, it’s quite a mediocre game. To begin with, it’s not a metroidvania — it’s a very linear game, and the map even tells you exactly where to use the upgrades you obtain. The art style is good and the animations are solid. The combat is fun at first, but it quickly stagnates and becomes tedious; it doesn’t really evolve as the game progresses. The story is rather obtuse, and the dialog boxes make it feel like an old mobile game.

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  • geosoco @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 19, 2023

    Payday 3, Gotham Knights, And More Hit Xbox Game Pass This Month. What's Coming To Xbox Game Pass ========== * Party Animals (Console, Cloud) - September 20 * Payday 3 (Console, PC, Cloud) - September 21 * Cocoon (Console, PC) - September 29 * Gotham Knights (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) - October 3 | Our Review * The Lamplighter’s League (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) - October 3 What’s Leaving On September 30 ========== * Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC) * Despot’s Game (Cloud, Console,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0409Steam reviews · May 23, 2026 · 10 h played

    There are no saves. If you do a quest wrong (which there is barely or no any explanation for) you are locked out permanently and have to complete the ENTIRE game over again. The game is mostly linear and I was trying my best to do see the whole story, now I cant. Would not reccomend

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  • Steam user Steam user …3705Steam reviews · Sep 8, 2025 · 10 h played

    It didn’t blow my mind but I enjoyed it enough to do as much as I could in one playthrough. I would barely call it a metroidvania, it’s more simple and straightforward action, a 2D soulslike. Less difficult but adjustable with equips and world mechanics rather than a setting. I liked the lore and the somber, otherworldly feel. Combat felt good for the most part. Beautiful opening cutscene that draws you in, but it doesn’t really manage to maintain that initial awe.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7962Steam reviews · Jan 24, 2025 · 31 h played

    As there's no option for NEUTRAL vote, It saddens me that I have to give this a thumbs-down. the game seemed very promising, I liked the dark vibes, the art style, the mechanics*, the OST. but, the game falls short on few aspect and It ends up feeling very bland (at least to me) the premise of the story starts off nice. but, throughout the game things start to get very confusing. as a few players pointed this out in terms of graphics, I'm inclined to agree with them. even though the pixel…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0049Steam reviews · Nov 12, 2025 · 15 h played

    A hauntingly beautiful 2D souls-like that feels carved from oil and sorrow. Combat is sharp and weighty once you learn its rhythm. The parries sting, dodges matter, and every victory feels earned. The world bleeds atmosphere, painted in shades of ash and regret, and while the story is more cryptic than cohesive, it fits the tone perfectly. It has flaws, but the art, combat and maybe the music make up for it. A short, grim, satisfying descent worth taking for anyone who loves Blasphemous, Salt…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7097Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2026 · 10 h played

    An age-old question is whether we have free will. And if we do, to what extent? Are our actions our own? Is the eye reading this conscious of its actions? And what about the hand that jotted it? Do things just happen, or is it Mea culpa? Really great, if short, Soulslike Metroidvania. Where hope is snuffed out but never completely gone, and it's as confusing and bleak as expected from this marriage of genres. The game is simple and straightforward compared to other bigger-budget MVs,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7906Steam reviews · Sep 15, 2026 · 3 h played

    Randomizing and clearing my backlog 60/343 I played for about 6 more hours offline out of town. This is one of the best soulslike metroidvanias I have ever played. Absolutely incredible.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9662Steam reviews · May 22, 2026 · 14 h played

    At first, the pixel art catches the eye and the combat is quite fun, but after 3–4 hours you realize that’s pretty much all the game has to offer. It makes a good first impression, but quickly becomes repetitive and monotonous, with uninteresting environments that feel copy-pasted together to form a so-called “cohesive” map.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4263Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2025 · 13 h played

    Not for everyone I suppose. Assuming the launch experience was very different, coming off a play through of the game patched it was definitely enjoyable. In some aspects it comes off like something poorly translated, which can be confusing but adds to the weirdness imo. Secrets only amount to bonus currency the large majority of the time. The game world isnt gigantic (10 or so hours for a full run) nor too hard to navigate. The combat is forgiving if youre good with timing dodges and parries,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5562Steam reviews · Feb 19, 2026 · 7 h played

    It's alright but as others have said it is basically a worse Poundland version of Blasphemous. The combat is very basic and outside of the final zone the game is oddly really easy, I'm not particularly good at 2D Souls-like games but in the whole playthough I died a total 5 times. Only 2 of these deaths were in combat and none were to bosses. The game has a very basic roguelite system where you get up to 5 random buffs which persist until you die, no idea why this is even in the game, it…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7648Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2025 · 11 h played

    From the beginning I felt it could be a rough one as it was missing audio from a few subtitles in the intro. But then I started appreciating the art style. It doesn't feel like pixel art, but more like a painting. Music and sounds are fitting the world. Combat is pretty good. And there was a giant cat.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9240Steam reviews · Jan 10, 2025 · 13 h played

    Legitimately surprised this is not more popular within the genre. Gameplay is very fun, very fluid and satisfying. The art is beautiful and the color scheme they used is very unique and fits the themes of the game so well. The writing and music could be a bit better but overall its a phenomenal MV. Very good game.

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  • Steve, soul of cinder 🗡🔥💀 @stevoyah.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    My 4 Favorite Metroidvania Games 🗺️: -blaphemous -ender magnolia -moonscars -hollow knight Moonscars surprised me and underrated gem of a game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5010Steam reviews · Mar 19, 2026 · 14 h played

    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 are simple and intuitive. the difficulty curve is easy to grasp but not a pushover by any means. soundtrack is beautiful and very atmospheric. level designs are great but boss fights might be considered easy compared to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9829Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2025 · 33 h played

    A gift, chosen from my wishlist as something he figured I'd particularly enjoy above all others, and oh how right he was! I wish I could replay it again for the first time, its story and atmosphere had me entranced and fascinated, with gameplay and mechanics to match, not to mention the beautiful soundtrack. From my experience, there are a few bugs, some of which can be game breaking if you meet very specific criteria, but that's the only real complaint I have, and the devs are already aware of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1457Steam reviews · Apr 21, 2025 · 17 h played

    Fun metroidvania title Very good world settings and character design but the story narration is bad can be improved. (I skipped the dialogues and searched youtube for "Moonscars STORY EXPLAINED" 🤣) Very good design on the Ichor mechanic (attack >> restore mp >> cast heal), it is nicely implemented and this is the key component that convinced me to buy and play the game. Some Rants In case dev is going to make a sequel: - I manage to complete 100% achievements but could be easier if the game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5892Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2025 · 10 h played

    What a special game. I feel lucky to have found Moonscars. It seems not to resonate with everyone, but something about it really sings to me. To put everything I love about this game into one idea, Moonscars has vision. To be more thorough... the art style and animation are like nothing else I've seen: liquid pixels, like living paint on an ancient screen. The combat is fun, fast, and variable. If you like parrying, this game is a must-play on the strength of its parry alone. The story is…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9066Steam reviews · Jan 21, 2025 · 10 h played

    ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1382Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2025 · 12 h played

    Unique story. Very satisfying gameplay. Just the right amount of difficulty. Simple where it needs to be. Beautiful artwork. I felt only the lack of Voice Acting through dialogues. The map system is the best I've seen, extremely practical and useful. The gameplay feels complete and unrestricted, and the story is endearing, with a very unique vibe that reminds me of how it felt watching Coraline, or reading Land of The Lustrous. If you like this game, you will love Death's Gambit:…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2534Steam reviews · Dec 2, 2025 · 14 h played

    I reccomend the game good boss design, great combat system great visualy but i have some qritiques 1. the price of the game for the ammount of content is too much 2. the bosses are too easy i'cve beaten zoran first try 3. too many keys a like ability based metroidvania progression more 4.the flying guys that you can only attack woth spells (selfexplanatory)

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  • Steam user Steam user …9246Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2025 · 15 h played

    I love short indie metroidvanias in general, but I cannot recommend Moonscars. In spite of its impressive visuals and surface polish, beneath that it's made quite carelessly and guarantees as much frustration as enjoyment. The gameplay is heavily focused on combat, but the enemies are too spongy, do too much damage and are difficult to stagger, meaning that enemy encounters are always threatening to spill out of control toward a sudden and unexpected death. This would be frustrating enough…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1295Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2025 · 9 h played

    aint gay if its clay

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  • Steam user Steam user …9376Steam reviews · Jul 12, 2025 · 15 h played

    A great game. Not just a great game for a first time, small dev, but a great game overall. Some wonky stuff with the translations, but everything else is A+.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1971Steam reviews · Apr 29, 2025 · 11 h played

    Really enjoyed this game. The combat feels good, the story is well written and the art is beautiful. I would definitely recommend it if you like souls likes.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2633Steam reviews · Apr 6, 2025 · 2 h played

    Monotonous visuals, contrived story convoluted just for the sake of being "mysterious", sloppy and floaty combat that ends up in life-shortening hit trades as well as spams from flying enemies, since your attacks don't even stun foes. It feels like the parry doesn't even work half the time with the short timing window and issues fighting enemies occupying the exact same space as you. Just frustrating.

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  • Viktor Kurochkin @gkzr.meBluesky · Jul 5, 2024

    Sharing my Moonscars game review! An indie #metroidvania, souls-like with dark #pixelart and nice story-telling. The game is overlooked a lot, even though it is a really decent one and very nice for starting adventurers. #gaming #videogames #indiegames ne-suspilna-dumka.com/moonscars-re...

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  • Steam user Steam user …8033Steam reviews · Jun 5, 2026 · 22 h played

    Nope - great start but MID GAME SUCKS - couple hit and ur dead - the game is fun til mid to end game about 15-20 hours of decent-ness lol 4/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …8456Steam reviews · May 10, 2026 · 13 h played

    Ultimately, I rate my experience with this game as positive. I enjoyed the atmosphere and narrative, which made it enjoyable to play, but unfortunately, the gameplay itself is mediocre (combat, exploration, abilities, progression are all mediocre) and is further dragged down by the absolutely abysmal death system. In this game, not only do you lose all your currency upon death (which I have no problem with), but death also resets all bonuses you've earned through leveling (which is completely…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7496Steam reviews · Feb 28, 2026 · 11 h played

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

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Dec 2, 2025 · 11 h played

    Moonscars is a brooding and uncompromising 2D action-platformer that wears its gothic identity boldly on its sleeve. Developed by Black Mermaid and published by Humble Games, it stands apart with its painterly pixel-art aesthetic and its unrelenting devotion to punishing, Soulslike combat. From the moment Grey Irma steps into the moonlit ruins that form the backbone of the game’s world, Moonscars establishes itself not as a power fantasy, but as a harsh pilgrimage through decay, despair, and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8457Steam reviews · Nov 21, 2025 · 9 h played

    I would give a neutral rating. The game works as a soulslite, yes u can dodge, yes u can parry but no stamina. Overall the gameplay is ok but its kinda boring at a point.... To be blunt, if I had missed this game, I wouldn't have miss anything ! If you really want to play it, buy it on sales !

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  • Steam user Steam user …8067Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2025 · 6 h played

    Solid metroidvania, 8/10. Very nice to play next to the mechanically more demanding Silksong. + Dark and gloomy world building. + Great pacing of narrative, good writing. Story about sentience, in a way. + Gorgeous pixelart style. Especially love the motion. + Original death mechanics, blending roguelite and soulslike elements. + Simple yet fun combat, more casual than others in the genre. +/– Very forgiving exploration +/– Level design is very coherent but also somewhat similar…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4383Steam reviews · Jan 28, 2025 · 19 h played

    A good indie metroidvania that can be 100%'d in about 20 hours.

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  • 👻Leafy👻 @theleafybomb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2025

    I did it!!! I beat Moonscars!!! The end portion of that game was tougher than nails, but we were victorious. Ngl I almost rage quit lol and while I didn't manage to beat all the bosses on the first try (all but ONE) I still had a good time. What to stream now, I wonder. #Moonscars #indiegame

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  • 👻Leafy👻 @theleafybomb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    The next game I'm gonna stream is Moonscars. A metroidvania souls-like set in a world of gothic and eldritch horrors. I've played it a little bit, but I've never given it a real go. Tune in tonight to see me rage at what should be a simple game. #Moonscars #indiegame

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  • Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    First game purchase of 2025 is #Moonscars for #PlayStation 4. I was surprised that the box weighs more than usual since it contains an art book and poster.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2645Steam reviews · Dec 26, 2024 · 16 h played

    Yeah. Good little metroidvania. Just REALLY annoying that you can't plat in 1 playthrough and the devs went above and beyond the stop save scumming. It kind of becomes just a chore really. Makes it look replayable on the numbers and increases the hours but thruth is - this is very non-replayable (nothing changes, so no point, unless you wanna do it again or plat) and short.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1776Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2026 · 5 h played

    this game is amazing, i think the art is some of the best ive seen done, and the gameplay feels really smooth along with how boss fights work.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0971Steam reviews · Apr 28, 2026 · 14 h played

    Extremely short (6-8 hours), poor combat mechanics, where parrying some times works (some enemies show an indicator on each attack they do, some don't, and even if they do the timing if there is any just feels really bad. It feels like a really rushed game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3323Steam reviews · Feb 17, 2026 · 7 h played

    This game really tries to look like Blasphemous and to have the same level of gameplay. Yet it fails in interesting platforming; it introduces rogue-lite elements for no particular reasons as it doesn't provide any benefits and doesn't play much of a role in battles; the bleak color palette lacks contrast, and you will often stumble on traps and small enemies because they blend with backgrounds. Sadly wasted 6 hours waiting for the game to get better. Don't waste your time on it.

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  • Wanwannn @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 7, 2026

    Thank you! I eventually became the one more obsessed with elden ring than him, funnily enough 😂. Yeah, I'm the same as your fiance. I'm farming Malenia in convergence and I've faced PCR more than a 7 times now both in vanilla and convergence while he still hasn't. Mainly cause he's not playing the game these days tho. But nevertheless we often talk about souls-likes. As for my favourite one, it's def elden ring. DS3 is a stellar game but not so much with replayability for me. I think DS1 &…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0244Steam reviews · Dec 28, 2025 · 14 h played

    Pretty mid. Just was not pulling me in, wait for a sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1596Steam reviews · Dec 22, 2025 · 4 h played

    Honestly a bit bland and not really a metroidvania, its a 2D sidescroller where you only 'need' to go forward. Gives me more of a "beat 'em up" vibe with some platforming, especially when they constantly block off exits for fights. Stopped trying to look around as I would only find either this games "souls" that you obtain considerably more by just leaving the "moon hunger" mechanic going or glowing orbs on the ground that give you a minimal permanent buff. Unfortunately the story never drew me…

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  • ⋆˚ ⚔️ ˖°Elysia | comms open @oracleddecay.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2025

    Quote with 5 games in your backlog! - Blasphemous 2 (i loved the first game, NO idea why it’s taking me so long to play it) - Atelier Yumia - Final Fantasy XII - Moonscars - Lords of the Fallen (my friend has been forced to beat like a dragon before he can play anything else 💔)

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  • Steam user Steam user …6358Steam reviews · Sep 2, 2025 · 18 h played

    Moonscars is a great, challenging game if you're into dark, gritty action. The combat feels really tight and satisfying once you get the hang of it. You have to time your parries and dodges well. The art style is fantastic. It's got this creepy, painted look that makes the world really stand out. The story is interesting and full of mystery, pushing you to explore further. Definitely recommend it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8402Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2025 · 12 h played

    Interesting game, i had to restart once since moonhunger wasn't triggering no matter what but otherwise it is both an interesting story and a good experience.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4542Steam reviews · Aug 20, 2025 · 6 h played

    Middling metroidvania. Will give a thumbs up because the combat is very fluid and feels fun to play. Pros: - Interesting boss fights - Great combat/movement system - lots of different systems (though they aren't delved that deep into) - exploration is fun Cons: - Characters kinda just appear and you don't really care for them - Confusing story as things just kinda happen and they don't explain why until later - Magic system is interesting, but some options are just far and…

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