Moonlight Pulse
Fair · Action · 2024
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $11.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.8h 9.4h to 100%
- Value
- $2.07/hr
- Reviews
- 92% of 265 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $7.95 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $3.59 (70% off). Calls like this were right 89% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 10 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DX10, DX11, DX12 capable, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 13 times in the 2 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 12 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 10 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 6 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 77 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore ($19.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats AWAKEN - Astral Blade ($19.99, scores 50).
More about Moonlight Pulse
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 5.8 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
82% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Not that long of a game but it felt like they include all of the best parts of what you would be doing on this planet. I liked the way the story unfolded a lot, it was surprising and emotionally relevant. i love the characters and their designs visually and for their gameplay, the switching mechanic is really interesting and special, and I will absolutely enjoy blasting through this on a replay. for how short this...
2 more reviews
Very short but good and atmospheric game. the characters are likeable and the unique setting lends itself to interesting level design and obstacles. as a platformer this game absolutely nailed it with its miriad of movement options unique to each of the 4 playable characters. music is also a banger only downside is how short the game actually is and how unknown it is as of now, this needs more love
Excellent metroidvania featuring a unique living world to explore and protect from invasive parasites. The different playable characters have a wide range of abilities adding a lot of variety. While the overall level design is very good, the navigation takes some getting used to and it can be difficult to figure out how to access new areas. If you have the patience for being lost in an interesting world, its...
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Cite this score
Moonlight Pulse scores 62/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2243250/moonlight-pulseReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.