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Moonleap

Moonleap

guselect · released Apr 10, 2023

ActionAdventureCasualIndieStrategyPCNintendo Switch

Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “DLC patch! Introducing update 2.1.7” (2y ago)

93%
At launch
99%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
99%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews99%95733
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)99%96877
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 94.7, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,475 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Apr 14, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 877 total reviews in window · weighted 141.1 up / 1 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 60
    trust 53May 14, 2023

    Moonleap’s day-night premise has merit, but this puzzle-platformer is far too simple and short to make a lasting impact.

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Patch history

  1. DLC patch! Introducing update 2.1.7
    Apr 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  2. 30% more Moonleap! The free DLC is now available 🌜✨
    Apr 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window