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Moonring

Moonring

Fluttermind, LLC · released Sep 27, 2023

RPGPCNintendo Switch

A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

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88
VGC Score
■Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Build 0.0.958, V 1.0.11” (12d ago)

92%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
94%
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 reviews96%911000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%8825
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.8, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,457 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 (Aug 20, 2026) · 9 reviews sampled · 25 total reviews in window · weighted 5.8 up / 0.4 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (3)

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.

  • 80
    EurogamerEurogamer
    trust 66Oct 19, 2023

    “Moonring adds modern convenience to a classic Ultima-style RPG to create an approachable and appealing adventure with a huge amount of depth and discovery.”

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  • 90
    The Games MachineThe Games Machine
    trust 51Oct 24, 2023

    “An enveloping production, complete and well composed in every nuance. It's really a lot, a lot of stuff, something that never abandons and that entertains, taking you back in time focusing on the present and the future without compromise. It is a language that can do good, that can be essential and unique, that can set the tone for the future. There is passion, there is love, there is a desire to do and, above all, there is a desire to go against the grain. Go beyond the market itself.”

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  • 90
    Multiplayer.itMultiplayer.it
    trust 40Oct 25, 2023

    “Moonring is the best way a dream can come true. It's a new old game packed with features.”

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Patch history

  1. Build 0.0.958, V 1.0.11
    Aug 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Build 956, Version 1.0.9
    Dec 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  3. Moonring DX now on available on Nintendo Switch
    Nov 20, 2025
  4. V1.0.8 Build 955
    Oct 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. Build 952, V1.0.5
    Jul 15, 2025
  6. Build 951 V 1.0.4 - Nihilism and Light
    Jul 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. Version 1.0.3 - Build 950
    Jun 17, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Version 1.0.1. Build 948
    Jun 7, 2025
  9. Moonring 1.0.0 - Dedicated to Ken 'Scan' Lilly (1986-2025)
    Apr 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. Build 944 - Loot boxes, Microtransactions and a Dead Game
    Apr 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Build 943 - Removal of God Monsters
    Apr 5, 2025
  12. Build 941 - An Invitation
    Apr 1, 2025
  13. Build 940 - Hopeful Fixes for Reports of Instability
    Mar 28, 2025
  14. Build 939 - Fading
    Mar 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Build 938 - Well well well
    Mar 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Build 937 - A special secret build for special people
    Mar 17, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. Build 936 - Crit Buff
    Mar 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  18. Build 934 - Over-reaction
    Mar 13, 2025
  19. Build 933 - Stuff and more stuff
    Mar 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  20. Build 932 - Boring Patch
    Mar 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. Build 930 - Viking hat, Harrodius' Amulet and Ancient Scraps
    Mar 4, 2025
  22. Build 929 - (Sigh) Murder...
    Mar 4, 2025
  23. Build 928 - Overworld Spiders No Longer Trap You In Henges
    Feb 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. Build 927 - Let's hear it for moths
    Feb 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  25. Build 925 - PIT-y-less update
    Feb 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. Build 924 - How dull can an update be? THIS DULL!
    Feb 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. Build 923 - Minor compatability patch
    Feb 21, 2025
  28. Build 922 - Reimagining Angels, and a bunch of other stuff
    Feb 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. 915 - Prep for the DX version
    Feb 13, 2025
  30. Build 914
    Feb 13, 2025
  31. Build 912 - The 'Stop Borking Your Dungeons Between Versions' Update
    Feb 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  32. Build 911
    Feb 11, 2025
  33. Build 908
    Feb 8, 2025
  34. Build 905 - Kenner's Brain Was Missing
    Feb 6, 2025
  35. 902 - Fix for incorrect help screen details.
    Jan 30, 2025
  36. Build 901 - fix for legacy save crash on opening map.
    Jan 30, 2025
  37. Build 900 - The Engoosening.
    Jan 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  38. Major update! Build 859
    Oct 21, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  39. Apologies for the hiccup with build 852!
    Sep 20, 2024
  40. Build 841
    Aug 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window

…and 43 earlier patch announcements.