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Is Moonlight Pulse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want teamwork during exploration and combat
- Action players who enjoy switching between heroes with different abilities
- Players seeking a surreal 2D adventure with organic environments and boss battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow-paced platformer may not fit the fast, frantic combat
- Those wanting a single-character adventure may not enjoy managing multiple heroes and their different abilities
- Players who prefer realistic settings may not fit the spacefaring-turtle world and parasitic enemies
Our take on Moonlight Pulse
The defining structure is team-based metroidvania play: switching among heroes shapes movement and combat, while a fallen character can end the game unless a teammate performs a rescue.
What is Moonlight Pulse?
Moonlight Pulse is a 2D platforming metroidvania set inside Aorasque, a colossal spacefaring turtle.
Players travel through the lungs, stomach, heart, veins, and neurons while confronting parasitic creatures. The game allows instant switching between Curative Agents during combat and exploration, with each character offering distinct movement and combat abilities. New powers become available as each character’s story progresses. If one character falls, the game ends, although another can rescue an endangered teammate. Branching blood vessels connect different parts of the organism. Combat includes fast encounters with parasites and multi-stage boss battles, including a foe that can tear reality. A controller is highly recommended.
How Moonlight Pulse plays
- 01Character switching
- Heroes can be changed instantly during play to use their different movement and combat abilities.
- 02Rescue-based failure
- The game ends when a character falls unless another hero rescues them while they are in danger.
- 03Organic world map
- Branching blood vessels connect areas such as the lungs, stomach, heart, and neurons.
- 04Multi-stage bosses
- Large boss encounters take place across multiple battle stages.
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Moonlight Pulse: platforms & release
Is Moonlight Pulse worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want teamwork during exploration and combat. Skip it if: players seeking a slow-paced platformer may not fit the fast, frantic combat.
Where can I download Moonlight Pulse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Moonlight Pulse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Moonlight Pulse on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
