Moon Hunters Download PC

The lead designer of Moon Hunters, Tanya Short, was heavily motivated by the idea of creating a game that used procedural generation to create "personal player narratives". In order to do that, she had to find a way for players to become invested in quests that were randomized. Instead of using traditional good/evil moral duality, the game bases characters' actions around their own distinct personalities. The game uses a campfire system to build the players' bonds with their characters, and focuses on breadth of potential experiences over the depth of the game itself.

The game was designed with its ancient Mesopotamian setting in mind. The game's story was influenced by ancient myths from a number of different sources, though sometimes a version of a myth was chosen that better reflected modern egalitarian values. Despite a heavy amount of research, the lead designer regretted not being able to hire an expert on Sumerian history to make the myths more accurate.

Reception

Since its release on Steam, Moon Hunters has garnered mixed reception, holding an aggregate score of 62/100 on Metacritic for the PC version of the game.

Sam Wachter of RPGamer gave the game a 4/5, calling the game's writing "gorgeous" and the world "atmospheric". She also praised the game's soundtrack and overall gameplay, but criticized its lack of online co-op and the fact that it was not as fun playing it in singleplayer. She also called the game's length "too short".

Davis Cox of Kill Screen scored the game 65/100, saying it "nobly aims for the stars", but that the gameplay is unbalanced with repetitive and "overpowered" moves, though the game's story makes up for this.

Edge Magazine gave the game a score of 60/100, commending the game on allowing you to "elope with the final boss", but saying that the game ends more quickly than expected.