Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

Steam Deck Verified

Digital Sun · RPG · Nov 19, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $23.99.

85%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
If you love roguelite games with style, great atmosphere, and satisfying gameplay loops, don’t let the negativity fool you.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Now, when it comes to story, i didn't expect much there after playing a game like Hades but honestly the game's story is interesting and made me read through all the dialogues it has to offer as an Early access so far.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Technically, you can squeeze out 50% extra value from items if you play the inventory minigame perfectly.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Moonlighter 2 is a beautiful roguelite with a charming and distinctive art style that expands perfectly on the atmosphere of the first game.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
- this is a steam deck game for me, and with reduced settings it runs at 60 fps with some stutter. here is to hope well get a 90 fps patch and having the game run buttery smooth
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The optimization is clearly not the disaster some reviewers claim.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay109 reviews
Story and characters65 reviews
Interface56 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Steam Deck31 reviews
Optimization16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat137 reviews
82%
Difficulty35 reviews
77%
Controls16 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes23 reviews
52%
Performance22 reviews
50%
Bugs20 reviews
85%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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