Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

Strong · 7 top critics · 9 articles · Oct 23, 2025

What critics said

The long-anticipated arrival of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault from developer Digital Sun is definitely worth the wait, even after spending months in Early Access. The sequel is a well-polished release that strengthens the best aspects of the game, from its overall story, roguelike mechanics, and combat, engaging shopkeeping features, and worldbuilding, despite minor technical issues being a slight nuisance.

Softpedia80

There are many things that Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault does right, like the exploration part, along with the roguelike integration and the different paths you can take to explore every biome.

PCMGAMES80

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault comes highly recommended because it’s a more complete, deeper sequel with plenty of new features. The developers didn’t just repeat what worked in the first game; instead, they understood where it could evolve and what elements they should keep. It’s true that a few extra elements are missing, but the final version is ideal for both fans of the original and new explorers.

Show 17 more reviews ↓

NintendoWorldReport85

Geeks & Com75

Loot Level Chill95

Nindie Spotlight88 Hinsusta70

CrazyGameCommunity.it85

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault news

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault review – a pleasant bout of number go up that’s most remarkable for how much of an improvement it is

The Moonlighter games cast you as Will, a dungeoneer-merchant hybrid, delving into randomly shifting combat arenas by night and selling the treasures you unearth there by day. In the dungeons, you fight various monsters and beasties and are then offered upgrades to your combat build or a handful of relics you must fit in your bag. In the shop, you figure out how to get the best price for these items. And then you spend that money on upgrades that help you to dungeon delve better and start all ov

Rock Paper Shotgun / Jay Castello

Review

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Review - Vaulting Into A New Realm Of Endless Adventures

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault marks the return of our dungeon-crawling adventurer Will and his companions to conquer new dungeons and be the best shopkeeper in Tresna.

TechRaptor / Ashleigh Klein

Review

Roundup: The First Reviews Have Dropped For Moonlighter 2 Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch

Grab a bag of swag. We've got another roundup of reviews for you! This time, we're getting stuck into Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, which is leaving Early Access ahead of its version 1.0 release onto Xbox Game Pass this week. Personally, I was a big fan of the original Moonlighter. The whole dungeon-to-shop gameplay loop was super satisfying, and it was quite gorgeous from a graphical standpoint. Now, its sequel is launching out of Early Access, September 2, and we're keen to see what indust

Pure Xbox

Roundup

Review: Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (Switch 2) - Shopkeeping Dungeon Crawler Returns With Big Changes, But The Same Addictive Loop

Just one more shift. 2018's Moonlighter was one of the life-sim hybrids released in the wake of notorious time thief, Stardew Valley. The core loop of a day/night cycle and an ever-expanding list of activities to tick off is an age-old formula for getting oneself buried in an experience. Digital Sun added a compelling hook by having Will, a would-be adventurer in a little village called Rynoka, run a shop by day and raid dungeons at night to stock his establishment. Moonlighter 2 completely over

Nintendo Life

Review

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault gets a 1.0 date and demo as the original goes temporarily free

The concept behind Moonlighter, i.e. you are a shopkeeper except to get your wares you need to venture forth into dangerous dungeons and make it out alive, is always one that appealed to me, but has just managed to slip me by all these years. My problem now is that I have two new reasons not to ignore both it and its sequel The Endless Vault, as the follow-up now has a 1.0 release date, and the original is free for the next few days.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

Release date

Moonlighter 2 Launches In September, Physical Confirmed For November

Standard or Collector's Editions incoming. Along with a 2nd September release date for the digital version of Digital Sun's Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, a physical version from Silver Lining has been confirmed for Switch 2, PS5, and PC, coming on 13th November. As well as the Standard Edition, there's naturally a Collector's Edition with a bunch of extra bits and bobs (check out the full list below). Available from Silver Lining's website, the Standard Edition is priced at €49,99 or your re

Nintendo Life

Release date

Oh Great, Even Moonlighter 2 Has Settled on a September PS5 Release Date

At least there's a demo out now. Are Digital Sun and 11 Bit Studios having a laugh? As if next month's release schedule wasn't already stupid enough, they've decided to drop Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault on the 2nd September for PS5. This dungeon-crawling sequel's been in early access since November of last year. Version 1.0 will signal its full release across all platforms. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square

Release date

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault launches September 2

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox …

Gematsu / Sal Romano

Release date

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Early Access ‘Blob-Life Balance’ update now available

Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Digital Sun have released the “Blob-Life Balance” update for … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano

Update