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The Moonstone Equation

75% positive of 24 Steam reviews

Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Platforms: Steam

Made by Andy Buck. Published by Hippy Lizard.

About the game

Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style.

Tagged by players

Puzzle Platformer
Platformer
Adventure
Pixel Graphics
Mystery
Retro
Puzzle
Relaxing
Exploration
Cute
Story Rich
Atmospheric

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Mostly Positive

What players say

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Basically you're plopped down in the world that has a bunch of: "Hanging plot threads", "some platforming", "a bunch of investigation", and "puzzles". Where you then go about doing whatever you want, in what seems to be any order you want (as you discover it). It's nice and relaxing to play. Haven't ran into any enemies, and haven't ran into anything that forces a panic/rush. Will probably want to keep your…
3.7 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The Moonstone Equation is a puzzle/collect-a-thon platformer along the lines of Fez, but about the spirit of research. There are quite a lot of puzzle rooms, but the overall design of the game makes no point aggravating. At any given point in time there are always many different puzzles to go between, in an open map that has few linear restrictions. The puzzles themselves are pleasantly refreshing because none…
31 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This game looks like it has a lot going for it and a lot of potential. But the developer has basically abandoned it even though there are game-breaking bugs stopping people making any progress. He has admitted on Twitter that he is done with it and it sounds like he has no plans to fix anything. Such a shame.
1.3 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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