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Team up, learn new abilities and explore a surreal world in this seamless 2D platforming adventure set within the body of a colossal spacefaring turtle. Traverse flowing veins, sparking neurons, and gastric hazards as the world itself breathes around you. Join the heroic Curative Agents, who fight to protect this strange sanctuary from a swarm of ever-hungry interstellar parasites.

Multiple Characters

  • Strategically switch between characters in an instant to make use of their unique combat and movement abilities.
  • Unlock new powers as you take a starring role in each character's ongoing story.
  • Nobody gets left behind!  The game ends when any character falls, but characters can rescue each other when they’re in danger!

A Living World

  • Journey through the lungs, stomach and heart of Aorasque, an immense interstellar organism.
  • Ride from one end of the world to the other through a network of branching blood vessels.

Powerful Parasites

  • Brawl with parasitic monsters in fast-paced, frantic combat.
  • Challenge huge bosses in multi-stage battles for the fate of your home.
  • Foil the machinations of a nefarious foe who wields the power to tear the fabric of reality itself.

 Featuring tight controls, wondrous environments and a scintillating soundtrack by Johann "treehann" Theo, Moonlight Pulse offers a strange and thrilling adventure alongside an unforgettable cast of characters.

Using a controller is highly recommended!


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StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Release date Apr 26, 2024
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
AuthorSeafloor Games
GenreAdventure
Made withPaint.net, Adobe Photoshop, Unity, Audacity, Tiled
Tags2D, Metroidvania, Pixel Art
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Joystick
LinksSteam, Homepage, Twitter/X, Discord, YouTube

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In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $11.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

Moonlight Pulse - Windows 189 MB
Version 1.0.7
Moonlight Pulse - Mac 196 MB
Version 1.0.7

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Windows (Demo) 143 MB
Version 0.3.7
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Mac (Demo) 150 MB
Version 0.3.7

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Dev, any future plans for refighting bosses feature with full team?

Sorry, no plans for retrying bosses or a boss rush style mode.

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After playing and enjoying Vision Soft Reset I was very excited to see this game appear seemingly out of nowhere, and have had my expectations met :)

Solid metroidvania, the character swap mechanic is a lot of fun and the main characters are each memorable. Their distinct personalities and dialogues made backtracking a lot more bearable. The combat was fun, the bosses were as well. Overall a very pleasant experience!

My only qualm is that the endgame feels lacking in content. Feels that the character swapping doesn't have a zone which really challenges the mechanic, at most I'd have to use two characters together to surpass an obstacle. Could've really done with an optional gauntlet that pushed the platforming a bit further.

With all that said, great work! I'm eager to see what you guys come up with next!

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Any Linux version planned?

It works on WINE but a native version is always preferable.

Just downloaded the demo, played for less than 5 minutes and knew
it was something right up my alley that I'd love. Immediately purchased
the full version and am enjoying this fine Metroidvania. 8)

There's no Linux version planned.  Glad you're enjoying the game though!

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Getting an error 105 every time i try to save. (fixed since this post)

This happens when the game is unable to write to the save file to disc, likely a permissions issue.  Are you using PC or Mac?

PC. Also put the game in a SD card if that's a thing. Will check if it works on drive C:.

For PC the game will attempt to read and write to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Seafloor Games\Moonlight Pulse .  Usually this isn't an issue, maybe storing the game on the SD card prevents access to the directory.

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Can you please update the game and try again?  The 1.0.3 patch should fix your save issue.

That worked, thank you for the fast response.

very good

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Found this game on Steam Next, great demo, lots of fun!

got any beta positions available. id love to watch the development of this game. or even test and give imput. i am positive this could be a platinum level game.. great job so far

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this game is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! when is it gonna be done? great job dexs!!!!

Thank you!  The game should release in 2024!