
While there is an explanation, it’s hidden away through multiple cryptic notes left behind by other explorers. However, nobody exactly knows where these dungeons come from or why they are so randomized in-story. These dungeons are thematic, randomized, and often respawn to give way for more goodies. The dungeons themselves are like Mystery Dungeons. With each dungeon unlocked, Will gathers more valuable loot to sell and bring in massive profits for him and the town. In each dungeon is a guardian that must be defeated in order to progress to the next. You explore each of the five dungeons in order to obtain loot and treasures which you can use to upgrade your gear and sell in the shop. Moonlighter uses a system where you run a shop by the day and go on a dungeon crawling adventure at night. I want this review to remain pure to the base game before eventually moving to the DLC. I will also disclose that I am not going to review the DLC (Between Dimensions) at this time. Additionally, I will talk about some of my thoughts regarding the game’s story and gameplay aspects.

Since I played the PC and Switch versions for this review, I find it appropriate to mention some differences between the different console versions.
