The early access launch for the sequel to 2018’s rogue-lite shopkeeping dungeon crawler has been pushed back to November 19 according to a news post on the game’s Steam page. The post cites a crowded October release schedule as the primary reason for the delay, with concerns that the game’s early access debut might disappear in the whirlwind of launches.
This tactic of moving launch dates has gained popularity in the past month after several indie games delayed their releases to avoid going to head-to-head with Silksong. CloverPit was one of them, and the decision seems to have done that game a lot of good. As a gamer, I like the idea of big video games news being spaced out more consistently over the year, instead of being dumped on us in the same busy months.
Moonlighter is about an adventurous shopkeeper who, at night, delves into the dungeons near his village in search of materials and goods to sell during the day. The sequel, subtitled The Endless Vault, brings the franchise into the third dimension while preserving the reflex-testing combat and the complex animations of its pixel-art predecessor. The developers have a fascinating behind-the-scenes series that you should check out if you’re at all interested in the process of making games.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault releases on early access November 19 on PC. A demo is also coming to this October’s Steam Next Fest.
