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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a retro, platformer and hack and slash game developed by JoyMasher and published by The Arcade Crew.
Released on January 12th 2023 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 436 reviews of which 375 were positive and 61 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider into these genres:

Retro Platformer Hack and Slash Pixel Graphics Action Post-apocalyptic 2D Arcade 2D Platformer Shooter Metroidvania Side Scroller Character Customization Hero Shooter Artificial Intelligence Destruction Mechs Robots Sci-fi Combat

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-650 or AMD Phenom II X4 965
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB or Radeon HD 7770, 1 GB

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Feb. 2025
In my weakness, I seek to belong. Once in a blue moon I look back to the two arcade cabinets I perused on two separate days of my life as a kid and pretend I'm like those boys from Honshu. That I also have the stick itch. So I launch a game like this. Turn on the vintage visual effects. Pick up the controller. Platform. Attack horizontally. Learn the way of the diagonal kick. Honestly restart the level as my lives run out. Nod in rhythm to the 90s Yamaha samples. Then as you replay the same segment for the seventeenth time, you can't help but think how much better the game would feel if you just had more limited choice of games. Sure, one replays everything, but arcades are made to be replayed - and in exactly the same fashion you played them for the first time. With the exception of a few that offer creative replayability for higher score - and those are commonly lauded as masterpieces. Good for a quick fix at a bar or to spend lunch quarters on with three of your schoolmates peeking impatiently over your shoulder. Something for a weird friend of a friend of your dad to brag about, like that guy I knew who was so good at a claw machine he cleared them out for the fun of it and handed all the toys to kids he'd never met before that gathered to gawk at a stranger whose Kung fu was divine like so. These are games of real place, of community, of good times, of action. In the world of games arcades are cinema. But then I remember. I am not from Honshu. I'm from the Urals. And my games are of imaginary place, of vanity, of solitaire times, of meditation. Not cinema, but Kinetoscope. United with the Poles. United with the Chinese. United with the Indians. United with the Koreans (South and North). United with any part of the world where they fly the flag of Queen Anne's Revenge and proceed to salute it in profane resolve. We are the glorious PC master race. Our manes are mesmerising even when lice and life leave us bald.
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Jan. 2025
The game is a bit on the short side but it doesn't overstay its welcome. It feels like if Hagane had been ported to the Genesis and remade with the faster processing but also treated like a Megaman game in structure (intro stage followed by a bunch of stages you can tackle in any order followed by final boss lead up). It's fantastic for what it is. Tight controls, fast-paced combat, and the bosses aren't ever too easy or too hard. The optional upgrades you can find give you some extra freedom to play as you like (one restores MP when you kill enemies, one gives you a free 1/2 health revive once per mission, one makes the sword attack longer, etc) and there's even one for people who find the game too hard that reduces damage (but restricts you from getting A and S ranks). Honestly, I wouldn't change anything about this game except maybe make it a little longer but it's a minor nitpick. Pick this up if you like 2D platformers or action games. To the devs: if you decide to make another game like this, it might be the cherry on top to include MMX-style HP/MP permanent upgrades as hidden items within stages. Might also be worth it to include a second armor set as well. Optional hidden bosses might also be a decent idea. Finding hidden stuff is always good for replay.
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Nov. 2024
I mean... it was good but VERY short. I finished in 2 hours and the game was paused for around 20 to 30 minutes. No secret final boss or true ending, just one ending so when you finish the game you dont have anything else to do besides literally just playing it again for no reason. Zero replayability. 7 out of 10
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Sept. 2024
This game kicks ass. Great retro style, fun theme and sound track. Just a fun ride.
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Aug. 2024
What a neat but very short game for what it is , 3.5 hours for 100% it. Could have been faster but devs actually went and made some changes from their 1.0 version so no more Metal Man syndrome from Mega Man 2 , but it still heavily leans on to the robot masters concept. Pretty chill n' easy game but can be hard if you make it hard. Overall beautiful game that leans heavily into its influenced games of old , From Hagane, Shinobi, Mega Man, even the map screen brings me memories of Ranger X. Art style and soundtrack alone are enjoyable to finish the game and between finishing and completing it with achievements there's not too much about it so might as well go for it! The only complain besides being a bit short ( which I don't mind as other people do so take that as you will ) I would say difficulty is still a bit on the uneven scale, you can make it harder on you by imposing sword only runs or adding a chip that you obtain from one of the stages but it feels like it could have been an unlockable new game mode after finishing game rather than a chip, also RGB chip could be a feature instead of the upgrade chip? It's def more of make it your own challenge, but I don't mind it too much I just wished it had more separate options for that rather than being a upgrade chip related. Might be a bit pricey, but when its on sale for a 10$ , could be a good pass time while looking at some best implementation of fake CRT mode that I've seen so far , coupled with great art and soundtrack. I kind of wish CRT setting was available as a separate thing to buy as an overlay for my pc for other games now!
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.99€ on Steam.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider received 375 positive votes out of a total of 436 achieving a rating of 8.02.
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider was developed by JoyMasher and published by The Arcade Crew.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is not playable on MacOS.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is not playable on Linux.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a single-player game.

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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider does not support Steam Remote Play.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
16.99€
8.0
375
61
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Developer
JoyMasher
Publisher
The Arcade Crew
Release 12 Jan 2023
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