The early access release of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault has been delayed by a month due to the amount of games being released in October.
Developer Digital Sun and publisher 11 Bit Studios had originally planned to release its RPG shop-sim adventure sequel on 23rd October, but now it’ll be out on 19th November.
October has “filled up with so many other great releases that we feel it has become too crowded for us” they wrote in a statement shared on Steam. “And as every wise shopkeeper knows, even the most precious gem can be overlooked in an overstuffed showcase.”
In the meantime, closed playtests will run soon on Steam and the Microsoft Store, with details expected soon.
October’s release schedule is certainly looking stacked. The 23rd, specifically, sees the release of Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, Once Upon a Katamari and Double Dragon Revive.
However, there are other big games due out the rest of the month, including:
- Ghost of Yotei – 2nd October
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 2nd October
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger – 3rd October
- Battlefield 6 – 10th October
- Little Nightmares 3 – 10th October
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A – 16th October
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 – 21st October
- Ninja Gaiden 4 – 21st October
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – 21st October
- The Outer Worlds 2 – 29th October
- Arc Raiders – 30th October
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – 30th October
Still, even with the move, Moonlighter 2 will now compete with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on 14th November.
While it’s certainly a wise move to not have quite so much competition on release, it’s near impossible to find a quiet release date to stand out with so many games released these days.
Plenty of games shifted release date in the wake of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s surprise launch, but has this set a worrying precedent?
Silksong‘s surprise release in particular was described as “a little callous” by Hell is Us creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête, believing it impacted sales of the sci-fi adventure.
The early access release for Moonlighter 2 was announced back in August. The game is a follow-up to 2018’s Moonlighter, and sees a shift from top-down to 3D worlds.
