Fluttermind has announced that Moonring DX will be coming to Nintendo Switch on November 20,2025. Fluttermind is the studio run by Dene Carter, co creator of franchises like Fable and Dungeon Keeper

 

Travel, trade, sneak, fight and sail the world of Caldera in this retro-inspired open-world, turn-based RPG, featuring a mix of hand-crafted world and procedural dungeons. Five hundred years ago, the land of Caldera was plunged into endless darkness. Decades later, five moons rose in the sky, bringing light to the world and strange Gods with it. With them came the Dreams: calls to Devotion promising supernatural Gifts. Thus, the new Calderan civilisation was born; a world of Devotion and Dreamers, Gods and Gifts, with a Dreamless Archon acting as the Gods’ mortal representative. But Archons are not eternal, and a successor must be found. You are Dreamless: free to choose your own destiny, to ask questions others dare not, or even become Archon yourself. What will you do, Dreamless one? Features:

  • Large, hand-designed open world
  • An infinite supply of dungeons generated using your character name
  • Over 100 varied enemy types, from fodder to bosses
  • 35 unique Gifts from the Gods, their usage changing with the moon phases
  • Sailing, ship-to-ship combat and boarding
  • A Dungeon Synth OST with over 50 tracks, all made using retro Mod Trackers!
  • A hidden magic system and many other mysteries
  • A bonus 100-floor megadungeon known as The Egg

A note from the creator:

Hi folks. I’ve loved RPGs since the early 1980s, and grew up playing games like Lord British’s ‘Ultima’ series and early Roguelikes. This is my love-letter to a style of gaming that has largely fallen out of fashion: with its vivid, bright sprites overlaid on stark black backgrounds, true open-world gameplay, and lack of handholding. The days I spent playing these games were spent in joyful exploration and discovery, venturing into the dark unknown, a co-author of the experience, filling in the gaps left by the primitive art with my imagination. For those of you who did the same, I hope Moonring recaptures some of the spirit of those days for you. For those who did not, I hope that the more modern conveniences you find in this game allow you to catch a glimpse of what we did 40 years ago.
. 🙂

Moonring was free on Steam, but did have a paid DLC. Moonring DX will cost 15 USD on Nintendo Switch and will come with the DLC and enhancements. In our review of the Steam release, we called it an amazing game everyone should play and noted how much it recaptures the old-school feel with modern touches.
You can see a trailer for the game below

 

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