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By Moonlight

~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

Free to Play Casual Indie Visual Novel RPG
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~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~

Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate!

A series of events in which you search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

Features:

- 5 Different relationship routes
- Customizable player name + pronouns
- Plenty of bad ends
- A ton of locations to explore!

- Please give game a couple of minutes to load on first start up -

Game twitter @by_moonlight_vn
Creator twitter @sugarhyped4real

Extra content (DLC) is available to buy through a link in the game page, which you can access through a box to the right - "Visit the website"

DLC 1: ($3)
All soundtrack, pixel art, and character intro cards

DLC 2: ($5)
All CGs, backgrounds, and 27 pages of behind the scenes + all of the above (DLC 1)

DLC 3: ($8)
All character sprites and photoshop files, route events + all of the above (DLC 1 and 2)

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 8
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2G h z
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256MB VRAM
  • Storage: 2000 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct Sound

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6Mac OS X 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12 / 10.13 / 10.14
  • Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6Mac OS X 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12 / 10.13 / 10.14
  • Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
SugarHyped
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is By Moonlight free to play?
Yes, By Moonlight is free to play on Steam.
What genre is By Moonlight?
By Moonlight is a Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed By Moonlight?
By Moonlight was developed by SugarHyped and published by SugarHyped.
What platforms does By Moonlight support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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