Digital Sun and 11 bit studios have announced the release date for shopkeeper RPG Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault. The game will officially launch on September 2, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The charming adventure will also come to Game Pass on launch day. To celebrate the upcoming release, the developer’s team gives away the original Moonlighter. The game is available for free on Steam until August 9. Players can keep it forever and experience the original shopkeeping action-RPG adventure.
Meanwhile, a free demo for Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is available now on Steam. The test run offers a chance to experience the next chapter before the full launch. The game itself for now stays in Early Access, preparing to receive the 1.0 version with significant content expansion.
Game Version 1.0 Overview
New Endless Weapon Aspects
- Endless Short Sword: Swift piercing strike. Number of strikes increases with combo length.
- Endless Great Sword: Defensive stance blocks attacks and increases Sharpness, followed by a counterattack.
- Endless Spear: Consumes spearheads to empower basic attacks for a limited time. Damage scales with spearheads consumed.
- Endless Gauntlets: Attacks become significantly more powerful while Berserk is active.
New Equipment
- Machine Gun Gadget: New craftable gadget.
- Endless Armor Set: Increases base critical hit chance. Additional critical damage for each Spark perk equipped.
- Shop Upgrades
- Shop Level 5: Additional Bloblet slot and new cosmetic placement slot.
Difficulty and Challenges
- Endless Vault VII: New threshold to conquer.
- Hardcore Difficulty: All relics lost upon defeat (ML1 style).
Combat Expansion
- Bomb Path: New perk path. Mark enemies with explosive charges; marked enemies detonate after enough hits, damaging nearby foes.
Additional Content
- New Endless Vault cosmetics
- Additional Codex pages
- New/old vendors including K33P3R Level 5 and Spark (brand-endgame merchant)
