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Vagrant Moon

A charming and peaceful, non-linear 3D platformer built around player-led exploration. Uncover hidden secrets, collect crystals to upgrade your abilities, and make your way forward through observation and reasoning.

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Evgeny Yanovskiy
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Evgeny Yanovskiy
Release
May 7, 2024
2 years and 86 days ago
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About the Game

Explore a mysterious world of moon and cloud, uncover hidden secrets, and enjoy classic platforming in a modern tribute to the golden age of 3D platformersĀ built around player-led exploration.

Vagrant Moon is a focused, exploration-driven 3D platformer inspired by the charm and clarity of classic 3D platforming adventures. It is made for players who miss the satisfaction of pure discovery without hand-holding.

There are no constant prompts. You discover the way forward through observation, exploration, and experimentation.

Search for secrets, grow stronger through meaningful upgrades, and carve your own route through a tranquil world where curiosity is always rewarded.

No combat pressure. Just deduction, discovery, and classic platforming.

šŸŒ•Ā Why Players Enjoy Vagrant MoonĀ 

  • A Non-linear World Meant to Be Wandered

    Move at your own pace through a calm, atmospheric landscape free of adversaries, with open exploration, hidden secrets, and new heights unlocked through crystal-powered upgrades.

  • Player-led Exploration

    Read the world, follow visual clues, and use deduction to find your way onward. Curiosity is rewarded.

  • Progress That Matters

    Collect crystals to enhance your abilities and reach places that were once unreachable.

  • Classic Platforming Feel

    A clean, classic 3D platformer feel with simple mechanics, satisfying movement, and well-tuned platforming sections.

šŸŽ® Designed with Intent

Created by a solo developer with a love for classic platformers, Vagrant Moon respects your intelligence:

  • No artificial padding

  • No overwhelming UI

  • No endless tutorials or hand-holding

  • Player agency: deduce your way forward and discover things for yourself

Just thoughtful level design and the quiet satisfaction of discovery and deduction.

If you long for the feeling of classic 3D adventures, where exploration itself was the reward, your journey begins here.

"Can you find thy way to Vagrant Moon, resting gently where the high clouds bloom?"

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