Combat is a core element of Moonlighter. There will be a very wide range of different enemies that will spawn randomly in all rooms, except the entrance, the Healing Pool, and the Abandoned Campsite.
Description[]
Unlike other similar games, when the enemies spawn, the doors of the room will sometimes be kept open, so the player can keep walking and explore faster. If you leave a room before defeating the enemy, the enemy will have maximum health again when you come back to the room. If monsters are defeated they will not respawn, even if the player exits the room and enters again, giving the player the possibility of “cleaning” rooms and slowly taking control of that instance of the dungeon.
Chests will spawn randomly on rooms and the player will only be able to open them after defeating all the enemies in the room.
The loot that enemies drop on death will consist of parts of their bodies, or weapons and armors they are carrying.
At the end of each dungeon, the player will need to defeat a very tough boss that will drop a very valuable loot and unlock new possibilities for the player.
List of enemies[]
| Appearance | Monster | Description | Dungeon | Drops |
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Wood Mimic | A mimic that pretends to be a Wood Chest until you approach it or attack it. | All | |
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Wanderer | A large green ghost with a single, bright orange eye. | All | |
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Iron Mimic | A mimic that pretends to be a Iron Chest until you approach it or attack it. | All | |
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Gold Mimic | A mimic that pretends to be a Gold Chest until you approach it or attack it. | All | |
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Baby Fire Slime | Desert | ||
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Patrol Golem | Desert | ||
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Naja | A giant stone "snake" with a pointed head and a segmented body. | Desert | |
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Mother Golem | Desert | ||
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Magician Puppet | Desert | ||
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Lava Catapult | A dodecahedron that moves surprisingly fast and can open up to shoot globs of lava. | Desert | |
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Katamari Golem | A giant rolling golem that resembles a stone soccer ball. | Desert | |
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Hexa | Desert | ||
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Fire Slime | A large slime that can engulf you. | Desert | |
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Fire Puppet | Desert | ||
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Cloth Tangle | A variation of the Tangle wearing a piece of Fireproof Cloth over its body. | Desert | |
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Bard Puppet | Desert | ||
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Corrupted Hexa | A flying box that warps | Desert | |
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Last Dimensional Pirate | A blue blob wearing a power suit, wielding a sword and shield. | Fifth | |
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Corrupted Mavu Tree | Forest | ||
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Seeder | Forest | ||
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Spinning Mushroom | A large orange mushroom resting on its cap. | Forest | |
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Fruit Turret | Forest | ||
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Forest Tangle | Forest | ||
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Carnivorous Mutae | A massive, bulbous plant with thorny vines and a pink and purple flower. | Forest | |
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Landscaper | A tiny humanoid figure carrying an old sack on its back. | Forest | |
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Spore Bush | Like a mutated cow with bushes on its back. Occasionally referred to as a "Mushroom Puppy". | Forest | |
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Poison Slime | A large slime that can engulf you. | Forest | |
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Mavu Tree | Forest | ||
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Blade Tree | A mobile tree stump with a large, razor sharp leaf on top, which it is capable of throwing at high speeds. | Forest | |
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Venomous Tangle | An oversized variation of the Forest Tangle, covered in poisonous thorns and wields long vine whips. | Forest | |
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Baby Poison Slime | A tiny orange slime with a single eye. Often appears in packs of 3 or more. | Forest | |
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Wind Tree | A tree sprite wielding a large green leaf, which it uses to knock enemies away. | Forest | |
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Slime Gauntlet | A giant stone hand with a red slime base. | Golem | |
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Broken Golem Turret | An old mossy turret whose limbs have broken, leaving it to rest in one place. | Golem | |
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Golem Warrior | Golem | ||
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Golem Turret | A walking stone turret that moves around and shoots a stream of compressed water. | Golem | |
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Golem Mine | A small land-bound drone with a blinking red light. | Golem | |
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Baby Slime | A tiny slime with a single eye. Often appears in packs of 3 or more. | Golem | |
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Golem Head | A large, round, mossy stone with two beady eyes in the darkness of its face. Enjoys rolling directly into enemies: including you. | Golem | |
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Corrupted Golem Warrior | The Corrupted Golem Warior is similar to the Golem Warrior from the 1st floor in its size, shape and attacks, but it has higher HP count and it has a new ability. | Golem | |
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Slime | A large slime that can engulf you. | Golem | |
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Flying Repair Golem | A small flying drone with three pincer claws it uses to pick up fallen loot. | Golem | |
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Flying Golem | A small flying drone that swoops at the player. | Golem | |
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Stone Butler | A stone golem with a giant shield and a staff it uses to fire magical beams of light. | Golem | |
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Stone Soldier | An ancient monster made of stone with a fabric cape that follows you as it swings its sword. | Golem | |
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Tangle | The Tangle will zigzag in Will's direction until it dies. | Golem | |
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The Golem King | The Golem King is a giant boulder with a slime sticking out of its left side and a floating rock arm in its right. It also has a sort of scarf (fabric) on it. It's immobile, only staying in the top center of the stage. | Golem | |
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Repair Drone | A small floating drone that looks like its wearing a tiny life raft. | Tech | |
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Recharger | A blue lightbulb on spider-like legs. | Tech | |
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Baby Electric Slime | A tiny blue slime with a single eye. | Tech | |
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Tech Tangle | A slow blue monster that likes to zap you with lightning. | Tech | |
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Tech Turret | A metal monstrosity that wields a death ray. | Tech | |
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Corrupted Oscillator | Tech | ||
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Energy Flux | An orb made of electricity and plasma. | Tech | |
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Death Generator | Tech | ||
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Electric Post | Tech | ||
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Electric Slime | A large slime that can engulf you. | Tech | |
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Electromagnetic Ball | A crackling ball of electromagnetic energy. | Tech | |
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Oscillator | Tech | ||
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Graaf Generator | Tech | ||
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Tech Soldier | A hovering metal behemoth with an electric aura and detachable hand. | Wanderer | |
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Boomerang Skeleton | A skeleton with a penchant for throwing body parts. | Wanderer | |
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Dimensional Wizard | A tiny person wielding the power of creation to devastating effect. | Wanderer | |
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Dimensional Worm | A collection of floating rocks reminiscent of the Golem Heads found in the Golem Dungeon. Its agile dimensional nature allows it to pierce through the dimensional rift and teleport. | Wanderer | |
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Vine Flower | A harmless-looking plant that enjoys stealing items. | Wanderer | |
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Dual Weapon Skeleton | A giant skeleton carrying a massive hammer and a big sword. | Wanderer | |
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Dual Wielding Skeleton | A talented skeleton wielding a giant hammer and a sword. | Wanderer | |
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Corrupt Dimensional Watcher | A rogue ICT member with a jetpack and a slime-powered shotgun. | Wanderer | |
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Giant Slime | A giant red slime made of dozens of other, smaller slimes. Slimeception! | Wanderer | |
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Tank | A mechanical marvel that shoots bombs. | Wanderer | |
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Sand Swirl | A greenish orange flame that teleports to defend itself. | Wanderer | |
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Golem Lobber | A floating Golem Head armed with an assortment of rocks it uses to attack. | Wanderer | |
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Enraged Wanderer | An angry dimensional being with a single, bright orange eye. | Wanderer | |
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Evil Will | A shadowy doppleganger of what your alternate self. | Wanderer | |
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Gas Suit | A small monster wearing a gask mask and a yellow suit. | Wanderer | 1000000 gold |
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Spike Chain | A gladiator wielding a ball and chain with deadly efficiency. | Wanderer | |
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Ghost | A ghost with an inner blue flame. | Wanderer |
Related achievements[]
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Savage! | Kill a total of 10000 enemies |
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Rage against the Golems | Kill Golem Enemies 1000 Times |
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Rage against the Forest | Kill Forest Enemies 1000 Times |
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Rage against the Desert | Kill Desert Enemies 1000 Times |
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Rage against the Machinery | Kill Tech Enemies 1000 Times |