Really looking forward to the next update. My heart broke when I failed to save a certain character during the second visit to the castle. Great emotional dynamic! And the twist on the third day worked well to raise the stakes and my anxiety levels to ensure a better outcome.
Hello!! Just curious if it`s possible, can you please add them on C.AI/Character A.I ? It would be really awesome if possible, either way i love this new update along with the storyline, the design ugh i love it and their hawt sprites, the amount of work that has put in to this project is a 10/10 for me, and i would be happily wait patiently for the next future updates, also i almost forgot i hope you guys had or having a wonderful Christmast and a Happy New Year!!!
I binged all the available routes and man, the character writing in this game is on-point. Everyone's so easily likeable (except one pipsqueak, who only got worse and worse with each route I passed and is almost irredeemable, regardless of the few glimpses we got into his "tragic backstory") and it's hard to go wrong regardless if you decide to just pick one guy or read them all.
I'm very glad I finally gave this VN a shot, it was hard to put down and I really enjoyed how I even found a few of the characters relatable, which doesn't happen often.
I'd be curious to know what Joel's apartment is like. From the way it's described in the game, it's not that great, but I hope it's not worse! I imagine that in addition to the bedroom, there is also heating, kitchen, electricity, bathroom and a sofa with TV. I also think so because later he might invite someone...
I would like to give my feedback on this game. I found Moonlight Castle very intriguing. The paths that I found most interesting are those of Dylan, Clyde and Blake. I hope that on day 4 the relationships Joel develops with others will intensify. I imagine seeing kisses, maybe moments of Joel spending the night with someone, etc. I am also curious about the mysteries of the ancient castle and the mysterious character whose name we can choose (I chose the name of Navi, one of the brightest stars in the constellation Cassiopeia).
Is MC really named Joel? I got confused since I choose the name Noel, so I thought that the game only changes the first letter... but when I decided to try with other names he kept showing Joel regardless of the name that was written
the characterizations are so strong grounded in reality, doesn't feel like cliched tropes. its as if the writer directly knows some people like this. very organic drama among them, doesn't feel forced, comes natural when an issue arises. good foreshadowing narrative, especially of what the main character can do. then are is piecing together all the answers presented, in one route gives answer when another route gives the question and then it all adds up putting them together on your own, brilliant writing across the board.
one character I absolutely hate, but they are well written and considering their upbring its realistic and makes sense why they're like that. Weirdly enough they are one of my favs, i know doesn't add up, fav character I hate, wut?
My husbandos I adore so much; Ryan, Blake, Dylan, Patrice. my fav character designs, Clyde and Russell very unique.
These messages make me feel so happy and fulfilled to be writing this story in the first place. "its as if the writer directly knows some people like this." You're right about that. The best way to write real people is by interacting with people. Usually you mix your own life experiences, the people you've met and a touch of creativity. Which routes have you played so far? I'm always looking forward to hear what our readers think of the game.
sorry to bother you, idk where to put this. I got an error afterwards, was Blake Route A Night 3 as seeing him smoke right before leaving cafe to head to the castle. I clicked "ignore" still worked fine to continue.
Sorry for any misspelling English is my second language.
Hello! Before anything I wanted to say the game is looking amazing and the story is really interesting.
I've encountered a small issue, I don't know if it's been reported already, but here it goes. So, I've finished one of the routes and started another, but it seems like the fast forward activates at random, some times letting me go forward and sometimes it doesn't activates, even in long stretches of text I've already seen.
Some considerations you might want:
All of the terminated (unseen texts, choices and new chapters) are activated.
Don't know if it's related but my text speed is in fast.
If I go back the fast forward button works perfectly; I was thinking maybe the seen text doesn't translate correctly between routes, but I'm no professional programmer.
I'm on a windows laptop.
Final note: This is merely a suggestion don't take it as a problem. Could it be possible to make the text appear instantly instead of at a speed? I do know I can just double click to make the text appear instantly but it's easy to over click and skip some dialogue and then I'd have to roll back. It's just something that affects only me (I think), but when looking at the text move like that I get really dizzy, I'm sensitive to flashing lights, but don't worry it is more of a nuisance.
Hello, thanks for your message. I'll forward your message to the coder, see if that's something we could do in a future update because I don't know either. The fast forwarding should work no matter what if you've triggered off "stopping at unseen text" in the settings. The game isn't "smart" enough to understand and remember what you read and what you didn't so this is your best tool.
That's also why we have the "skip" option that immediately brings you to the closest choice or to another day without having you to read through everything and yes, I know. You asked if we could get something in between. I'll see if that's possible or not.
Edit : Your request is possible, just got back from asking our coder about it. I can't say when, but I will keep it in mind for future updates.
We're approaching the big update\sprite rework. If you're considering playing the game I recommend waiting a couple more weeks for a better experience.
Just started playing this game, really have enjoyed the story so far, and the characters are really well made too so I'm excited to see how it continues. Enjoyed the routes that i've tried so far, will have to say my favorite has been Patrice so am intrigued to see how his continues especially after how it ended off
Put this vn off for a while but damn im hooked, very interesting concept and love the characters. I have one concern tho and its the amount of routes, usually vns with 5 or more routes take ages to get the plot moving. All in all good game ill wait patiently for the next update :3
I really love all the characters, as they're so well conrtived~ n_n especially Ryan! :D but I can't for the life of me stand Liam "^_^ I'm completely unable to play his route. He's detestable in every sense of the word :/ Just his face is enough to annoy me xD
Question: why in some routes that are not "canonical" (clyde, Dylan) we learn so much about the history and the mc, but the others routes (ryan, blake and patrice) these part did not revealed?
To us there isn't a canonical route. We consider all routes equal and special in their own way. To answer your question tho. Every character is different and that's why the story changes around them so the path they take isn't a straightforward line. Some knowledge is obtained earlier and in other routes is given later. I wouldn't want to make a story where the same things and the same history is given at the exact same time, that'd make everything flat. Routes with less knowledge will "catch up" if that makes sense XD
Hi i love this game and the characters and i just finished this update however for some reason no opion appear under the settings menu. Its completely blank im playing on Android btw
Hello, I'd rather not reveal the difference between the two routes, I consider that information itself a spoiler. I can tell you that they're equal routes and it's just a way for me to give you a personalized experience based on the choices you make. Ofc people can play both and enjoy the different angles for that extra lore.
This is sooooooo goooood i really enjoy every second i read this novel you're doing a great job with every character and i'm really keen to see more <3
I found about this VN today, and i just played this last build and omg i love it!, the mystery, the paranormal stuff, and the characters are so good. Ryan is my favorite one <3
Really good VN, all the characters feels so organic, and this (from what I have read) seems so difficult to achieve, very well done!!
I really like all of the characters, my favs are Ryan, Blake and Dylan coming in third, the CG introducing the characters were amazing! Even the MC had one, and he is SO CUTE!
Im loving the pacing of the story and the delivery of the mystery so far.
Anyway, I can't wait for an update. Im really curious to see what happens on Dylan's day 2, also... Its gonna be so hard to play other routes knowing I may be breaking Ryan's heart ๐ญ
It's pretty hard to pick my favourite character, I'm torn up between Ryan, Blake, Patrice, Russell and Dylan (might have a slight preference for Blake and Russell though)
Just played the update and so far it's good. Bryan and Blake are the best boys in the vn but the winner goes to Blake. Looking forward to see more of Blake
Nice update~ ^^_ I love how developed all the characters are UwU and the way information is delivered is good too :) Xou play 1ne route and have xour questions answered on another :p
Ryan is best boi btw \>_</ Must. Have. Bear! O///O
And despite understanding the need for having a character like Liam, I really can't stand him xD I get WHY he's acting that way, I really do, but he positively irks me something terrible! D_D I still see his character as a successful write, because it takes something truely imitive to annoy a reader to such levels xP
Greay job all 'round~ ^^_ I can't wait to see where this story goes~!
I'm very happy to receive a comment about this because it gives me the opportunity to talk about it outside the game. First of all I absolutely agree with what you said. This is unrealistic and, as much as I wished it wasn't, it is.
That won't stop me from giving these people more depth instead of slapping the "gay" label on everyone indiscriminately. I have planned more, you will see more.
Thank you so much for noticing it, really. Made my day <3
I occasionally think about the fact that we always just assume the characters' gender and sexuality in these types of games, to the extent that for some reason it strikes me as more strange when the MC assumes heterosexual rather than homosexual in a game that's clearly supposed to be M/M.
I'm really liking this VN! I absolutely love all of the characters and their designs. They all have their own personalities and I can't wait to get to know them more. The art is amazing and I loved the CGs. It seems like there's only a CG for Ryan, Clyde and the MC, but hopefully there will be an intro CG for everyone. Overall, this VN is amazing and is definitely one of my favorites already. Keep up the amazing work!
Edit: I forgot to mention, but when we get introduced to Ryan I immediately recognized the background music was "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes. That alone made me love this even more.
Thank you so much for this sweet review. We're almost done with update number 2 which should be available soon. Everyone will get an introductive CGI, more will come with the next build. I will give more details in a devlog later :3
For a demo i just want to say this is very good, I have played plenty of demo's where i don't much care for the same sort of copy paste characters and situations but this had a good vary of characters with their own specific personality's and i enjoyed that a lot. Can't wait for the next update ^^
It's rare when best boy is actually the protagonist lol but so far I quite like Liam and Blake the most even though this sounds like it might not quite be that kinda game!
This looks like a good step towards something nice so I hope this doesn't join the pile of other abandoned Visual Novel's hehe, looking forward to what you guys will bring :3
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Really looking forward to the next update. My heart broke when I failed to save a certain character during the second visit to the castle. Great emotional dynamic! And the twist on the third day worked well to raise the stakes and my anxiety levels to ensure a better outcome.
Im happy to hear that. We're currently working on the next night 3, should take about two more weeks to complete.
Hello!! Just curious if it`s possible, can you please add them on C.AI/Character A.I ? It would be really awesome if possible, either way i love this new update along with the storyline, the design ugh i love it and their hawt sprites, the amount of work that has put in to this project is a 10/10 for me, and i would be happily wait patiently for the next future updates, also i almost forgot i hope you guys had or having a wonderful Christmast and a Happy New Year!!!
Sorry, I really don't have time to set up C. AI. I'll have to leave that to the readers.
I binged all the available routes and man, the character writing in this game is on-point. Everyone's so easily likeable (except one pipsqueak, who only got worse and worse with each route I passed and is almost irredeemable, regardless of the few glimpses we got into his "tragic backstory") and it's hard to go wrong regardless if you decide to just pick one guy or read them all.
I'm very glad I finally gave this VN a shot, it was hard to put down and I really enjoyed how I even found a few of the characters relatable, which doesn't happen often.
awww thank you so much. I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it.
I'd be curious to know what Joel's apartment is like. From the way it's described in the game, it's not that great, but I hope it's not worse! I imagine that in addition to the bedroom, there is also heating, kitchen, electricity, bathroom and a sofa with TV. I also think so because later he might invite someone...
I'll be making a Q&A soon. You can ask me anything you want there, that way everyone else can see it too
I would like to give my feedback on this game. I found Moonlight Castle very intriguing. The paths that I found most interesting are those of Dylan, Clyde and Blake. I hope that on day 4 the relationships Joel develops with others will intensify. I imagine seeing kisses, maybe moments of Joel spending the night with someone, etc. I am also curious about the mysteries of the ancient castle and the mysterious character whose name we can choose (I chose the name of Navi, one of the brightest stars in the constellation Cassiopeia).
Could I say that this game has similarities to the movie The Blair Witch Project?
I haven't watched it, can't say. You got my interest piqued though, I should watch it.
In summary, it is a found footage film. It is a fake documentary about three students who disappear while investigating a story of witches.
Is MC really named Joel? I got confused since I choose the name Noel, so I thought that the game only changes the first letter... but when I decided to try with other names he kept showing Joel regardless of the name that was written
Yes, that's his name.
COOL! BTW I am really enjoying the game, I reached the end of Dylan's route but since my list of games is long I will wait for new chapters now.
the characterizations are so strong grounded in reality, doesn't feel like cliched tropes. its as if the writer directly knows some people like this.
very organic drama among them, doesn't feel forced, comes natural when an issue arises. good foreshadowing narrative, especially of what the main character can do. then are is piecing together all the answers presented, in one route gives answer when another route gives the question and then it all adds up putting them together on your own, brilliant writing across the board.
one character I absolutely hate, but they are well written and considering their upbring its realistic and makes sense why they're like that. Weirdly enough they are one of my favs, i know doesn't add up, fav character I hate, wut?
My husbandos I adore so much; Ryan, Blake, Dylan, Patrice.
my fav character designs, Clyde and Russell very unique.
These messages make me feel so happy and fulfilled to be writing this story in the first place. "its as if the writer directly knows some people like this." You're right about that. The best way to write real people is by interacting with people. Usually you mix your own life experiences, the people you've met and a touch of creativity. Which routes have you played so far? I'm always looking forward to hear what our readers think of the game.
you have awesome people you know, truly.
so far routes I'm caught up with are, Dylan, Patrice, working on Blake's atm on Night 3 and saving Ryan's for last hehe
sorry to bother you, idk where to put this. I got an error afterwards, was Blake Route A Night 3 as seeing him smoke right before leaving cafe to head to the castle. I clicked "ignore" still worked fine to continue.
Error caused by using save files. It doesn't happen to everyone for some reason but thankfully it can be ignored.
Sorry for any misspelling English is my second language.
Hello! Before anything I wanted to say the game is looking amazing and the story is really interesting.
I've encountered a small issue, I don't know if it's been reported already, but here it goes.
So, I've finished one of the routes and started another, but it seems like the fast forward activates at random, some times letting me go forward and sometimes it doesn't activates, even in long stretches of text I've already seen.
Some considerations you might want:
Final note: This is merely a suggestion don't take it as a problem.
Could it be possible to make the text appear instantly instead of at a speed?
I do know I can just double click to make the text appear instantly but it's easy to over click and skip some dialogue and then I'd have to roll back.
It's just something that affects only me (I think), but when looking at the text move like that I get really dizzy, I'm sensitive to flashing lights, but don't worry it is more of a nuisance.
Hello, thanks for your message. I'll forward your message to the coder, see if that's something we could do in a future update because I don't know either. The fast forwarding should work no matter what if you've triggered off "stopping at unseen text" in the settings. The game isn't "smart" enough to understand and remember what you read and what you didn't so this is your best tool.
That's also why we have the "skip" option that immediately brings you to the closest choice or to another day without having you to read through everything and yes, I know. You asked if we could get something in between. I'll see if that's possible or not.
Edit : Your request is possible, just got back from asking our coder about it. I can't say when, but I will keep it in mind for future updates.
Thank you for hearing me out.
Hope to see more of this beautiful story!
The download keeps getting interrupted at the 280 mb mark, on android.
I can't seem to find a fix for this either.
--now it stops at 335 mb--
If you want to try I have a slightly older version, our early access that I have on google drive.
Edit -Removed url cuz it contains a few mistakes I wanted gone-
It worked, ty!
Sometimes it happens for me too, using a different browser can fix the issue sometimes.
I can't seem to extract the file :/
Uhm... this is a strange error. Try downloading the game from a different browser, lmk if that fixes the issue.
There seems to be other solutions in this thread, give it a look yourself -> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/the-compressed-zipped-fold...
Hmm strange indeed, I downloaded it a second time and I was able to extract it that time. I didn't need to switch browsers.
Yeah, from what I've read the files corrupted mid download so it makes sense you can open it now after trying a second time.
We're approaching the big update\sprite rework. If you're considering playing the game I recommend waiting a couple more weeks for a better experience.
wait after it comes back how far will the routes be finished?
1 more month. We're updating around November. The update is big so it's impossible for me to say a specific date.
wait how far will the routes be (if you cant don't answer) will any routes be finished?
Awesome, Can't wait to see it!
Just started playing this game, really have enjoyed the story so far, and the characters are really well made too so I'm excited to see how it continues. Enjoyed the routes that i've tried so far, will have to say my favorite has been Patrice so am intrigued to see how his continues especially after how it ended off
Patrice, Dylan, Ryan and Blake N3 are scheduled for Mid November. Thank you for your nice words!
Put this vn off for a while but damn im hooked, very interesting concept and love the characters. I have one concern tho and its the amount of routes, usually vns with 5 or more routes take ages to get the plot moving. All in all good game ill wait patiently for the next update :3
Hello, thank you for your kind words. I have answered this question before next to others you might want to hear as well so you should check this post -> https://keykoz.itch.io/moonlight-castle/devlog/562645/survey-answers-game-develo...
I really love all the characters, as they're so well conrtived~ n_n especially Ryan! :D but I can't for the life of me stand Liam "^_^ I'm completely unable to play his route. He's detestable in every sense of the word :/ Just his face is enough to annoy me xD
Question: why in some routes that are not "canonical" (clyde, Dylan) we learn so much about the history and the mc, but the others routes (ryan, blake and patrice) these part did not revealed?
The vn is a 10/10, loved each route.
To us there isn't a canonical route. We consider all routes equal and special in their own way. To answer your question tho. Every character is different and that's why the story changes around them so the path they take isn't a straightforward line. Some knowledge is obtained earlier and in other routes is given later. I wouldn't want to make a story where the same things and the same history is given at the exact same time, that'd make everything flat. Routes with less knowledge will "catch up" if that makes sense XD
i love this vn very much 10/10
Yayy, Update :D
Hope everything is alright. I really love this vn
Don't worry, still here! We have been preparing to drop a major update, that's why the unusual silence. We'll be back in a couple of weeks!
I'm happy that you replied, hope you come back fast :)
Hi i love this game and the characters and i just finished this update however for some reason no opion appear under the settings menu. Its completely blank im playing on Android btw
I'm really sorry, seems like this became a recurring problem. We'll get it fixed next month
hey if you dont mind explaining what is the difference between a and b
Hello, I'd rather not reveal the difference between the two routes, I consider that information itself a spoiler. I can tell you that they're equal routes and it's just a way for me to give you a personalized experience based on the choices you make. Ofc people can play both and enjoy the different angles for that extra lore.
This is sooooooo goooood i really enjoy every second i read this novel you're doing a great job with every character and i'm really keen to see more <3
PS: I absolutely love Dylan
I found about this VN today, and i just played this last build and omg i love it!, the mystery, the paranormal stuff, and the characters are so good. Ryan is my favorite one <3
This is a good VN, I am looking forward to read more from it when it updates :)
I agree with the previous comment, the characters in this game are REALLY well done. I've enjoyed what I've read so far and look forward to more.
Also hoping this comment boosts engagement, and that the itch algorithms will bless this game with the recognition it deserves.
Aw thank you so much! We work hard and reading comments like these are very rewarding!
Really good VN, all the characters feels so organic, and this (from what I have read) seems so difficult to achieve, very well done!!
I really like all of the characters, my favs are Ryan, Blake and Dylan coming in third, the CG introducing the characters were amazing! Even the MC had one, and he is SO CUTE!
Im loving the pacing of the story and the delivery of the mystery so far.
Anyway, I can't wait for an update. Im really curious to see what happens on Dylan's day 2, also... Its gonna be so hard to play other routes knowing I may be breaking Ryan's heart ๐ญ
Just finished catching up with the game
It's pretty hard to pick my favourite character, I'm torn up between Ryan, Blake, Patrice, Russell and Dylan (might have a slight preference for Blake and Russell though)
I look forward to play day 3 when it comes out !
A story made by a group of passionate, creative folks. Worth your time and attention.
more bear
Just played the update and so far it's good. Bryan and Blake are the best boys in the vn but the winner goes to Blake. Looking forward to see more of Blake
Nice update~ ^^_ I love how developed all the characters are UwU and the way information is delivered is good too :) Xou play 1ne route and have xour questions answered on another :p
Ryan is best boi btw \>_</ Must. Have. Bear! O///O
And despite understanding the need for having a character like Liam, I really can't stand him xD I get WHY he's acting that way, I really do, but he positively irks me something terrible! D_D I still see his character as a successful write, because it takes something truely imitive to annoy a reader to such levels xP
Greay job all 'round~ ^^_ I can't wait to see where this story goes~!
I'm very happy to receive a comment about this because it gives me the opportunity to talk about it outside the game. First of all I absolutely agree with what you said. This is unrealistic and, as much as I wished it wasn't, it is.
That won't stop me from giving these people more depth instead of slapping the "gay" label on everyone indiscriminately. I have planned more, you will see more.
Thank you so much for noticing it, really. Made my day <3
I occasionally think about the fact that we always just assume the characters' gender and sexuality in these types of games, to the extent that for some reason it strikes me as more strange when the MC assumes heterosexual rather than homosexual in a game that's clearly supposed to be M/M.
I'm really liking this VN! I absolutely love all of the characters and their designs. They all have their own personalities and I can't wait to get to know them more. The art is amazing and I loved the CGs. It seems like there's only a CG for Ryan, Clyde and the MC, but hopefully there will be an intro CG for everyone. Overall, this VN is amazing and is definitely one of my favorites already. Keep up the amazing work!
Edit: I forgot to mention, but when we get introduced to Ryan I immediately recognized the background music was "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes. That alone made me love this even more.
Thank you so much for this sweet review. We're almost done with update number 2 which should be available soon. Everyone will get an introductive CGI, more will come with the next build. I will give more details in a devlog later :3
For a demo i just want to say this is very good, I have played plenty of demo's where i don't much care for the same sort of copy paste characters and situations but this had a good vary of characters with their own specific personality's and i enjoyed that a lot. Can't wait for the next update ^^
Looks like a normal poncho to me
Wow this's interesting, this good for 1 build ๐๐ Game tag Mystery make me reallyyy looking forward to see how this story will go in near future.
Glad you liked it! We'll try our best to meet your expectations ^^
Dylan will be mine and nobody else's!!
Ok, I will calm down. I like how the things are going on. Thank you :)
haha that means you won't be sharing him with me?
anyway thank you so much for enjoying our game!
I loved art, I will enjoy every second
I'll play it on the Android player. ๐
Thank you for this lovely visual novel ๐๐๐คญ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
We are very happy to hear that! We had some problems with the Android version but we will make sure to have it available when possible.
The Android version is now available, have fun ^^
Oh lovely ๐คญ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
It's rare when best boy is actually the protagonist lol but so far I quite like Liam and Blake the most even though this sounds like it might not quite be that kinda game!
This looks like a good step towards something nice so I hope this doesn't join the pile of other abandoned Visual Novel's hehe, looking forward to what you guys will bring :3
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the story so far. We're already working on the next update so stick around hehe