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The Moonstone Equation

The Moonstone Equation overview

Andy Buck | Aug 20, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC

AdventureIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle-PlatformerSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)766
  • Revenue (VGI)$5,894
  • Review score75% positive

The Moonstone Equation dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)766
  • Revenue (VGI)$5,894
  • Review score75% positive
  • Total reviews24
  • Release dateAug 20, 2018
  • DeveloperAndy Buck
  • PublisherHippy Lizard

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Andy BuckPublisher: Hippy Lizard

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Game overview

Overview

The Moonstone Equation comes from Andy Buck and is published by Hippy Lizard. It arrived on Steam on Aug 20, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Moonstone Equation's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 24 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Moonstone Equation is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent2 GB RAMGeForce 440 or equivalent300 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Moonstone Equation has sold up to 766 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $5,894. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Moonstone Equation overview details

The Moonstone Equation combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Scientists love a good mystery The Moonstone Equation is a single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style. It's set in and around a remote hilltop research facility built specifically to investigate some mysterious inscriptions carved into pieces of moon rock found buried within the hillside. The player guides our protagonist Alice as she arrives at the facility and starts to live and work with the various scientists theorists and oddballs that already call this place home. The Moonstone equation draws its design inspiration from games like Fez, Monument Valley, The Talos Principle and Ico. The Player is free to explore and investigate a world full of puzzles as they like, discovering (and shaping) the narrative as they go. With very little threat and no 'enemies'. It's the perfect game for those inquisitive people who enjoy a good puzzle and the time and space to crack it. Features Hand-crafted modern pixel-art The game is created using bespoke tools running within a custom engine designed to present a crisp high definition pixel-art world using modern rendering technology. Puzzles, lot of them You'll find lots of things to solve. Some more obvious than others. Each created using nearly 20 years of game and puzzle making experience Persistent living world The Moonstone Equation is a puzzle solving adventure within a world that changes and responds to when (and how often) you choose to play. If it's night where you are, then it's night at the facility. This responsiveness also extends to the colourful characters that…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Moonstone Equation is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Moonstone Equation
Steam App ID589100
Typegame
Release dateAug 20, 2018
DeveloperAndy Buck
PublisherHippy Lizard
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews18
Negative reviews6
Total reviews24
Positive percent75%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 20, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 November 2019 - 08:36:03 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
BodgedNo description
TriggeredNo description
InterfacedNo description
GamerNo description
Novice HackerNo description
Accomplished HackerNo description
Elite HackerNo description
Peace MakerNo description
Key MasterNo description
EnlightenedNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/589100
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/589100/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/589100
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Moonstone Equation

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Moonstone Equation?

The Moonstone Equation's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:48:49 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Moonstone Equation growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Moonstone Equation?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (66.7%), France (11.1%), Ireland (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.8%), France (8.2%), China (6.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56%), France (8%), Netherlands (6.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40%), China (8.6%), France (7.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Moonstone Equation?

The Moonstone Equation currently sits at 75% positive across 24 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 18 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Moonstone Equation have?

The Moonstone Equation currently has about 288 tracked Steam followers as of 1 August 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Moonstone Equation?

The Moonstone Equation is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

75% positive, 18 positive, 6 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards

Achievements

25

Platform releases
  • Steam 20 August 2018

DLC and packages

The Moonstone EquationBuy The Moonstone Equation #152413$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 440 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space

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