The delightfully short and sweet series of Momodora Metroidvanias is coming to a head with Momodora: Moonlit Farewell. Publisher PLAYISM and developer Bombservice describe it as “the culmination” of the series, and it’s officially set to drop via Steam on January 11, 2024.
You can see a glimpse of the latest in the exploration-focused series in the release date trailer:
The original Momodora was released in 2010. Moonlit Farewell marks the fifth installment in Bombservice’s series.
Moonlit Farewell maintains the detailed, meticulously animated aesthetic of previous entries with a Sigil system that helps customize each run. Sigils can be found while exploring, during events, or purchased at shops. Effects range from attack boosts to increased healing effects, weapon summons, and beyond, and they can be turned off and on at any moment. Using an effective mix of attacks and Sigils sounds like it’s going to be key to defeating the assortment of boss battles that await along the way.
Bombservice promises improved visual effects in this one, with the aim of bringing the already established mystical world of the Momodora series to life.
The story of Moonlit Farewell is set five years after the events of 2014’s Momodora III. This time around Koho village’s High Priestess Momo has to set out to save the world from demons after a mysterious bell summoned them. Beyond the main Momodora storyline, there was also the 2016 prequel Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight and Minoria, a spiritual follow-up with similar thematic elements.
With just a little over a month to go before launch, we’ll find out how the saga expands shortly.
