What if you are a tiny vegetarian vampire? That’s the question Moonlight Peaks asked, a Generation Z-encoded, painful Tiktok ready supernatural life simulation. Inspired by the popularity of “comfort games” like Animal Crossing and Star Valley, Moonlight puts your mountain in Dracula’s daughter’s cloak, who escapes from the home of her father’s corpse and embarks on a new peaceful life.
Soon she settled between werewolf and witches in the supernatural agricultural town of Moonlight Peaks, where she planted crops and raised animals instead of indulging in the blood of innocent people. Both comfort and creepy games allow you to create your own plant-based blood alternatives, befriend the town’s residents, and solve many of the problems left by Daddy Dracula’s wake.
As farming and decorating became the core of the game, its creators told me that there are many story-led quests to find. “We joked that you’re a town therapist,” said Art Director Mia Boas, “because you arrive, you have to help everyone solve their family problems.” From calm werewolf to calm werewolf to quarrel mermaids, and even flirting with death – plus the flowers and embroidered mini-games – developer Little Chicken promises not only perfecting your haunted house homestead.
“We think it should be a lovely and comfortable experience,” said Yannis Bolman, CEO Game Director. “When we first started, we had a mechanic where you could bite every bystander. It’s just frustrating because you’re trying to make friends with these people and then you’re biting? It’s really weird.”
Like any social media-friendly life simulation, Moonlight Peaks has a range of romantic options that can put players in trouble. “Once you become romantically interested, you can go on dates such as stargazing, marshmallow baking, etc… If done well, you can get married,” Borman said. “The final step is that you can turn them into vampires, too. But, of course, you can agree. ask You bite them. ” In a lovely touch, discover your flavored soul mate turns the single-piece coffin of the house into a double.
Bolman and Boas told me that fans’ feedback helped guide the direction of the game, which has attracted an exciting female fan base. Considering the size of the team, Moonlight Peaks looks vibrant art style that looks surprisingly smooth and looks to fill the twilight gap in SIM Market.
