Moon Child
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| Developers | |
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| The Games Department | |
| macOS (OS X) | Proof of Concept |
| Publishers | |
| Windows | Valkieser Publishing |
| macOS (OS X) | Team Hoi |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 4, 1997 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 20, 2018 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform |
| Themes | Fantasy, Sci-fi |
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Moon Child is a singleplayer side view platform game.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Essential improvements
Moon Child FE (Friend Edition)
- Adds controller support, makes game speed independent of framerate, improves compatibility with modern versions of Windows, adds 64-bit and Linux support.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Requires Moon Child FE (Friend Edition). | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Locked to 640x480 on Windows. The macOS version instead upscales from that resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Requires Moon Child FE (Friend Edition). | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Directinput button prompts |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers | ||
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| Nintendo button prompts | ||
| Face button layout support | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Other controller(s) | ||
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| Peripheral devices support | ||
| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Game runs too fast/slow
The Windows release ties game speed to the framerate, meaning anything faster or slower than 50 FPS will result in the game becoming unplayable.
| Cap framerate to 50 FPS[1] |
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| Use Moon Child FE (Friend Edition)[2] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 64-bit support requires #Moon Child FE (Friend Edition). | ||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux | Requires Moon Child FE (Friend Edition). |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | Super VGA video card 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible |
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References
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2026-04-26
- ↑ GitHub - MoonChildFE/Readme.md at master - last accessed on 2026-04-26
- "50FPS and 60FPS toggle, with Vsync support"