The Mooseman

Critic reviews

• AGAdventure Gamers

  VGP · Aug 09, 2022

  7.0

  The Mooseman is a beautiful and moving art game that tells the story of a shaman’s journey to bring light to the world. It’s short but well worth playing for the atmosphere and creativity on display.

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• MMiniReview

  SalemSister · Jul 28, 2020

  8.0

  The Mooseman is a unique atmospheric adventure puzzle game by indie developer Vladimir Beletsky where we embark on a journey through a beautiful Russian folklore universe as the mythical "Mooseman" creature.

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• CCOGconnected

  Jackson Bostian · Jul 20, 2018

  6.8

  The Mooseman is a beautiful story with excellent art and music, but the gameplay adds a something of a chore to an experience that would be better spent relaxing. Gameplay should be a delight, not an obligation. As a game, The Mooseman falters, but its atmosphere, tone, and storytelling all take huge strides to make up for the lacklustre gameplay. All-in-all, it’s certainly not bad, and I don’t feel guilty recommending it.

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• XTXbox Tavern

  Anthony Cole · Jul 19, 2018

  7.8

  Inspired by Perm culture, The Mooseman offers a stunning journey that’s well paced, gorgeously designed and thoroughly engaging. For its cheap cost, the game does a good job as far as its gameplay diversity is concerned. It would have been nice to see some more effort spared for its localisation, and although it’s short, it uses its runtime well to relay a decent blend of platforming and puzzle elements throughout.

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• CVCultured Vultures

  Jimmy Donnellan · Jul 18, 2018

  6.5

  An interesting and widely untold story can't do enough to gloss over The Mooseman's gameplay pitfalls.

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• NNintendoLife

  Gavin Lane · Jul 16, 2018

  6.0

  If you’re the type to burn through the Louvre in an hour and wait for your companions in the cafe, The Mooseman may well try your patience. If you’re more inclined to wander around with an audio guide, reading every accompanying plaque and information card, you’ll likely enjoy its sedate pace, workaday puzzles and catalogue of artefacts. A clumsy UI seriously hampers the experience but, if you’re willing to work around the irritations at its core, it offers an interesting, sometimes beautiful journey.

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