The Moon Sliver
Released Oct 2014
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
76% positive · 1,170 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
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Evaluation
The Moon Sliver is a short, self-contained narrative exploration game released on October 28, 2014. It shipped with a single piece of DLC — an extended soundtrack — released the following day on October 29, 2014. That is the only DLC ever listed for the game, and it has been released. The store description presents the game as a complete, finished experience with no mention of ongoing updates, additional content, or future plans. The developer's news posts are announcements for entirely separate games (Iron Lung, Chop Goblins, Squirrel Stapler, The Pony Factory, Butcher's Creek, Secret Agent Wizard Boy) published under the same developer account — none of them relate to The Moon Sliver's development. There have been no patches, updates, or communications about The Moon Sliver itself since its 2014 launch. The game launched as a finished, compact product and has remained unchanged, with all announced content (the soundtrack DLC) having shipped at release.
Evidence
The only DLC — an extended soundtrack — was released the day after launch. No unreleased DLC exists.
Store description presents The Moon Sliver as a complete, self-contained short narrative game with no mention of future content or updates
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
David Szymanski
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Moon Sliver is a short narrative-focused non-linear exploration game, with elements of horror. It features a unique narrative mechanic that blurs the line between story and exploration, where interacting with objects and even simply moving around will reveal fragments of narration. As you piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes increasingly obvious that something is hunting you...
The Moon Sliver is an experiment in exploration-focused storytelling, blurring the line between novelette and game. It seeks to tell a deceptively complex, poetic story in a literary fashion, through an interactive medium. It rewards players who ask questions and actively seek to figure things out for themselves.
Explore the island, keep your flashlight charged, wait for night to fall.
Discover answers.
The Moon Sliver is an experiment in exploration-focused storytelling, blurring the line between novelette and game. It seeks to tell a deceptively complex, poetic story in a literary fashion, through an interactive medium. It rewards players who ask questions and actively seek to figure things out for themselves.
Explore the island, keep your flashlight charged, wait for night to fall.
Discover answers.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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