Inspired by games like Rogue Legacy, Binding of Isaac and Recettear, Rogue-lite title Moonlighter has hit Kickstarter.

While the lesser known of the three comparison, Moonlighter (developed by Digital Sun Games) plays very strongly like Recettear. You are Will (who, yes, has a lot of willpower), who runs a local store. However, Willy has aspirations, hopes, and dreams. He wants to get out in the world and be an adventurer. Despite this, the life of questing is an expensive one, filled with paying blacksmiths, alchemists, and enchanters, so one does not get flayed by the beasties below.

So William conjures up a clever scheme.

By day, he is a merchant who sells items of various types. By night, like a medieval superhero, he stumbles off into dungeons to fight creatures, slay bosses, and collect knick-knacks. Willie then decides to sell the items he found in the dungeons off at his store, seemingly never needing to sleep between cycles. Using the money, he buys equipment while upgrading what he has, and then dives back in. Rinse and repeat. You’ll need to do this as, starting off with 100 gold, some cheap gear, and your store, Willem will need to quest pretty hard to get the powerful items needed to slay bosses and become renown throughout the land. In addition, there is a crafting system, various weapon types, and numerous special abilities to use.

Personally, as a huge fan of Recettear, I’m excited at the chance to revisit days spent managing a item store. In the past I’ve sated my desire to revisit Recettear with titles like Weapon Shop de Omasse, Adventure Bar Story, and RPG Tycoon but…well, they’re just not the same! There’s just always something missing that Moonlighter looks like it aims to fill. Perhaps it’s just the combination of being able to adventure while customising your shop.

And as a bonus, it gained a 95% positive vote on the Square Enix Collective when it showcased there.

Moonlighter is looking at a release onto Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4 and Xbox One in March 2017. The Kickstarter’s current goal is $40,000, and so far (as of writing) it’s raised over $20k.