Moss
In Moss, players can reach out, touch, and interact with the environment while guiding Quill through her journey. As a character within the world, players will work together with Quill to solve puzzles…
Moss is an adventure developed by Polyarc Games, released 27 February 2018 on Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR and Meta Quest 2. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.
What Moss is
Moss is an adventure game developed by Polyarc Games and released in 2018. It is available on Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, SteamVR and Windows Mixed Reality. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Meet Quill, a young mouse with dreams of greatness beyond the confines of her quiet settlement. One day while exploring the woods, she finds a mysterious stone and an ancient magic is awakened. Dramatic events quickly unfold as a distant evil extends its reach. With her uncle now in grave danger, Quill must embark on an epic journey—and she needs you there by her side. Together, you'll travel to forgotten realms, solve challenging puzzles, and battle menacing enemies. Alone, no one can conquer what you're up against. But united, you just may defeat even the darkest of villains. Immerse yourself in the world of Moss to help write the story of a hero in the making.
How it plays
It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Moss series
Moss is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Moss series. The next entry was Moss: Book II in 2022. Its critic score of 84 is 3 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Moss: Book II at 85.
How it was received
Moss holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 15 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD RX 480 8GB or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Moss launched on 27 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Sea of Thieves, Shadow of the Colossus and Shadow of the Colossus (2018). It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Sea of Thieves, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018).
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Moss yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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