Moo Lander is a 2.5D platformer with lots of environmental puzzles and resource management. You take control of the Lander and your mission is to locate and obtain enough milk – the most important resource in the universe. The milk itself is found only on the ancient planet of the mighty alien Cows. You progress through the game levels by going through many hostile creatures – both flora and fauna, and at the end of each level is a boss battle with a unique Cow. Your ultimate goal is to send enough of milk to save your people.
About the story
Our Moo Lander story begins with two ancient alien nations – The Landers and The Annunaki. They both lived together in peace and harmony. The core of their culture and technology was the milk – they actually found a way to harness infinite and absolutely clean energy from this miraculous substance. The cows which gave the milk were their most important possession. Unfortunately, there came a time when the Annunaki became greedy and wished all the milk for themselves. This naturally led to a civil conflict between the Landers and the Annunaki – it was a bloody and terrible war which led to the dying of all the cows. The so precious milk resource was depleted as a result of the war, and there were no more cows to produce it. So the Landers were on the brink of total extinction with no hope of saving their great civilization. However, the wise and powerful sages of the Landers remembered and ancient prophecy which spoke of a powerful device which was said to be able to generate infinite amounts of milk. So the Landers sent their most powerful warrior on a mission to retrieve this device. Traces of it were located on mars, so this was Spiro’s first destination. Time went and passed and the hero of The Landers never came back or sent any kinds of communication back to the people. A decision was made – the civilization could barely muster its last resources to build a single interstellar ship with a single Lander as the pilot. You are this last pilot, and your ship is the last remaining hope of your civilization. Your mission – to locate the device, bring it back and start to rebuild!
Platforms
Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONEGenres
Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle Role-playing (RPG)Themes
Action Kids Mystery Science fiction
Languages: English and 4 more
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Critic Reviews
Worth Playing
By Cody MedellinIn the end, Moo Lander is a solid adventure game that works despite the genre being mislabeled. The placement of more physics puzzles is a welcome one, even if a few can be a little frustrating. Combat is solid enough, provided you know beforehand that the boss fights tend to be a huge pain. The world may not have much in the way of exploration, but it feels anything but sterile, and the tools are quite fun to use. It's an enjoyable game overall and one that adventure fans might be interested in if they wanted something a little different.
Digital Chumps
By Nathaniel StevensMoo Lander is a fun game that can be played in short stints. It has a whacky and creative story that supports a side-scrolling shooter/puzzle/RPG backbone. It does more right than not and makes for an engaging and entertaining journey to hunt down alien cows.
WellPlayed
By Ash WaylingMoo Lander checks every box for a unique, fun indie title. Creativity in spades, with mechanics that are simple to learn but fiendish to master – it’s udderly charming, with just the right sting of difficulty when it matters.
Seasoned Gaming
By Eric BezansonOn its surface, Moo Lander is a silly game with a silly premise. However, behind that bovine exterior is a surprisingly good experience.
LadiesGamers.com
By James LuffMoo Lander checks all the points for a good adventure game. One can argue that some of the shooting is not as tight as other space shooters. And the challenge from the cow bosses may be a little steep for some gamers. For me, the controls and pacing have just the right amount of challenge. I decided to rate Moo Lander higher because it just goes that one step beyond with its memorable premise and excellent art and story presentation. Moo Lander is a game that’s easily going to stick with me for some time. When I do come across someone that asks the important question ‘what’s the best video game with cows,’ I’ll know where to direct their attention.
