Moonshot guide: how to choose your target
In Moonshot the only real decision is the number you aim for. This guide walks through that choice, the Auto settings and a few session plans.
Published 12 October 2026 · Updated 13 October 2026 · Nocturn Play
Moonshot is a limbo game from Nocturn Originals: you choose a target multiplier between 1.01× and 1,000,000×, launch a rocket, and win your bet times the target if the rocket's result reaches it. There is no cash-out button and nothing to time; each bet is a single launch decided in a few seconds. Cosmo, a ginger astronaut cat, hosts the show. The maximum win is 1,000,000× the bet, and nocturnplay.com lets you try Moonshot at no cost.
What you see on screen
The left column holds the controls: Manual and Auto tabs, the bet amount with buttons to halve or double it, a "Profit on win" box and the big Bet button. The rest of the screen is the sky above a city at night, with Cosmo standing on the launch pad next to a brass rocket marked with a crescent moon. Your target floats in the sky as a golden ring with its value written beside it. Below the scene sit the two fields that matter most: Target multiplier and Win chance.
How to play Moonshot
- Enter a stake in the bet amount field, or use ½ and 2× to adjust it.
- Choose a target. Type a multiplier such as 3.00, or type the win chance you want and let the game set the target.
- Check the profit line. "Profit on win" tells you what the launch pays if it succeeds.
- Press Bet. The rocket lifts off, the counter runs, and the camera climbs with it through clouds, stratosphere and space.
- Read the result. If the rocket flies through your ring, the win is added straight away. If it stalls below the ring, it tips over, smokes and drifts back to the pad.
Target and win chance work as a pair
Those two fields are locked together. Raise the target and the win chance drops; ask for a higher chance and the target comes down. That is the whole strategy of a limbo game laid out in front of you, which is why it is worth spending a moment there before each series. A low target, just above 1×, wins most of the time but adds little to your balance per launch. A target in the tens wins now and then and pays well when it does. Targets in the thousands or higher are lottery tickets: rare, but with Moonshot's ceiling of a million times the bet, spectacular when they land.
Whatever you pick, each launch is independent of the ones before it. A string of misses at 10× does not make the next 10× more likely, and the game does not "owe" you a win.
Three session plans
The steady climb. A modest stake on a low target, repeated. Results come often and the balance moves in small steps. Good for getting used to the rhythm.
The middle road. A target between 2× and 5×. You will see plenty of misses, but each hit covers several of them. Most players end up somewhere here.
The moonshot. A very small stake on a very high target, launched many times over. Most launches miss; you are playing for the rare one that clears the ring far above the clouds. Keep the stake small enough that a long run of misses does not end the session early.
Setting up Auto
Switch to the Auto tab to repeat a launch without clicking each time. The settings are:
- Number of bets. How many launches to play. Zero means no limit: Auto runs until you press Stop autobet or a stop rule kicks in.
- On win. Reset to your starting stake, or increase it by the share you enter.
- On loss. The same two choices for a losing launch.
- Stop on profit. Ends the series once your profit reaches the amount you set.
- Stop on loss. Ends it once your losses reach that amount.
Raising the stake after losses is a well-known pattern, and it can empty a balance quickly during a long losing run. If you use it, set a Stop on loss you are comfortable with first. Resetting the stake after every launch is the calmer default.
Playing on a phone
On an upright phone, the sky and the rocket take the top of the screen and the controls stack underneath. The launch sequence is short, so long Auto series run smoothly on mobile too. The layout switches by itself when you turn the phone sideways.
Moonshot compared with other games
Stake's Limbo popularised this format among crypto casino players; Moonshot keeps the same target and win chance logic and adds a full launch animation, a mascot and a target range up to a million. If you would rather react during the round than decide before it, the crash games Altitude Zero and Lumen Drift let you cash out whenever you like while the multiplier climbs.
Where to play
Moonshot is on its own game page, ready to launch without an account. It sits next to the other quick-round titles in the crash and instant games part of the catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
What is a limbo game?
A game where you set a target multiplier before betting. A random result is drawn, and you win your bet times the target if the result reaches it. Moonshot shows that draw as a rocket launch.
Can I cash out during the launch in Moonshot?
No. Everything is decided by your target before the launch, so there is nothing to do once the rocket lifts off.
What is the lowest and highest target?
From 1.01× up to 1,000,000×, set to the hundredth.
What does setting the number of bets to zero do in Auto?
Setting the number of bets to zero tells Auto to keep launching until you stop it or one of your stop rules is reached.
Can I play Moonshot free?
Yes, on nocturnplay.com, on desktop or mobile, with no sign-up.
