In an update posted on its Kickstarter campaign, independent developer Kitfox Games announced that its planned Vita release of Moon Hunters has been cancelled. The reasoning behind the cancellation was given as an unacceptable reduction required in the game's quality to get the game running smoothly on the platform. Those who backed the game and selected a Vita code as a reward can request a C$15 refund on the value of the game, or get codes for other versions of the game.

In more positive news, the developer announced that Moon Hunters' PlayStation 4 version will be released in Europe on August 30, 2016. The PlayStation 4 version was released in North America in July, following its worldwide PC release back in March.