Stunning pixel art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“this game's environments feel so alive i could just stare at them forever.”
Steam review · 22.8 h played ↗
Eastward
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Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Pixpil2021Action RPG · Adventure · RPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, music-rich pixel-art Zelda-like adventure with simple combat and a very dialogue-heavy, slow story. Skip it if you want tight pacing, deep combat or a coherent plot.
Great for
Patient players who love pixel art, music and character-driven stories, and accept simple combat
Main risk
Endless dialogue and filler pacing, with a confusing story that falls apart late
What players love
Charming characters and emotional story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It was such an emotional roller coaster from the beginning to the end.”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the music is very fitting and catchy. I have the soundtrack in my rotation”
Steam review · 50.5 h played ↗
Fun puzzles and varied bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The bosses are also surprisingly good, every one of them, Pixpil made sure they are all unique and gimmicky but not in an annoying way.”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Fun Earth Born minigame and Octopia DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The Earth Born minigame, in particular, can literally take hours to finish due to its roguelite design”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Cozy, simple combat and cooking
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Cozy, chill game with nice art and a wholesome story.”
Steam review · 27.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive dialogue and cutscenes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It's not uncommon to go ~40 minutes being locked into cutscenes and dialogues.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Slow pacing and padded filler
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's insufferably long and padded with filler.”
Steam review · 35.5 h played ↗
Clunky, repetitive combat with shared hitbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“attacks hitting your following character who for some reason is another hitbox for the player.”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
Confusing, unsatisfying story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“They DON'T EXPLAIN ANYTHING.”
Steam review · 33 h played ↗
Crashes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“It has so many crashes that have been going on for years and the game devs stopped responding or fixing anything.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Missable items with no backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“No backtracking, leading to permanently missable upgrade resources.”
Steam review · 23.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel i5
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTS 450
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel i5
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 Ti
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel i5
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTS 450
Storage2 GB available space
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