Everhood

Surreal 2D adventure with music-based bullet-hell battles

Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca · Published by Foreign Gnomes, Surefire.Games · Released Mar 4, 2021

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 14K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 17 in 30 days
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Jun 2, 2025

What is Everhood?

In this 2D action-adventure, you control a wooden doll whose arm has been stolen by a blue gnome. You meet strange characters in a surreal world where time has stopped and dodge attacks in battles set to music.

For you if...

+you enjoy challenging battles set to music
+you want a surreal, story-focused single-player adventure

Not for you if...

−you expect traditional rhythm-game note matching
−you prefer a clear, straightforward plot
−you are sensitive to intense visual effects

What players say

95% of 14,036 reviews are positive · 82% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the soundtrack and combat, and some appreciate the story. Others say the dodging does not match their expectations of a rhythm game, and criticize the writing and ending.

Screenshots and trailer

Everhood system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
Graphics: 128MB
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 78
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Traditional Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Basque, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish.