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Everhood

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

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

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
96% of 27 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 29, 2025
Minimum PC
128MB
2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

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 12,581 reviews are positive · 96% of 27 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.

Players over time

▼ -65% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 31 players on Oct 15, 2026.

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How many players finish Everhood?

50% of Steam players have unlocked «The End», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Everhood screenshot 1

Everhood system requirements

Minimum: 128MB, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 10
Processor
2GHz+
Graphics
512MB
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
400 MB available space

Does Everhood have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Everhood run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
78
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Traditional Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Basque, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish.

Does Everhood use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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