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The Eternal Cylinder

Alien survival adventure with mutating creatures and a world-crushing cylinder

ACE Team · Published by Good Shepherd Entertainment · Released Oct 13, 2022

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 1,240
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 19 in 30 days
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Oct 31, 2022
Minimum PC
GTX 770
8 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Eternal Cylinder?

This single-player survival adventure casts you as a small alien Trebhum on a planet threatened by a giant rolling cylinder. You gather other Trebhum, explore four biomes and hidden sanctuaries, gain mutations to overcome obstacles and predators, solve puzzles, and flee as the cylinder crushes the landscape.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy exploring surreal landscapes and discovering strange creatures
  • +you like solving puzzles by changing your creatures' abilities
  • +you enjoy exploring between escapes from a looming threat

Not for you if...

  • −you want to backtrack freely through earlier areas
  • −you prefer combat-heavy adventures over exploration and puzzles
  • −you dislike repeating a cycle of exploration and escape

What players say

89% of 1,240 reviews are positive · 89% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the creature designs, alien scenery, story, and mutation system. Common complaints include linear, repetitive progression and awkward controls and menus; some players also report crashes that halt progress.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Eternal Cylinder system requirements

Minimum: GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4460
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 770
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-7600
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1070
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does The Eternal Cylinder have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Eternal Cylinder run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
12
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese.

Does The Eternal Cylinder 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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1 DLC available.

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