Eastward
Pixel-art action adventure with character-switching puzzles and monster fights
Pixpil · Published by Chucklefish, XD · Released Sep 16, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 17K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 37 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 12
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Feb 8, 2024
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Eastward?
Eastward is a single-player, 2D action-adventure about a miner and a young girl who leave their underground home for a surface threatened by a deadly toxic presence. You travel by rail between settlements, switch between the pair to fight monsters and solve dungeon puzzles, and cook meals for bonuses.
For you if...
- +you like story-driven adventures with quirky characters
- +you enjoy switching characters to solve puzzles and fight monsters
- +you appreciate detailed pixel art and varied settings
Not for you if...
- −you want frequent action without long dialogue scenes
- −you want to revisit earlier areas for missed upgrades
- −you prefer challenging fights and complex combat
What players say
84% of 16,630 reviews are positive · 70% of 37 in the last 30 days
Players praise the detailed pixel art, music, and character designs. Many complain that lengthy dialogue and cutscenes slow the pace and that the story leaves too much unexplained. Some find the combat basic or clunky.
Screenshots and trailer
Eastward system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel i5
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTS 450
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL 3.2
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel i5
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 750 Ti
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL 3.2
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Pixel Graphics
- Story Rich
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Action RPG
- RPG
- Atmospheric
- Post-apocalyptic
- Action
- JRPG
- 2D
- Cute
- Soundtrack
- Female Protagonist
- Relaxing
- Dark
Recent updates
- Feb 8, 2024 · Eastward: Octopia DLC Patch Update (DLC v1.1)
- Feb 8, 2024 · ⚙️Octopia 1.1 Patch Changelist
- Dec 14, 2023 · Surprise Quality of Life Update!
- Jul 20, 2022 · Eastward: Spanish and German Language update is available now!
- Mar 29, 2022 · Spring Dev Update!
3 DLC available.
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