The Eternal Cylinder (2022)

Developer: ACE Team
Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 1,268 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 13 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Exploring a bizarre, colorful alien world as a tiny creature while an immense rolling threat crushes everything adds a constant gentle tension to the wonder and puzzle solving.

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What players say

Players praise the alien art style and creature designs, but many note the controls feel janky and the world is more linear than open. The narrator does a lot of talking that cannot be skipped, and some say the ending feels rushed.

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