Eastward

Buy84%

Very Positive · 17k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Pixpil · Pixel Graphics · Sep 16, 2021

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Eastward?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 210 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 82 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
210 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story and the characters are amazing, especially once you get to New Dam City.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The action gameplay and puzzles are fantastic and super satisfying and the difficulty is just right.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beautiful pixel art graphics and funny animations where everyone likes to jiggle their dongs/boobas.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is also excellent, up there with Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet and Terraria as one of my favorite chiptune/synth soundtracks.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility - .9 the game has fully remappable options for both the mouse and keyboard and the controller play methods as well as a variety of different options that allow for the widest set of accesibility option for differently abled persons to enjoy.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So first of the wrapping is fantastic: the visuals, the music, character design is all beautifully expressive and surprisingly detailed.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story210 reviews
Gameplay131 reviews
Graphics87 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Bugs5 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
68% still recommend
Difficulty
70% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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