The Eternal Cylinder
- September 30, 2021
- ACE Team
The Eternal Cylinder is a gorgeous adventure game that features one of the most compelling stories I've seen in years. Its strict linearity may be frustrating for some, but that slight downside is vastly outweighed by this game's many strengths.
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Get on Epic Games Store"The Eternal Cylinder" is a survival adventure game where players control a herd of creatures called Trebhums. Explore a procedurally generated alien world, avoid the destructive path of the Cylinder, and evolve your Trebhums through eating various flora and fauna, gaining new physical attributes and abilities. Each Trebhum can have different mutations, allowing for diverse gameplay and puzzles solutions.
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Reviews
- gameplay7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 86 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- story4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
The Eternal Cylinder
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
90%The Eternal Cylinder Review (PC)
The Eternal Cylinder has a cool story, interesting exploration mechanics, a good unique idea in the mutations, and solid presentation. While it starts off a little slow, once it gets going it kept me engaged and pushing forward. The trebhums might be too cute for their own good but it’s nice to see how they solve puzzles via mutations while navigating their cylinder threatened planet. ACE Team has specialized in weird worlds, but this is the first time the studio has managed to craft one that is also beautiful and immersive. Sometimes I wanted the gameplay spaces to be a little bigger, or even entirely open world. But I understand that The Eternal Cylinder needs structure and hope that the easy-to-understand mechanics and cute protagonists will allow a wide range of players to engage with the game. Review code provided by the publisher.
90%The Eternal Cylinder Review - Q*bert meets Oddworld
A unique and highly original survival adventure inhabited by a host of outlandish creatures in which you constantly struggle to guide your hapless Trebhums to safety and away from The Cylinder. While the design and concept can't be faulted, the lack of direction and excessive busywork bog down the gameplay and detract from the experience to the point of patience testing. If you can handle a fiddly challenge which rewards a great deal of patience with some outstanding originality, it's recommended.
70%
