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The Star Named EOS

The Star Named EOS challenges you to sit back and stare at the stars. With creative puzzles, gorgeous artwork, and an incredible, heart-wrenching story, The Star Named EOS serves to remind you that everything shines, even when you close your eyes.
88%Game Brain Score
story, music
grinding, replayability
97% User Score Based on 186 reviews
Critic Score 79%Based on 11 reviews

Platforms

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About

"The Star Named EOS" is a story-rich puzzle adventure that follows the young photographer Dei on a journey to discover the truth of his mother's absence. Using photography, players will explore a beautiful hand-drawn world and uncover a family mystery. As you recreate photos from the past, you will slowly reveal the love hidden within fragmented memories. The game offers a harmonious mixture of beautiful art, intriguing narrative, and satisfying puzzles.

The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
The Star Named EOS screenshot
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97%
Audience ScoreBased on 197 reviews
story80 positive mentions
grinding9 negative mentions

  • The game features stunning hand-drawn art and a beautiful soundtrack that enhances the emotional storytelling.
  • The puzzles are creatively designed, offering a mix of challenges that are satisfying to solve, especially with the unique photography mechanic.
  • The narrative is heartfelt and touching, exploring themes of love, loss, and memories, which resonates deeply with players.
  • The game is quite short, typically taking only 2-4 hours to complete, which may leave some players wanting more content.
  • Some puzzles can feel tedious or overly complex, leading to frustration, especially for those less experienced with puzzle games.
  • There is a lack of hints or guidance for puzzles, which can make progression difficult and may require players to seek external help.
  • story
    175 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in "The Star Named Eos" is widely praised for its emotional depth and beautiful storytelling, focusing on themes of love, loss, and memory as players piece together a narrative through puzzles and photography. While many found the short playtime (around 2-4 hours) left them wanting more, the touching and bittersweet nature of the story, combined with stunning visuals and a stirring soundtrack, creates a memorable experience that resonates deeply with players. However, some noted that the brevity of the game may limit emotional investment and replay value.

    • “The story was touching and emotional in the best way.”
    • “Beautiful, deep plot full of emotions accompanied by an evocative soundtrack, capable of making us identify with the protagonist.”
    • “What an absolutely gorgeous game with a beautiful and heavy story.”
    • “I feel like if it was longer I would have felt more emotionally invested in the story, or it could have been a storytelling problem.”
    • “The one time I did get a bit choked up by the story, I felt more manipulated than moved.”
    • “I liked it, but I was confused for the whole story.”
  • music
    62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its beautiful, atmospheric quality, featuring a blend of classical elements that enhance the emotional depth of the story. Many reviewers noted that the soundtrack, which includes instruments like piano, cello, and violin, perfectly complements the visuals and gameplay, creating a seamless and immersive experience. While the music is a standout feature, some minor critiques were directed at the English voice acting, which occasionally detracted from the overall atmosphere.

    • “The music, art, and gameplay blended seamlessly into what felt like a movie.”
    • “Beautiful, deep plot full of emotions accompanied by an evocative soundtrack, capable of making us identify with the protagonist.”
    • “The music in this game perfectly blends with the ambiance to set the tone and atmosphere, and it also enhances the more emotional moments, making them even more impactful.”
    • “Everything is accompanied by tinkling piano music and strings.”
    • “Take your time to take it in because I needed a moment as the credits rolled in; music, visuals, and storytelling knocked it out of the park.”
    • “A gentle puzzle game with a stirring soundtrack and understated storytelling that's filled with emotion.”
  • emotional
    56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely praised for its emotional depth, featuring a touching and heartwarming narrative that resonates with players, often evoking strong feelings such as joy and sadness. Many reviewers noted the beautiful art style and music that enhance the emotional experience, making it a memorable journey about family and memories. While some felt the story could benefit from a longer format for deeper investment, the overall sentiment is that it delivers a powerful emotional ride in a short playtime.

    • “The story was touching and emotional in the best way.”
    • “This game pulled at my heartstrings with the emotional storytelling, and I can see that the devs poured their hearts and souls into creating this wonderful game.”
    • “With creative puzzles, gorgeous artwork, and an incredible, heart-wrenching story, the star named Eos serves to remind you that everything shines, even when you close your eyes.”
  • graphics
    49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their stunning, hand-drawn art style that evokes a warm, storybook aesthetic reminiscent of Studio Ghibli films. Players appreciate the beautiful visuals and the emotional depth they convey, enhancing the overall atmosphere alongside the music. While the game is short, lasting around 2-5 hours, the captivating artwork and engaging photography mechanics encourage players to immerse themselves in the experience.

    • “Stunning visuals!”
    • “The graphics are wonderfully handmade, enveloping us with their sweet colors and conveying the sweetness and tenderness of the story.”
    • “It will take around 3-5 hours to complete and offers players stunning visuals in a soft and warm art style, an emotive and relaxing soundtrack, satisfying puzzle-based gameplay, fun photography, and a poignant and uplifting narrative with an engaging protagonist.”
    • “While the game only takes around 2-4 hours (depending on how you solve the puzzles), the story is both touching and bittersweet, the art style looks quite similar to 'Behind the Frame', and now features voiceovers in English, Japanese (日本語), and Chinese (中文), adding depth to the experience.”
    • “On one hand, it is stunning visually, the story is intriguing, and the music serves as a bow on this gift of an aesthetically pleasing game.”
    • “The artwork, music, and storytelling were all beautiful; the only complaints I have are replayability (which I don't really care about) and the final puzzles (the room).”
  • gameplay
    33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in "The Star Named Eos" combines point-and-click mechanics with puzzle-solving elements centered around memory-laden objects, offering a mix of easy and challenging puzzles. Players can explore beautifully crafted environments while engaging in photography, which adds a unique twist to the gameplay experience. Although the game is relatively short, lasting around 3-5 hours, it features polished mechanics and a heartwarming narrative that encourages exploration and discovery.

    • “The gameplay is based on focusing on certain objects that have memories for gods and overcoming the puzzles; the clues are scattered throughout the location, sometimes it is easy while other puzzles are more difficult.”
    • “It will take around 3-5 hours to complete and offers players stunning visuals in a soft and warm art style, an emotive and relaxing soundtrack, satisfying puzzle-based gameplay, fun photography, and a poignant and uplifting narrative with an engaging protagonist.”
    • “The star named eos tells a wonderful, bittersweet story through a unique gameplay lens that marries point-and-click puzzling with some light photography to great effect.”
    • “(-) no tangible gameplay”
    • “Regarding the gameplay, it mostly consists of point-and-click elements where you have to explore your various surroundings.”
    • “Even though it's short and the gameplay is fairly simple, there are plenty of sweet little hidden surprises, so make sure you explore everything.”
  • grinding
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to repetitive point-and-click puzzles that require extensive scanning of the environment. Achievements can be easily obtained in a short playthrough, but the need to replay chapters for missed achievements is hampered by unskippable dialogue, adding to the overall frustration.

    • “Having to scan every tiny corner feels tedious to me.”
    • “(--) tedious, most-basic of point-and-click puzzles you've solved hundreds of times in all the other games.”
    • “[Some puzzles may feel tedious and require extra time to comprehend. Hand-drawn interactive elements are sometimes hard to spot, requiring careful screen scanning. Replaying chapters for missed achievements is hindered by the inability to skip dialogue.]”
  • replayability
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's replayability is considered limited, primarily appealing to those who wish to experience the story again or pursue achievements. While some players may find value in revisiting the beautiful art and music, others feel that the lack of new content diminishes its long-term replay potential. However, the engaging narrative and challenging puzzles may entice a subset of players to return.

    • “Puzzle games don’t have the best replay value, but we would be delighted to return to this one thanks to the tricksy teasers and compelling mother-son narrative.”
    • “The artwork, music, and storytelling were all beautiful; the only complaints I have are about replayability (which I don't really care about) and the final puzzles (the room).”
    • “Finally, not a lot of replay value unless you want to experience the story again, which you might as the story isn't bad.”
    • “I didn't get all the achievements (didn't aim for them on my first playthrough), so there is definitely replay value if one wants to get them as well.”
    • “The artwork, music, and storytelling were all beautiful; the only complaints I have are replayability (which I don't really care about) and the final puzzles (the room).”
  • atmosphere
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its atmospheric classical music and visuals that effectively set the tone and enhance emotional moments. However, some users noted that awkward English voice acting can detract from the overall experience, despite the strong ambiance created by the music and setting. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a significant strength of the game, complemented by well-designed puzzles.

    • “The music in this game perfectly blends with the ambiance to set the tone and atmosphere, and it also enhances the more emotional moments, making them even more impactful.”
    • “Great atmosphere and the puzzles have a nice level of difficulty, in my opinion.”
    • “Atmospheric classical music that matches the theme and setting.”

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