The Eternal Cylinder

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 4, 2021
    7
    The Eternal Cylinder
    This game is weird
    The Eternal Cylinder is a survival adventure game where yu play as these weird little creatures called Trebhums, and they suck.. literally.. you suck up food, you eat food, sometimes you gain mutations from eating these foods, theres other trebhums to collect,and this is the main focus, youre in this area usually with a couple secrets for you to    The Eternal Cylinder
    This game is weird
    The Eternal Cylinder is a survival adventure game where yu play as these weird little creatures called Trebhums, and they suck.. literally.. you suck up food, you eat food, sometimes you gain mutations from eating these foods, theres other trebhums to collect,and this is the main focus, youre in this area usually with a couple secrets for you to find and trebhums to collect, you find the secret and your friends, you get some lore about this alian planet, you go through a wall of blue light and a cylinder chases oyu, you have to make it to a tower efore it catches you and now you can breath, youre safe, free to explore, find more friends, expiremnt new foods, find more lore. Rinse repeat..if you’ve played one hour of this game you’ve played the whole game.. eventually you will have to manage hunger but that’s fine, plenty of food around.. the survival mostly comes in the form of keeping your trebhums alive asyouwill need a crtain number to progress a lot of the times.. at firt this is easy to do, but an hr in and the game starts going crazy, basically everything wants to kill you, theres electric storms and poison, this beautiful weird planet gets less and less friendly the more you unocverits secrets..
    The Eternal Cylinder is an odd game.. youre either going to love the idea of collecting aliens and finding mutations while you gather info, or the management and repetiveness of this going to creep in long before credits roll, and that’s the camp I fall in.. bu I can still appreciate why others are loving this game.. theres charm to it, the world is beautiful, theres good story telling and even a narrator pulling you along.. but it just wasn’t a game that clicked with me as much as I wish it did.. but still..
    I give The Eternal Cylinder
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  2. hoanns
    Oct 10, 2021
    7
    You play as little weak creatures that collect mutations while running away from a cylinder. It's not super special gameplay wise but still entertaining, with the different mutations to collect and some special places to discover.

    Don't expect some advanced evolution system though, the mutations are just different skills.

    The story was mediocre but kept me going until the end.
  3. hamik17594
    Nov 9, 2021
    3
    There are some real innovations at play in The Eternal Cylinder. The cylinder itself feels pretty unique. Big kudos are due to Good Shepherd Entertainment for trying something genuinely new. On the other hand, the game sucks from top-to-bottom and isn't worth your time by any stretch of the imagination. This game feels like the concept came first and the execution came so far behind itThere are some real innovations at play in The Eternal Cylinder. The cylinder itself feels pretty unique. Big kudos are due to Good Shepherd Entertainment for trying something genuinely new. On the other hand, the game sucks from top-to-bottom and isn't worth your time by any stretch of the imagination. This game feels like the concept came first and the execution came so far behind it that it's still not fully executed. The Eternal Cylinder feels so broken, unpolished, and fundamentally unfinished that I would only recommend it if it were the only game in existence - and even then with significant caveats.… Expand
  4. jaywhitaker1987
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    There are a lot of interesting, weird things going on in The Eternal Cylinder. You've got to admire a developer who really wants to confuse and excite you. On the other hand, The Eternal Cylinder is the messiest mess of a game I've ever played in my entire life. I would only recommend playing it as a curio. "What a weird game! It never ever clicks or gets enjoyable!" But man, is it weird.
  5. PavelStepanov
    Jan 30, 2022
    8
    Cute exploratory arcade game with original ideas.

    Minor disadvantages: - unit management - menu control Advantages: - gameplay - visual - story - music - atmosphere Completed in 14 hours. Not short, not tight. Great game for a small price. Милая исследовательская аркада с оригинальными идеями. Незначительные недостатки: - управление юнитами - управление в меню    Cute exploratory arcade game with original ideas.

    Minor disadvantages:
    - unit management
    - menu control

    Advantages:
    - gameplay
    - visual
    - story
    - music
    - atmosphere

    Completed in 14 hours. Not short, not tight. Great game for a small price.

    Милая исследовательская аркада с оригинальными идеями.

    Незначительные недостатки:
    - управление юнитами
    - управление в меню

    Преимущества:
    - геймплей
    - визуал
    - история
    - музыка
    - атмосфера

    Пройдена за 14 часов. Не короткая, не затянутая. Отличная игра за небольшую цену.    … Expand
  6. Punya228
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    These creatures are so cuuuuute!!!!!!!!! 10/10 BEST GAME I'M CRYINGGGGGGGGG

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#97 Best PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Edge Magazine
    Dec 30, 2021
    70
    Like the Trebhum, The Eternal Cylinder thrives despite its deficiencies, relying on a unique ensemble of qualities to find a way. [Issue#367, p.118]
  2. Screen Rant
    Oct 21, 2021
    70
    This chase-and-reprieve dynamic makes for a well-paced campaign which should take most players 12 hours or so to complete. The Eternal Cylinder makes for a tricky game to conveniently classify, and the mix of survival, exploration, platforming, puzzle, and action elements does sometimes collide with its clumsy and slippery controls. Adjustable difficulty settings are welcoming, but even on default mode there’s a generosity of checkpointing and saves, and rarely is an attempt punished too harshly; plus, when the permanent mutation system is later unlocked, it feels practically game-breaking. Warts and all, The Eternal Cylinder remains an accessible oddball adventure of one-of-a-kind sights.
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  3. GameCritics
    Oct 21, 2021
    95
    This title is full of new ideas, design that is coherent with its larger ideas and it offers an attempt to draw attention to real-life subjects such as social diversity, just like a true work of art. Taken in total, The Eternal Cylinder is an unforgettable experience.
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