Eastward
Eastward is a beautifully detailed and charming adventure RPG, from Shanghai-based indie developers, Pixpil and published by Chucklefish. Escape the tyrannical clutches of a subterranean society and join…
Eastward is an adventure developed by Pixpil Studio, released 16 September 2021 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 27.5 hrs to finish.
What Eastward is
Eastward is an adventure game developed by Pixpil Studio and released in 2021. It was published by Chucklefish Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Aseprite.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the near-future, society is starting to collapse, and the human population is at an all-time low. A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path. Those who could escape the miasma flocked to underground villages to start a new life. But for a hardworking miner and a mysterious young girl, the hope of a thriving outside world beckons…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Eastward holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 27.5 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia GTS 450. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Eastward launched on 16 September 2021, within three weeks of Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6 and Death Stranding: Director's Cut. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6, Death Stranding: Director's Cut.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Eastward yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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