Eschatos (2011) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Eschatos

An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon…

80 7 April 2011

What Eschatos is

Eschatos is an arcade game developed by Qute Corporation and released in 2011. It was published by Degica Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Eschatos holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual-core processor running at 2.0GHz or higher., 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 8600, AMD RADEON HD3600, Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better. (Cards supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Eschatos launched on 7 April 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat and World of Tanks. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat, World of Tanks.

Eschatos — frequently asked questions

When did Eschatos come out?

Eschatos was released on 7 April 2011 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Eschatos?

At minimum, Eschatos needs Dual-core processor running at 2.0GHz or higher., 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8600, AMD RADEON HD3600, Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better. (Cards supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0) graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Eschatos?

The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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