Eastward

Released: September 16, 2021

Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Adventure Indie

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Science fiction

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

89.1

Based on 36 ratings

Critics Rating

81.0

Based on 3 ratings

Total Rating

85.0

Based on 39 ratings

Summary

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’s unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above! Discover beautiful yet bizarre settlements and make new friends as you travel across the world by rail.

Inspired by 90s Japanese animation, the visual style of Eastward has been brought to life using a combination of a modern, innovative 3D lighting system and a rich retro-pixel artwork.

Storyline

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…