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Game Information

Game Title: Eternights

Platforms:

• PlayStation 4 (Sep 12, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (Sep 12, 2023)
• PC (Sep 12, 2023)

Trailer:

• Eternights - Character Relationships Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games
• Eternights - Release Date Update Trailer
• Eternights - Release Date Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Developer: Studio Sai

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 73 average - 56% recommended
Metacritic - 79 average based on 7 Reviews

Critic Reviews

Eternights review --- Finding love in a hopeless place

I knew there was something special about Eternights when it was announced back in 2022 at PlayStation’s State of Play event. While it contains many elements and themes that are reminiscent of Atlas’s Persona series, this project seems to stand out in its own unique way. Now that the game is...

gamingtrend.com

Eternights Review | RPGFan

The course of true love rarely runs smoothly. If you throw in the apocalypse, you're fighting an uphill battle to get a date. Horror action

www.rpgfan.com

Eternights Review | GameGrin

Love can be difficult to find at the best of times, but how about finding “the one” during the end...

www.gamegrin.com

Eternights review - action meets romance in the apocalypse

The power of love

www.techradar.com

Eternights Review - Noisy Pixel

Noisy Pixel's Eternights Review from developer and publisher Studio Sai, available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC now.

noisypixel.net

Eternights Review - Let's get personal

Eternights is an apocalyptic dungeon crawler meets dating sim. Though its a combination we've seen prior, its fun, earnest and heartfelt.

checkpointgaming.net

Review: Eternights (PS5) - A Surprisingly Charming Apocalyptic Dating Sim

What's the story? Warning! Horny!

www.pushsquare.com

Physical release coming this holiday if you prefer a bit of waiting!

 

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But Why Tho? - Eddie De Santiago - 6.5 / 10

Eternights ultimately get more things wrong than right. It lacks a general sense of polish, and the writing is legitimately baffling at times. The combat feels great more often than not, but it’s hard to justify spending too much time on this title.

Checkpoint Gaming - Charlie Kelly - 7.5 / 10

Though far from perfect, Eternights has a lot of good ideas that heavier hitters in the action dating sim genre should follow. Despite being a small team, Studio Sai provides a fun and enjoyable experience in the scene, offering charming and equally viable dating options to get to know, even adding a queer romance option. There's an engaging mystery to uncover in-game too, every so often taking the time to showcase this in gorgeous 2D animation. Though polish could've been greater in distracting HUD and menus, combat checkpoints and the like, what the studio has done for the genre is create an earnest and wholehearted positive step forward.

GamingTrend - Henry Viola - 90 / 100

It's amazing to see such a passionate debut title from Studio Sai. Eternights elegantly blends in addicting and engaging action combat with dating mechanics while providing beautiful visuals and excellent voice acting. I can't wait to see what's next from this small team of developers.

God is a Geek - Lyle Carr - 6.5 / 10

Eternights combines hack and slash action with Persona social links, but has a few too many issues to recommend to everybody.

MonsterVine - Nick Mangiaracina - 2.5 / 5

The pillars holding up Eternights; Narrative, Combat, and Characters, have lots of cracks and didn’t take long to start crumbling. As impressive as it is that this game was made with such a small team, I can’t recommend this game.

Press Start - James Wood - 8 / 10

Eternights is an ambitious and mostly successful swing at the dating-sim/action genre that delivers a cool world and likeable characters with robust combat options and a refreshing take on who you can love at the end of the world.

Push Square - John Cal McCormick - 7 / 10

Eternights' great success is that it manages to be more than the sum of its parts. The witty writing papers over the shakier aspects of the storytelling, the slight combat is used sparingly enough that its flaws rarely frustrate, and above all, it's got an undeniable charm despite its rough edges. We're swiping right on this one.

Siliconera - Cody Perez - 6 / 10

Eternights relies a bit too much on taking inspiration from other games like Persona 5 to carve out its own identity.

Try Hard Guides - Erik Hodges - 9 / 10

Eternights is a humorous and raunchy adult dating sim that cleverly fuses itself with a grim action adventure. Good comedy writing combines itself seamlessly with the dark reality of the setting, presented through beautifully designed levels and masterfully animated cutscenes. Everything in Eternights meshes together wonderfully, and if you’re a fan of anime you’re sure to enjoy what this game has to offer.

 

[Punished Miku]

I remember hearing about this one briefly. Thanks for making a review thread.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Who?

 

[Dream-Knife]

I finished the game tonight. It was really great, especially for a first game from an indie. They did a great job making you care about the characters.

Played entirely on Steam Deck, ran great. 3.5 ish battery life. Game has default Steam Deck settings and button prompts.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

I saw some videos of this and...

It's really bad.
Characters are generic and annoying. It's a cheap game made for thirsty weaboos.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I saw some videos of this and...

It's really bad.
Characters are generic and annoying. It's a cheap game made for thirsty weaboos.

Glad it triggers you so much daddy

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Really happy for the dev.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

By the way, the physical release happens this week on Nov 16, so preorders will start shipping soon!

 

[Power Pro]

did anyone here try this game? I forgot all about it, but i guess i preordered it physically on amazon, and it'll arrive this week. i remember thinking it looked kinda cool when it was revealed, and that's all i remember. don't know what kind of reception it got when it came out digitally other than what's posted in this thread, but i dont really trust critics. forgot that i even ordered it til i saw the money come out of my account lol

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

My copy should be arriving tomorrow, but I don't know when I'll get to play it unfortunately. :/