# Eternal Return Summer DB entity ID: c0daed26\-8d2f\-4c84\-ab85\-e60558b08044 Steam App ID: 528010 Eternal Return: a trial by fire This game is not for everyone\. Eternal Return  strips away conventional comforts for a brutally uncompromising indie experience that challenges players with merciless mechanics, oppressive atmosphere, and fragmentary storytelling\. Begin with only 1 health and 1 stamina\.   Explore amid an ever\-present sense of danger  to build your health, stamina, and small arsenal of weapons\. A Combat System Unlike Any Other Forget hack\-and\-slash\. Here, combat is a slow, deliberate dance of stamina and strategy\. Mastering Eternal Return's unconventional controls demands precision \- and button mashing guarantees death\. Players wield 3 primary and 3 secondary weapons , each with distinct advantages\. Swinging a greatsword is not instant, and misjudging an attack leaves you vulnerable\. No air controls  creates grounded, tactical engagements, where positioning and timing determine life or death\. A World of Suffering and Mystery L ooping level design  means that progress is never straightforward\. Players have  only one central checkpoint  \- progress by discovering shortcuts, keys to unlock doors, and an in\-world fast\-travel network\. Speak to nine tormented NPCs and decipher cryptic messages scrawled on scrolls throughout the castle\. Players must find clues in their environment and  read between the lines  to find their path forward\. More Features: Defeat foes to gain points: Spend points to use crucial ranged weapons\. Risk & Reward:  When you die, return to your corpse to recover points—or abandon them\. Includes: 20 levels\. 13 bosses\. 50\+ enemy types \- not mere foes but reflections of past sins Secrets & Madness: Hidden areas and challenges even for the most hardened players\. Phonograph Records: Discover scattered discs to unveil the game’s soundtracks\. Glitches:  hard drives lost when the developer became homeless means fractures remain in this world\. 64\-Color Aesthetic: A grim palette of decay, evoking the fading light of a dying world\. Countless Barrels and Jars to smash\. Philosophy\! Every Step forward is a Victory over Overwhelming Odds\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Pathless Games - Publisher: Pathless Games - Release date: Feb 23, 2017 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac, linux - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_1e17b909789bd5d85594c00da8c1968e634c2ca6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_f58cc50b4f7f89978016d0791d7021b6baf55d1d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_7885388e624b8a363d7aacb77572cd58b2f2c198\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_48d0389ff0396a8c2cfe4219ac9f0dcae36efdb0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_4f6c73e4e002afb40f7bdc1be701310ca8b6c857\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_d324c73da3157399c25e5c11750c5641f146f2fc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_f099af611e681be49791fc2a76eaa67c75837ea9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_2e9ae25e23fdc8342527dc13b7d27bf8b1c994ef\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_16f155ab3eecb3fdf8f3d6ac349b3391608489cc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_8bed79c618d60d4f3183c96d4986cfee67db1d37\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/528010/ss\_a943cd0a7fab56ebdcf1c848541d11edc509f9bb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1772728537 - Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 36 - Steam positive reviews: 20 - Steam negative reviews: 16 - Steam positive percentage: 55.55555555555556% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/c0daed26-8d2f-4c84-ab85-e60558b08044/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/c0daed26-8d2f-4c84-ab85-e60558b08044/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T14:31:12\.61028\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T14:31:15\.921019\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T14:31:13\.567176\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/528010/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/528010/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=528010","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/528010"\},"price":"2026\-09\-22T14:31:12\.61028\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-22T14:31:12\.61028\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-22T14:31:15\.921019\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-22T14:31:13\.567176\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"d6adc4c4\-e9e7\-4857\-82cc\-a791545da54e","catalog":"1f70bfe3\-bad4\-4823\-a6b0\-d534c0ecfb2e","details":"1cb1d258\-dedc\-490a\-a0b4\-1b0c59ac5acf","players":"faa3087a\-a99d\-4cf3\-9633\-3561041d29ab","reviews":"7ca822d8\-3e11\-4952\-a607\-273ec3331589"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"c0daed26\-8d2f\-4c84\-ab85\-e60558b08044","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/528010/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/c0daed26-8d2f-4c84-ab85-e60558b08044)