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Eternal Evil

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.

Global score

75/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Strong survival horror atmosphere
    • Challenging and satisfying puzzles
    • Engaging combat with resource management
    • Good value for price and content
    • Impressive achievement for a single developer

    Cons

    • Some bugs and jank in ai and animations
    • Occasional obtuse or unclear puzzles
    • Voice acting and translation quality vary
    • Limited character development and story clarity
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players can customize difficulty, choose characters, and decide how to approach puzzles and combat, showing high player control."

    • Competence
      4

      "The game offers challenging puzzles and combat requiring skill and strategic resource management."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on single-player experience without ranked modes or direct player comparison."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players report long play sessions, replayability with unlockables, and desire for multiple playthroughs."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Players engage in puzzle solving and exploration, with some freedom in approach and puzzle skipping options."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is individual and cooperative elements are absent."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game to immerse in a dark, creepy survival horror world, escaping real life stresses."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players try different strategies, puzzle solutions, and difficulty settings, including skipping puzzles."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Game encourages exploring detailed environments, uncovering secrets, and backtracking."

    • Expression
      2

      "Some customization through unlockables and character choice, but limited cosmetic personalization."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Strong supernatural vampire and horror themes with imaginative fiction and monsters."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No social or community features; purely single-player experience."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop skills in combat, puzzle solving, and resource management throughout the game."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement due to challenging puzzles and combat."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles present."

    • Progression
      4

      "Players collect items, unlock weapons, and progress through story and levels."

    • Relaxation
      -3

      "Game involves tension, suspense, and challenge rather than relaxation or flow."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Atmospheric audio-visual design and jump scares provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or popularity mechanics; focus is individual."

    • Story
      3

      "Narrative is present with comic-style cutscenes and lore, though sometimes cheesy or unclear."

    • Strategy
      4

      "Requires planning, puzzle solving, ammo and resource management, and tactical combat."

    • Thrill
      4

      "Jump scares, tense combat, and suspenseful atmosphere provide thrill and excitement."

    • Value
      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for price, especially given it was made by one developer."

    • Violence
      4

      "Combat involves shooting and killing vampire enemies with gore and destruction."

    • Survival
      4

      "Players manage limited ammo, health, and resources to survive challenging enemies and puzzles."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026