Eternal Love: A Blend of Platforming and Atmospheric Horror

Stumbling through the endless sea of indie games these days—platformers everywhere! It’s wild, right? I’m just trying to find something that sticks out, kinda like how Shovel Knight or Celeste did their thing. And then, boom, at PAX East 2025, Love Eternal caught my eye. It was just… different.

So let me paint you a picture: this one’s a labor of love cooked up by a sibling duo. They’re like, well, they moved from Oregon to LA, right when those gnarly wildfires hit. I mean, what a way to set the stage! Ever seen Perfect Blue? Yeah? Dive into those vibes ’cause that anime is all over this game’s bones.

You jump in as Maya. Picture this: she’s chilling with her fam in suburbia, and then the phone rings. You answer it—ominous much?—come back, and bam! Family’s gone, and outside? A whole new (old?) world. Everything’s ancient, falling apart. I just remember thinking, “Whoa, that’s disorienting.” Or maybe it was the snacks. Who knows.

Anyway—wait—oh yeah, so Maya’s got this trick where she flips gravity. Running on the ceiling, Spider-Man style. But here’s the kicker: you gotta hit the ground before flipping again, or you’re toast. Later on, you snag these red stones mid-air and flip without touching down. Talk about a head-scratcher! I nearly tossed my controller, but those save points saved my sanity.

Maya’s world? It’s crawling with challenges, impossible puzzles, and save spots. It’s like Celeste met VVVVVV for a dizzying dance. The devs are clearly into that indie flavor.

Honestly, they want you to brain your way through this maze of platforming traps, unraveling a tale that’s pretty nuts. Something about escaping some ‘castle of bitter memories’—yeah, and gods who kidnap kids. I mean, it’s gonna mess you up a little, but isn’t that the point? Expect roughly four hours of mind-bending chaos when Love Eternal hits everything later this year: Xbox, Switch, PlayStations galore, and on PC.