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Eastshade
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm on my second playthrough having purchased the game on Xbox when it was originally released. This is one of only maybe 3 games that I felt a great sense of sadness at finishing, and thought of for many days afterward…”
“Very pretty first-person exploration game in nature with friendly humanoid animals. This is not just a walking simulator and it's not really a fantasy RPG although it feels like an Elder Scrolls game (Oblivion, Skyrim)…”
“I absolutely adore Eastshade. As someone who thrives on quest driven gameplay and prefers exploration over combat, this game feels perfectly balanced. The world is beautiful and immersive. The quests provide clear…”
63 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Lovely looking game with a great idea but the ability to not make manual saves is annoying to the point were I'm sadly requesting a refund.”
“I'm on my second playthrough having purchased the game on Xbox when it was originally released. This is one of only maybe 3 games that I felt a great sense of sadness at finishing, and thought of for many days afterward…”
“I had played the game for around 2 hours. The locations are truly pretty, but, as some people write, the dialogues are just too banal and I didnt have the feeling anymore that I would want to continue this game. But the…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm on my second playthrough having purchased the game on Xbox when it was originally released. This is one of only maybe 3 games that I felt a great sense of sadness at finishing, and thought of for many days afterward…”
“i had to get soap for a dude to help get a pot unstuck off his head so i asked a lady for some soap and she asked what for and i said "its too weird to put into words" and she responded "oh dear you shouldnt use soap…”
“when i got this game and i thought it would be very weird and i would not like it as much as i do, i did not know it was big as it really is, i'm very happy and pleased would absolutely recommend even if you have a busy…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm so soooo glad I had stumbled upon a blog about this game which made me download it. This has been the most relaxing game I had ever played so far. The voice lines are superb and I will definitely play it again!!!…”
“What a relaxing and soothing game. It’s a real treat for the soul. Picturesque landscapes and a soundtrack that makes you dream. And the best thing is: the game doesn’t involve any fighting at all. You can simply unwind…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“There are few gamers that pull at my heart like this one. The environment, the characters, the story, the atmosphere. I actually didnt want to complete the game. I wanted to remain there and earn glowstones by fishing…”
“It's a beautiful game with a thorough story and lots (and I mean lots) of side quests. Unfortunately my game broke numerous times. I'm still playing at the moment of writing this, and I must admit I'm pretty hooked. If…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I legit spent almost the whole day playing this game. From the characters to the environment and the story of you. Yes you are an artist running around and doing artwork (I'm not gonna spoil anything). But I…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a beautiful game with a thorough story and lots (and I mean lots) of side quests. Unfortunately my game broke numerous times. I'm still playing at the moment of writing this, and I must admit I'm pretty hooked. If…”
“I'm so glad I found this game :))) I wish I could forget about it so I can play it for the first time all over again
“I have become so emotionally attached to this game. It is utterly beautiful, perfectly silly, but also so resonating. Exploring really feels like you're discovering new places as you are mostly free to roam about the…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I had played the game for around 2 hours. The locations are truly pretty, but, as some people write, the dialogues are just too banal and I didnt have the feeling anymore that I would want to continue this game. But the…”
“Very pretty first-person exploration game in nature with friendly humanoid animals. This is not just a walking simulator and it's not really a fantasy RPG although it feels like an Elder Scrolls game (Oblivion, Skyrim)…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“when i got this game and i thought it would be very weird and i would not like it as much as i do, i did not know it was big as it really is, i'm very happy and pleased would absolutely recommend even if you have a busy…”
“The game seems stunning, I decided to purchase it after reading a review that said even their old pc can run it just right. I was very disappointed to find out that my new laptop can't run it well, even on low-medium…”
“Beautiful game if your computer can render the graphics. Interesting storyline. Choices sometimes matter and if you choose wrong, you end up not getting a quest or progressing. And try not to waste inspiration until…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The game looks very interesting. Thought I would give it a go and likely finish it. However developer seems to have decided they dont have resources to add option for remapping controls. Its unplayable for me in…”
“Charming game with pretty landscapes. It's not all about painting pictures. That's actually a small part of the game. You travel around the area exploring, gathering, crafting, and completing quests for NPC characters.…”
“I loved the voice-acting and appreciated that every character had some lines. The control of the main character was not very smooth, I would have appreciated seeing feet and hands in first person. I liked all the…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I had played the game for around 2 hours. The locations are truly pretty, but, as some people write, the dialogues are just too banal and I didnt have the feeling anymore that I would want to continue this game. But the…”
“The promotional video says "it's not a walking simulator, it's more like Skyrim if the main thing was painting instead of combat." (it's a walking sim) This unfortunately means that there are two kinds of NPCs: people…”
“jUST FINISHED PLAYING IT, whoops all caps sorry. Anyways, GOOD GAME. not skyrim level story and broadness obvi, but for someone that loves to live through a little story and exlpore and meet cute lovely characters, this…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Very cozy. A game where the focus is on the pretty landscape and solving small problems for people living peaceful lives. If your favourite part of Bethesda games is ignoring the plot, picking up crafting ingredients, and talking to silly NPCs - then this is for you.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“It's a nice, relaxed, very visually pretty game. Is it the most compelling story? No. But it's a chill escape from reality for a few hours. Edit to add: it *does* have crashing/glitching issues. But it autosaves frequently enough that it's a mild irritation to just reboot it,…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“I played for 33 hours and even near the end I was still discovering paths I'd never been on, buildings I'd never been in, and characters I'd never encountered. Beautiful visuals; I painted some that weren't part of any commission or quest because I wanted to save them for my own…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Eastshade Studios presents our new game Songs of Glimmerwick!
Hi everyone! It's been 3 years since the initial release of Eastshade. Time has flown! We've been toiling away on something entirely new. We present Songs of Glimmerwick! A story-driven witch academy
Version 1.26b
Version 1.26b is live! -added support for arrow keys as alternate to WASD for movement input -improved LOD resolution for purple trees
Eastshade is Coming to PS4 and Xbox One!
Eastshade will be available for PS4 and Xbox One on October 21! While we've been busy squashing bugs and delivering updates, we've also been toiling away on bringing the world of Eastshade to consoles
Version 1.25
Version 1.25 is live! -fixed regression in vegetation in the Restless Reach (its supposed to be white not green) -firepits remove themselves once the player is far enough away -fixed bug where Park Ra
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Relaxing · Open World · Beautiful · Atmospheric · Adventure · Walking Simulator · Singleplayer · First-Person · Nature · Indie · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | http://www.eastshade.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti/Radeon HD 6950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space