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Eternal Return
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Very BOAR-ING This game itself is awesome and gave me a lot of fun, but devs just dont give a fuhh about english players. They had a great chance to revive popularity and then they just shoot themselves for such a…”
“Hey, it's me, BladeSaint, and I've put in a bit of time into the game. It's a great game; very fast paced and meshes survival, battle royale, and moba elements very well. But I cannot recommend it, and I'll get into…”
“Was a fun game for a while, came a long way from EA. But has a community that makes LoL toxicity look downright friendly at times. Devs also get rid of expensive skins because they are offended by a hand gesture, and…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
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4 of the 100 reviews raise this.
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Ive spent plenty of time playing over the years NN's complete mismanagement of the ENG community to cater to the whims of their korean playerbase due to a pun over 4 years ago is ridiculous. I love coming back to this…”
25 of the 100 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Boar-ing This is beyond pathetic. I cannot speak for NA, but in the EU we are already struggling with a low player base. This voice acting choice was an amazing opportunity for more players to discover the game, but…”
“Very BOAR-ING This game itself is awesome and gave me a lot of fun, but devs just dont give a fuhh about english players. They had a great chance to revive popularity and then they just shoot themselves for such a…”
“Hey, it's me, BladeSaint, and I've put in a bit of time into the game. It's a great game; very fast paced and meshes survival, battle royale, and moba elements very well. But I cannot recommend it, and I'll get into…”
20 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Boar-ing This is beyond pathetic. I cannot speak for NA, but in the EU we are already struggling with a low player base. This voice acting choice was an amazing opportunity for more players to discover the game, but…”
“You can see my hours played of this game. I am deeply disappointed for writing this review over a game I love but it needs to be done because Nimble Neuron, the company behind Eternal Return, made the stupidest decision…”
“Very BOAR-ING This game itself is awesome and gave me a lot of fun, but devs just dont give a fuhh about english players. They had a great chance to revive popularity and then they just shoot themselves for such a…”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“play this game if you enjoy a certain amount of suffering but you'd rather just fist fight all day rather than lane like in league of legends. since the devs are scared of hurting people's feelings, they make anything…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Boar-ing This is beyond pathetic. I cannot speak for NA, but in the EU we are already struggling with a low player base. This voice acting choice was an amazing opportunity for more players to discover the game, but…”
“Hey, it's me, BladeSaint, and I've put in a bit of time into the game. It's a great game; very fast paced and meshes survival, battle royale, and moba elements very well. But I cannot recommend it, and I'll get into…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“play this game if you enjoy a certain amount of suffering but you'd rather just fist fight all day rather than lane like in league of legends. since the devs are scared of hurting people's feelings, they make anything…”
“Devs got upset over a pun made 5 years ago by a Vtuber, and it was a stupid English pun. Game IS boring anyways, so I see why they're mad. It's the reason why I only have 2.5 hours in this game, it's a crap BR with the…”
“A game from a dev team so pathetic and lazy they can't even bother to verify a basic translation before making reckless calls? It’s a dead end with zero growth potential. Go ahead and rot with your pitifully small…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Haiz.....another fun multiplayer game killing itself off. First was Paladins for me, and now even this game. Truly depressing.”
— a player, Steam review · 117 hrs played“Fired a solid VA over nonsense raised by a community of players that wouldn't even use the language pack she voiced for. This game is good but the devs are beyond clueless and will bend over backwards and pander to their korean audience and leave the rest of the world's servers…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,464 hrs played“Nimble Neuron clearly does not care for it's global player base, having the English VA of Bihyung recast over an inoffensive pun they made 3 years ago that was dug up *after* they were cast to voice the character. This is a reoccurring issue with the dev team, having removed…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,564 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:21 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Bilibili World 2026 Celebration Coupon
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Eternal Wraith Bianca Skin Release!
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Eternal Wraith Bianca Collection Bundle!
Hello Lumia Island survivors, We're excited to announce a new collection bundle celebrating the release of Bianca's new skin! Eternal Wraith Bianca Collection Bundle Get a special profile icon by coll
A special gift has arrived! Eternal Return's 3rd Anniversary Pass
Hello Lumia Island survivors, We're adding a new themed Quest Book to the game to celebrate Eternal Return's 3rd anniversary since official launch! This special event pass includes special commemorati
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Anime · Sexual Content · Multiplayer · MOBA · Survival · PvP · Combat · Top-Down · Action · Crafting · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese, Korean * , Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://playeternalreturn.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64Bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-3225, AMD FX-4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, ATI Radeon HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space