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The Eternal Cylinder
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“The Eternal Cylinder is a weird game in the best and strangest ways. It’s a survival adventure where you play as these odd little creatures called Trebhums. And yes… they suck. Literally. You vacuum up food, eat it, and sometimes gain mutations from what you consume. Along the…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“A terribly goofy game that toils the idea of not caring too much but caring enough. You play as a group young Trebhums that have been born into a dying world. The cylinder is killing everything and crushed all in its path. What are you to do?! Honestly, I don't understand fully…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Good game overall, great story and soundtrack, interesting gameplay and art style. But this game does need polish in a lot of places. 1. The open world tag is straight up misleading, it's a very linear game with no choice and no way to explore previous areas. If you need…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 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 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Soundtrack is now available - for free
Happy Holidays Community! As we reach the end of 2022, we're reminded how wonderful our community is. We've loved reading about your Eternal Cylinder dreams, seeing your fan art, and hearing your thou
The Eternal Cylinder - Patch #3 is live!
Hi everyone! Patch #3 is now live, check out the details below. Patch notes and fixes for Hot Fix 3 (aka Patch 3): A progression bug that could manifest in several different ways is now fixed. The bug
The Eternal Cylinder - Patch #2 is live!
Hi everyone! We continue to listen to your feedback and make improvements to the game. Huge thanks to you, our Community, who continue to share your experiences, talk about your fun adventures, and le
The Eternal Cylinder - Patch 1 is now live!
Hi everyone! Thanks for your warm welcome on Steam and for all your feedback! We are rolling out our Patch 1, here are its contents: Patch notes and fixes for Hot Fix 1 (aka Patch 1): Optimized Raytra
The Eternal Cylinder Anniversary Update - Available Now on Steam!
The time has finally come! The Eternal Cylinder is now AVAILABLE ON STEAM The Anniversary Update is live and included in the Steam version! With this launch, a whole new audience of players who have n
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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 | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Open World · Exploration · Surreal · Survival · Narration · Family Friendly · Atmospheric · Puzzle-Platformer · Colorful · Cute · Action-Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://www.eternalcylinder.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space