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The Star Named EOS
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“The art style is so pretty, and it kind of feels like Ghibli-style art. The story is about a young photographer who recreates old photos left by his mom, and through that he slowly learns more about her and their past. My favorite part was the starry sky scene in the middle. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“The Star Named EOS is a well-paced adventure that touches on some emotional themes without being overly imaginative, which keeps the fantastical experience grounded and creative. It’s an exploration of memories through photography, with the help of some gorgeous hand-drawn…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“If Behind The Frame is telling stories through painting, this game is telling a story through photography. Recreate photos to travel to that memory and try to find what happened to you mother.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Collab with casual puzzle game Undusted: Letters from the Past!
Dear players, Thank you for supporting The Star Named EOS ! We’ve collaborated with Undusted: Letters from the Past to release a bundle! Please check out the link to the collaboration bundle below. Mo
Update v1.1.0
Dear players, Thank you for supporting The Star Named EOS ! We have taken note of some players’ feedback about having difficulty finding clues during gameplay. We have updated the game to v1.1.0 for a
Behind the Frame & The Star Named EOS Physical Switch Set!
Two stories by Silver Lining Studio in one package! Behind the Frame and The Star Named EOS, two adventure games by the critically acclaimed Taiwanese indie game studio Silver Lining Studio, will be r
Thank You for the Positive Reviews!
Dear all, Thank you all for giving The Star Named EOS so many positive reviews ever since release! To show our appreciation, the game will be on sale on Steam for 20% OFF until 10:00 AM September 11,
Update v1.0.0_04
Dear players, Thank you for supporting The Star Named EOS! We have updated the game to v.1.0.0_04 for a smoother gameplay experience. Bug fixes Fixed a bug that cause the needle to disappear Fixed the
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Anime · First-Person · Casual · Hidden Object · 360 Video · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Indie · Singleplayer · Adventure · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Traditional Chinese * , Japanese * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Korean, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB RAM, OpenGL 3.3 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space