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Gothic platformer Love Eternal turns Celeste into a full-bore psychological horror gameGris but grislier
Gris but grislier
Image credit:Ysbryd Games
Image credit:Ysbryd Games
When not getting spiked or lasered, Maya appears to spend her days in a kind of metaphorical suburban household. Here, she will contend with things like people crawling on the ceiling and coming over all Babadook. Maya does have one major advantage: the ability to reverse gravity. Watch her put that ability to use in the new trailer.
LOVE ETERNAL - Indie Horror Showcase TrailerWatch on YouTube
LOVE ETERNAL - Indie Horror Showcase Trailer
Commendably harrowing, yes? Celeste meets Silent Hill is one framing -Grisbut grimdark is another. I already know I’m going to struggle with the platforming, but I’m very curious about the setting, which reminds me a little ofVoid Stranger’s bottomless sokoban-scape. I also like the treacherousness of the presentation, with larger animated sprites suddenly louring into view during the hop-and-bop sequences. I like it up to a point, anyway. If the game does the fourth-wall peekaboo routine every time I have to carry out six mid-air gravity flips in a row, I am going to get Cross.
Here’s a rundown of features fromthe Steam page.
Gorgeous hand-drawn pixel art graphics bring the god’s realm to life alongside meticulously handcrafted animations boasting many thousands of frames
A lush, atmospheric score, equal parts unsettling and beautiful
Responsive, snappy controls provide challenges with a sense of mastery and acrobatic accomplishment
A psychological horror narrative contorts and unfolds to reveal choices beyond comprehension
Love Eternal is out in 2025. For pretty much the exact tonal opposite of this, may I recommend Ed’s recent favouriteStardust Demon? Fans of bizarro 2D games are eating well this October.
