Eternal Love: A Fusion of Platforming and Atmospheric Horror

Okay, so picture this: you’re scouring for video games online because, why not, right? And you just keep running into a sea of platformers. Seriously, they’re everywhere. So, like, how does anyone even make a mark? Even become the next big thing like Shovel Knight or Celeste? Yeah, being unique is kind of the secret sauce. Anyway, that’s exactly what hit me at PAX East 2025. I got pulled into this wild ride with a game called Love Eternal. And yeah, it was something.

So, Love Eternal. It’s a real labor of love from these siblings – seriously, siblings making a game together, how cool is that? And get this, they were inspired by, like, everything. We’re talking the whole Oregon-to-LA life move, all the wildfire chaos. It even borrows some vibes from Perfect Blue, that anime. I feel like that connection isn’t just in your face or anything, but, you know, it’s there.

You kick things off playing as Maya. Normal day, chat with the fam, and then bam, creepy phone call and poof! Family’s gone. I know, right? Suddenly, it’s like you’re in this ancient fragmented world that makes absolutely no sense. The confusion is real, folks.

Oh, and Maya—she’s got this gravity-flip thing going on. Switch the world upside down and walk on the ceiling. It’s as nuts as it sounds. But hey, there’s a catch (isn’t there always?). You gotta land before pulling off another flip, and then there are these red stone things in midair. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, you’re basically dodging a million traps—seriously some Celeste-level puzzle madness. And every time you see a save point, it feels like Christmas.

Developers have this grand vision, wanting gamers to use their brains to dodge platforming danger while getting hit with a story that’s, um, unexpected? Oh, and the game’s description? Something about a "lonely god" and a "castle built of bitter memories"—I mean, who writes these things? But I’m guessing it’ll mess with your head and maybe your heart by the end. They say it’s a four-hour deal, which sounds just about perfect for an existential crisis. And it’s coming soon on every platform under the sun, so brace yourselves.