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Eternal Strands

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

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Quick resume

A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.

Global score

88/100

Genres

Action, Adventure

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    Pros

    • Creative and flexible magic system
    • Engaging boss fights and exploration
    • Well-written characters and story
    • Beautiful art style and music
    • Solid crafting and progression mechanics

    Cons

    • Some combat and climbing jankiness
    • Repetitive fetch quests
    • Limited enemy variety
    • Small starting inventory
    • Final boss fight considered tedious by some

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to explore, build, craft, and choose their own goals without strict linear progression or forced combat."

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    • Competence

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      "Combat involves skillful dodging, timing, and use of abilities; some players mention difficulty and challenge, though combat can feel janky."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal exploration and progression without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

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      "Focus is on personal exploration and progression; no mention of ranked modes or direct player versus player competition."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions, repeated boss attempts, and habitual engagement with exploration and crafting."

      Capsule for Grimlord Grimlord

      "Players report long play sessions, habitual engagement, and desire to keep playing due to exploration and boss fights."

    • Cooperation

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      "Currently single-player only; players desire multiplayer/co-op but no such mode exists, so gameplay is primarily independent."

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive spell combinations (100,000+) allow creative build crafting and experimentation."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and team dynamics; no evidence of power imposition or trash talk."

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Encourages exploration of unique environments and lore; players enjoy discovering secrets and new areas."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy setting with magical creatures, mythical story arcs, and imaginative worldbuilding."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Players feel part of a community through shared interests and emotional connection to characters, though gameplay is solo."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, learn strategies, and improve character abilities; progression and crafting systems support growth."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gaming experience; no indications of physical activity or health-related gameplay."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and active engagement; not typically used as background or filler activity."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Players form emotional connections with characters through dialogue and story, fostering meaningful relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "No evidence of player leading groups or managing others; companions act independently"

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    • Progression

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      "Clear progression through crafting, leveling, unlocking abilities, and upgrading gear."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game balances challenge and flow, providing cathartic and enjoyable gameplay sessions."

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong sensory appeal through art, music, and animation providing emotional enjoyment."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or leaderboard systems; focus is on personal achievement."

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    • Story

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      "Engaging narrative with well-developed characters and voice acting; story is a key motivator for players."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership, Competition.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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