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Eastward cover art

Eastward

Pixpil · Chucklefish · 2021-09-16

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 16, 2021 (Mac), Sep 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 01, 2022 (Xbox One)

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

31
playing now
84%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
28h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

In the near-future, society is starting to collapse, and the human population is at an all-time low. A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path. Those who could escape the miasma flocked to underground villages to start a new life. But for a hardworking miner and a mysterious young girl, the hope of a thriving outside world beckons…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 344 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,010 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 332k–747k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,594 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.49-50%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2023-09-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 33 of 62 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.2k5.2k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 5,162 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 848 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 309 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

67192026-08-06 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 58 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 56 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 37 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 28 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 40 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 24 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 33 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 25 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$12.492021-08-112026-08-302021-08-11 — best price $22.492022-01-07 — best price $22.492022-04-13 — best price $22.492022-06-17 — best price $24.992022-07-28 — best price $24.992022-10-06 — best price $19.992022-12-16 — best price $17.492023-02-16 — best price $17.492023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-05-16 — best price $17.492023-06-29 — best price $14.992023-09-17 — best price $24.992023-12-02 — best price $24.992024-02-07 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-23 — best price $14.992024-06-08 — best price $24.992024-07-19 — best price $12.492024-09-16 — best price $12.492024-11-11 — best price $12.492024-12-03 — best price $24.992025-01-26 — best price $12.492025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-10 — best price $12.492025-07-29 — best price $24.992025-09-11 — best price $24.992025-10-22 — best price $24.992025-11-20 — best price $12.492025-12-18 — best price $12.492026-02-04 — best price $24.992026-04-07 — best price $12.492026-06-07 — best price $24.992026-08-27 — best price $12.492026-08-30 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
75.8%
earned "Pixball Newbie"
13.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,6623%30
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)4,3392%30
Switch (Nintendo)8430%0
Switch (Nintendo)210%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCuteJRPGActionRelaxingAdventureAction RPGSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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