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Eternal Return

Nimble Neuron · 2023-07-19

Steam

Modes: Multiplayer, Battle Royale · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.

Eternal Return is a free-to-play game released in 2023, with an owner estimate of 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 and a Mostly Positive sentiment (77% of 70093 reviews).

11,498
playing now
77%
positive of 69k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93
twitch viewers (latest)
7.2
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

11,498 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Eternal Return is a multiplayer battle royale game developed by Nimble Neuron and published by Kakao Games. The game was released in early access on October 14, 2020. Eternal Return features a mix of multiplayer online battle arena gameplay with survival game elements. A player can choose one of the many characters already released and is pitted against 21 other players with their two teammates to survive and battle on an island called Lumia, with the last player standing being the winner. The game is available for Microsoft Windows via Steam.

Trailer

Eternal Return trailer thumbnail

Eternal Return - Official Animation Trailer

≈693,073 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11,498 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,439 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~805/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.

Health tier since 2026-09-16

Tier history: thriving→healthy (Sep 16), healthy→thriving (Sep 15)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.3k6.3k20202026Week of 2020-10-01: 1,840 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 365 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,305 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 680 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6,304 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 933 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4,143 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 701 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,606 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 556 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,136 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 596 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 393 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,324 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 420 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,040 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 326 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 716 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 289 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 258 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 383 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 296 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 277 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 647 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,319 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 327 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 936 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,464 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 688 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,507 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,511 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 375 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,231 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,102 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,322 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 31 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

24k02026-09-15 11:00 — 15,296 players2026-09-15 23:00 — 2,043 players2026-09-16 01:00 — 1,450 players2026-09-16 03:00 — 3,875 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 5,256 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 6,847 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 8,678 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 16,626 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 13,971 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 8,127 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 3,332 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 2,378 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 2,316 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 16,023 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 6,508 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 6,524 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 10,518 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 8,205 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 4,510 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 11,879 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 16,618 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 2,389 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 7,404 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 17,712 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 2,492 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 12,469 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 22,542 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 2,459 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 5,830 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 18,338 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 4,960 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 7,473 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 14,331 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 4,732 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 11,498 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21k1.9kOct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 3,770 · peak 11,163Dec 2020 — avg 20,732 · peak 52,288Feb 2021 — avg 12,018 · peak 26,906Apr 2021 — avg 6,840 · peak 15,468Jun 2021 — avg 5,565 · peak 12,520Aug 2021 — avg 6,329 · peak 13,447Oct 2021 — avg 5,514 · peak 15,145Dec 2021 — avg 4,819 · peak 10,652Feb 2022 — avg 4,193 · peak 10,967Apr 2022 — avg 4,010 · peak 10,270Jun 2022 — avg 6,693 · peak 19,230Aug 2022 — avg 3,777 · peak 10,400Oct 2022 — avg 2,332 · peak 7,230Dec 2022 — avg 2,458 · peak 6,585Feb 2023 — avg 2,392 · peak 6,188Apr 2023 — avg 2,348 · peak 6,725Jun 2023 — avg 2,322 · peak 5,813Aug 2023 — avg 11,162 · peak 28,624Oct 2023 — avg 11,749 · peak 29,376Dec 2023 — avg 6,560 · peak 18,937Feb 2024 — avg 5,147 · peak 17,310Apr 2024 — avg 6,237 · peak 16,104Jun 2024 — avg 10,264 · peak 24,106Aug 2024 — avg 9,495 · peak 28,016Oct 2024 — avg 11,347 · peak 26,917Dec 2024 — avg 10,380 · peak 27,837Feb 2025 — avg 9,428 · peak 23,263Apr 2025 — avg 8,939 · peak 23,365Jun 2025 — avg 7,634 · peak 22,669Aug 2025 — avg 8,189 · peak 21,857Oct 2025 — avg 8,420 · peak 23,152Dec 2025 — avg 8,080 · peak 21,049Feb 2026 — avg 9,021 · peak 23,046Apr 2026 — avg 8,444 · peak 22,479Jun 2026 — avg 7,566 · peak 20,215Aug 2026 — avg 10,561 · peak 27,157
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#75#752026-09-152026-09-172026-09-15 — #752026-09-16 — #752026-09-17 — #75
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).

Attention

62192026-05-28 — 33 pageviews2026-06-01 — 24 pageviews2026-06-05 — 30 pageviews2026-06-09 — 26 pageviews2026-06-13 — 44 pageviews2026-06-17 — 45 pageviews2026-06-21 — 36 pageviews2026-06-25 — 41 pageviews2026-06-29 — 30 pageviews2026-07-03 — 41 pageviews2026-07-07 — 38 pageviews2026-07-11 — 33 pageviews2026-07-15 — 26 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-23 — 22 pageviews2026-07-27 — 30 pageviews2026-07-31 — 30 pageviews2026-08-04 — 27 pageviews2026-08-08 — 27 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 28 pageviews2026-08-20 — 39 pageviews2026-08-24 — 25 pageviews2026-08-28 — 35 pageviews2026-09-01 — 28 pageviews2026-09-05 — 19 pageviews2026-09-09 — 32 pageviews2026-09-13 — 28 pageviews2026-09-17 — 24 pageviews2026-09-21 — 25 pageviews2026-09-25 — 34 pageviews2026-09-29 — 24 pageviews2026-10-03 — 29 pageviews2026-10-07 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4.9k432026-10-01 01:34 — 316 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 2,082 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 169 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 343 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 3,157 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 663 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 1,673 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 658 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 2,864 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 1,832 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 628 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 314 viewers2026-10-05 16:34 — 208 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 222 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 302 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 248 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 2,743 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 348 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 482 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 289 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 1,376 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 418 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 94 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 2,136 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 2,293 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 237 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 321 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 648 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 521 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 350 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 131 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 1,888 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 335 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 1,417 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 93 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Thai…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-10-15, latest 2023-07-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Windows (Xbox)3492%69

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

3DPvPMOBAAnimeActionCombatCraftingStrategySurvivalTactical

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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