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The Eternal Cylinder

ACE Team · Good Shepherd Entertainment · 2022-10-13

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 30, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 13, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 13, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

The Eternal Cylinder is an Action, Adventure game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with Very Positive (90% of 1314 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

10
playing now
90%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (13 downloads)
4.52★
PlayStation Store rating (709 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Eternal Cylinder is an adventure-survival video game developed by ACE Team and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It was released in September 2021 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2022.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 206 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–59k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,314 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Fanatical (2026-09-15) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 56 of 61 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11111120222026Week of 2022-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3102026-09-15 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 11 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 17 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 31 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 21 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
807Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 80 · peak 268Dec 2022 — avg 17 · peak 50Feb 2023 — avg 19 · peak 63Apr 2023 — avg 12 · peak 48Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 57Dec 2023 — avg 15 · peak 50Feb 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 34Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 21Oct 2024 — avg 13 · peak 43Dec 2024 — avg 18 · peak 49Feb 2025 — avg 9 · peak 28Apr 2025 — avg 14 · peak 38Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 34Aug 2025 — avg 16 · peak 36Oct 2025 — avg 14 · peak 41Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 47Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2026 — avg 15 · peak 52Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$6.242021-09-092026-10-092021-09-09 — best price $26.992021-12-16 — best price $22.492022-10-20 — best price $24.992022-12-08 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-04-03 — best price $9.992023-05-07 — best price $10.102023-07-18 — best price $22.392023-09-01 — best price $24.992023-10-23 — best price $9.992023-12-01 — best price $18.362024-01-06 — best price $22.392024-02-19 — best price $22.392024-03-14 — best price $8.742024-04-22 — best price $22.392024-05-23 — best price $8.742024-07-12 — best price $18.362024-08-08 — best price $7.492024-10-10 — best price $7.492024-11-01 — best price $8.742024-12-02 — best price $24.992025-01-05 — best price $18.362025-02-03 — best price $18.362025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-04-28 — best price $24.992025-06-20 — best price $6.872025-08-04 — best price $7.122025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-10-20 — best price $8.992025-12-11 — best price $7.122026-01-16 — best price $22.392026-02-21 — best price $22.392026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-13 — best price $29.992026-05-03 — best price $22.392026-06-04 — best price $7.492026-07-11 — best price $22.392026-09-04 — best price $6.242026-10-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

75112026-05-30 — 57 pageviews2026-06-03 — 20 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-11 — 16 pageviews2026-06-15 — 58 pageviews2026-06-19 — 35 pageviews2026-06-23 — 34 pageviews2026-06-27 — 52 pageviews2026-07-01 — 66 pageviews2026-07-05 — 40 pageviews2026-07-09 — 36 pageviews2026-07-13 — 45 pageviews2026-07-17 — 41 pageviews2026-07-21 — 40 pageviews2026-07-25 — 32 pageviews2026-07-29 — 39 pageviews2026-08-02 — 33 pageviews2026-08-06 — 36 pageviews2026-08-10 — 29 pageviews2026-08-14 — 17 pageviews2026-08-18 — 37 pageviews2026-08-22 — 28 pageviews2026-08-26 — 26 pageviews2026-08-30 — 18 pageviews2026-09-03 — 41 pageviews2026-09-07 — 23 pageviews2026-09-11 — 23 pageviews2026-09-15 — 23 pageviews2026-09-19 — 39 pageviews2026-09-23 — 26 pageviews2026-09-27 — 26 pageviews2026-10-01 — 31 pageviews2026-10-05 — 31 pageviews2026-10-09 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
44.8%
earned "Phonophobia"
6.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-12-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7076%12
PS4 (PlayStation)3275%12
Xbox One (Xbox)2315%12
PS5 (PlayStation)1333%12
PS5 (PlayStation)1054%12

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

Player tags

CuteActionSurrealColorfulSurvivalAdventureNarrationOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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