Platforms
- PCMay 19, 20228.0playscore7.619 Critics8.9305 Players
- PlayStation 5May 23, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Xbox Series X|SMay 23, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- PlayStation 4May 23, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Xbox OneMay 23, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchMay 23, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
23 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
In keeping with the other greats, Eternal Threads' core time travel conceit leads to a mechanical loop that keeps on giving. The ways in which its rules and logic are played with leads to genuine surprises in both its gameplay and storytelling. But there's that issue of how long to keep up the same parlor trick. Although spending more time in non-interactive scenes provides a stronger motivation in saving these victims, there's a limit as to what’s relevant and what isn't. Cosmonaut Studios has a habit of mismanaging that, but not enough so to dismiss this engaging ride.
Lee Mehr · Jun 26, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full reviewWhilst it can be appealing to nose around the lives of others, Eternal Threads' cast are lacking in some believability. The writing is fine but the delivery varies in degrees of confidence. Confining the game to a single household should breed some intricate knowledge but the time manipulation removes any stakes from the equation. The butterfly effect of decisions can make things hard to decipher, especially if you're trying to dig for further information. As it is, Eternal Threads is a good premise let down by poor execution.
Mike · Jun 06, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full reviewEternal Threads folds an interesting butterfly-effect narrative into a well put together puzzle, letting us delve as deep into the mystery as we see fit. Consistently intriguing enough to see us through just one more scene, and letting us change our story at will means it’s a game that had us hooked throughout.
Jamie Collyer · Jun 01, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full reviewEternal Threads presents a unique story with some of the best writing and character development I've experienced this year. Though it's a short and simple experience, I found myself glued to the screen to see what happens next. There isn't much else for you to do in Eternal Threads, making it the definition of a walking simulator, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Garri Bagdasarov · May 23, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full reviewThe mechanics work well, even If I’d have liked to see a little more puzzle-solving and interaction. When your whole game is built around its narrative, though, it’s an issue when so little of it comes together and leaves you with a satisfying conclusion. I wish I could recommend Eternal Threads as the actual process of playing through it is mostly entertaining enough, but, in the end, I was left wanting so much more.
Andrew Thornton · Jun 30, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewEternal Threads consists of about 10 rooms, with six primary characters, and it's easy to imagine Cosmonaut expanding on that compact format, further exploring crisscrossing vectors in temporal fiction with a sequel that makes me feel cleverer than Eternal Threads did. What the studio has now is a compelling set of character studies, but it held my hand too much.
Luke Winkie · May 24, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewGameplay is both limited and repetitive, which means that the universe needs to carry all the weight of engagement. Eternal Threads has potential in terms of storytelling but it does need a little more than a solid premise to keep players watching.
Cosmin Vasile · May 19, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewThis is a remarkable piece of storytelling, expertly written and crafted, weaving together the ordinary and the futuristic to create something incredibly compelling. You won’t want to put it down, and once you’ve finished, you’ll be thinking about it for weeks to come. It truly is something special.
Kim Snaith · May 18, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewWhile it lacks a strong first impression, Eternal Threads offers a fun and unique narrative puzzle solving experience. Strong character writing makes it easy to dive into their week-long stories where one decision can change the life of everyone around the person who made it.
Thorne Stone · May 18, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewUltimately, Eternal Threads is a slow-burner that tells an endlessly intriguing story through a unique take on time travel. While this isn't everyone's cup of tea, it's something special.
Jacob Zeranko · May 18, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
As an operative tasked with fixing corruption in the timestream, you have been sent to the North of England in May 2015, where six people died in a house fire. Prohibited from simply stopping the fire, you must instead manipulate the choices made by the housemates in the week leading up to it so that they all survive the event.
From the outset, you have free and complete reign to explore the seven day timeline before the fire. You can watch and alter the significant events from the entire week as many times as you like and in whatever order you wish. Some decisions will have only minor effects on the timeline, moving objects around the house or revealing deeper stories and secrets. Major changes however, rewrite the timeline by changing existing events, adding new events and even replacing other events entirely.
You must traverse up and down this timeline, changing decisions at different moments throughout the week so that their effects interact and combine together to save all six housemates.
However, it is not just the housemates who have choices. Each of them can be saved from the fire in multiple ways, with each outcome having a profound effect on their lives in the future. Will you just search for the quickest and easiest solution, or can you find the best possible outcome for everyone?