Despite blending a whole lot of disparate ideas, Eternal Strands manages to provide a fun and inventive package with a lot of charm.

Read our complete review of the action-adventure game Eternal Strands, a fun debut game from an independent studio.

In Eternal Strands everything I can see is part of a new challenge: Something to be scaled, scouted, or slashed at. I don't even have to waste my time trekking across boring expanses of open field to reach the things that have caught my eye,

Game director Frederic St. Laurent and CTO Louis Tremblay discuss using Unreal Engine 5's tools and artistic choices.

There's a lot of walking to do in Eternal Strands, but the game's fast travel system should cut that down by a fair bit.

Eternal Strands will hit PC, PS5 and XSX/S players today, and industry media have already published the first reviews.

Eternal Strands is a light and breezy fantasy action RPG that's elevated by its innovative use of physics-based magic that makes even minor combat encounters feel novel. It's also thrilling to take on the larger foes, though this is more short-lived than the likes of Monster Hunter.

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Brynn will be pretty weak when you first go out exploring in Eternal Strands. Here's how to get better gear for her.