Eidolon

Eidolon (2019)

Julia Nolan · November 19, 2019 · Indie, Visual Novel, Free to Play, Anime, Philosophical

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About Eidolon

✦ AI summary

Eidolon is a visual novel where you navigate your first day at a mysterious university by choosing how to interact with fellow students, unlocking branching dialogue paths that lead to romance, secrets, and up to sixteen unique endings per character. With extensive replayability and no two playthroughs alike, you'll uncover the true nature of Eidolon University while forging connections with intriguing characters, each with their own agendas and mysteries.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to exist merely for the purpose of entertaining someone else? Have you wondered whether, since a purpose was programmed into you, you should pursue it, even if it seems wrong? Talk to the ladies of Eidolon University to learn their thoughts.

Eidolon — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Oct 17, 2022
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10 found this helpful
Not recommended Apr 24, 2025
Eidolon is not a game, it's an e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get published in print, they spend $100 and dump their high school fan-fiction onto Steam, under the guise of a game. This e-book should not be confused with Eidolon, the successful 2014 video game from Ice Water Games (which is a real video game, not an e-book). Instead, we have your usual high school anime club dropout fan-fiction about the author's favourite topic, his harem of imaginary girlfriends, who all go to a university dedicated to one subject, how to be imaginary girlfriends for the author. The cringey writing about the developers various imaginary girlfriend/waifus in this trash e-book is enough to make you throw up in your mouth. But that's what cringe fan-fictions are all about... bad writing and cringe. And boy, does this deliver. Visual novels/e-…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 26, 2024
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1 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 22, 2023
when you go and talk with the girls, it's often brief and forces you to go back into choosing a different option...it's like no matter what you do, it ends up being uninformative and it even make you feel like being an intruder in a conversation that you shouldn't be listening to........it feels cringe to play and i don't feel the game being welcoming nor apealing to a fellow crab like me
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 6, 2025
Игра 'Eidolon' очаровывает своей меланхоличной атмосферой и медитативным геймплеем. Исследуя опустевшие ландшафты вымышленного региона, оставленного человечеством, игрок обнаруживает обрывки истории через аудиодневники и визуальные подсказки. Уникальная система управления, требующая освоения движений тела персонажа, добавляет глубины погружению. Несмотря на отсутствие экшена, игра держит в напряжении за счёт таинственности окружающего мира и постоянного желания понять, что же произошло. Сюжет разворачивается постепенно, позволяя игроку самому формировать картину произошедших событий. Визуальная составляющая, выполненная в минималистичном стиле, прекрасно передает ощущение заброшенности и уединенности. Саундтрек идеально дополняет атмосферу, создавая глубокое эмоциональное переживание. 'Eidolon' - это не игра для всех. Она требует терпения и готовности к вдумчивому исследованию. Однако, если вы ищете медитативный опыт с интересным сюжетом и уникальной механикой управления, то она обязательно стоит вашего внимания. Это настоящая интерактивная медитация, оставляющая после себя долгое послевкусие.
Not recommended Jul 24, 2024
Game is broken. I tried downloading it multiple times. I start out with all characters already revealed in some sort of 'end game' state.

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