Everhood

Everhood is one of the most memorable games we’ve played in recent years. Its utterly bonkers plot and weird cast of characters is reason enough to check it out, but the instantly accessible rhythmic combat will keep you hooked from the very first battle to the epic final boss encounter. Some may be put off by the minimal visual design and deliberately vague sequence of events, but for those after...

Everhood is a fantastic freshman effort that brings unexpected and refreshing spins to both the RPG and rhythm genre. The creative combat system and repeat-friendly soundtrack are definitely strong points but the thought-provoking story elevates the unusual adventure to excellent heights.

I am pretty sure that my colleagues at WTMG are already fed up with me complaining that, so far, 2021 hasn’t had any new game I could consider worthy of a year-end list. Covid has screwed over release schedules for games and so far, the only two really outstanding titles I had played in 2021 were a PS5 port of a game released two years ago, and a remaster of a remaster of a remake of a game origin...

A strange underworld of disco beats and quirky characters, Everhood is an adventure-story game with a heavy emphasis on music. The odd project is put together by only two developers – artist Chris Nordgren and programmer Jordi Roca. They describe the game as “an ineffable tale of the inexpressible divine moments of truth”, which may be the only way to define it. Everhood is a unique experience tha...

Everhood is nothing if not memorable. There’s flaws here and there, but they pale in comparison to the fun and unique time I had. It’s not a very long game, taking around six hours or so for the true ending, but there’s plenty of different choices to make and self-imposed challenges to try.