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Everdeep Aurora
Released On: Jul 10, 2025
75
8.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
75
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
75
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Everdeep Aurora is a niche, atmospheric gem that trades gameplay intensity for mood, narrative, and artistic charm. While its loose structure and lack of conventional progression may alienate some players looking for more mechanical depth or direction, it succeeds as a relaxing exploration experience. If you’re in the mood for a gentle, thoughtful journey through a beautifully drawn underground world, this game might just be for you.
Despite the lack of a more detailed map and the slow pace that might turn away those seeking action, Everdeep Aurora shines by turning exploration and encounters into thrilling moments, becoming a memorable experience for fans of introspective games.
Everdeep Aurora is a very lamp–like story in a trendy retro style about friendship, adventure and mutual assistance, completely devoid of violence or adult content.
Everdeep Aurora is a chill game full of exploration and puzzles. It has a fun cast of animals to interact with, but the map is very vague and hard to follow.
Everdeep Aurora may look like a simple digging platformer, but its quiet design and quiet nature reward patience and curiosity. There’s no combat and minimal dialog. Instead, this descent is a meditative journey about discovery and finding meaning.
I enjoyed my time with Everdeep Aurora, although it could have been better. Nautilus Games very deliberately nails the feel of an old Game Boy game from the mid-1990s, although it may turn off players looking for something more complex or challenging. With its charming art style and gameplay, it’s hard not to have a smile on your face as you drill down into the Everdeep. That said, the lack of clear guidance regarding exactly what the game is asking you to do a lot of the time left me longing for a quest log or objective marker. If you’re looking for a chill platformer with retro stylings and don’t mind a lack of clear direction, Everdeep Aurora is worth checking out.
It's tough for me to recommend Everdeep Aurora even to fans of the genre. What feels like they should be mainstays of the Metroidvania genre are absent here, and the exploration just isn't compelling enough for me to want to bust out a notebook and manually keep track of what I've found. It's clear that Everdeep Aurora has a lot of heart. I just wish it actually had some meat on its bones too.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.0
75% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.0
75% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
25% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
0% Negative
0 Ratings
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I'm an hour in, and I'm in love. I regret not getting my work done today before I started because I don't think I can stop. This might be the most addictive game I've ever touched. It's so satisfying.
You play as a little lost kitty. You can meow. There are characters and quests and treasures and secrets. The bricks fill back in over time, so you can go back and forth making new paths. I can't stress enough how much I love this. The controls are smooth and responsive on the steamdeck.
The music is lovely, the pixel art is adorable, and the whole game overflows with charm. You can really tell a lot of love and care went into this. Okay, I've wasted enough time, I need to find some ore and upgrade my drill so my kitty cat can keep exploring...
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An enjoyable short experience!
There were a few times I felt a bit lost as to what the game wanted me to do (especially in pursuit of the true ending) but it was all together a good time!
The art-style and music were both very well done, and the use of colour palette on the semi-monochrome characters for tone was fantastic.
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Summary An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world's population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, you will drill downward into the depths to discover a hidden subterranean world and its inhabitants: tormented creatures with an uncertain past. This narrative exploration and pla...
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jul 10, 2025
Developer:
- Nautilus Games
Publisher:
Ysbryd Games
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