LOVE ETERNAL

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A stolen child, a lonely god, and a castle built of bitter memories.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
Stores: Steam, GOG
Price: Paid
Rated: Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (95% of 511 reviews)
Players: 1
Made by: brlka
Released: 2026

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What frightens The store calls it a psychological horror platformer: you are Maya, a child stolen from her family on the whim of a lonely, forsaken god, wandering a castle built of bitter memories in his realm, called Shelter. Over more than 100 screens of spikes, lasers and traps, an unsettling, experimental story unfolds and the horrifying secret of your new prison comes out.

LOVE ETERNAL is a 2D psychological horror platformer by brlka, published by Ysbryd Games and PLAYISM. You play Maya, a child taken from her family by a forsaken god, and run, jump and flip gravity through more than 100 trap-filled screens to find a way out of his realm. The fear is in the place and the story: halls carved of memory, unsettling music and a secret about why you are there.

About LOVE ETERNAL

LOVE ETERNAL is a precision platformer with a horror story, developed by brlka and released on Steam in February 2026 by Ysbryd Games and PLAYISM. It is also sold on GOG, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

You play Maya, a child stolen from her family on the whim of a lonely, forsaken deity. His realm, Shelter, is a castle built of bitter memories, and the only way home is through it. Each screen is a single room of spikes, lasers, switches and traps; you run, jump and reverse gravity to cross it, and a mistake sends you back to try again.

The horror is not in monsters to fight. It is in where you are and why: dialogue scenes with figures in a dark suburban street and a ruined roadside, a realm the store warns you may live in forever, and a psychological horror story that, in the store's words, contorts and unfolds to reveal choices beyond comprehension. The hand-drawn pixel art and an atmospheric score its maker calls equal parts unsettling and beautiful carry much of the mood.

It suits players who like hard platformers and want a darker story than the genre usually tells, and horror fans who do not mind dying many times on spikes. Players who want stealth or chases should look at LIMBO or Little Nightmares instead.

How to play LOVE ETERNAL

Buy and install LOVE ETERNAL on Steam, GOG, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch.
Start a new game; a controller is supported on PC.
Run and jump through each screen, avoiding spikes, lasers and traps.
Reverse gravity to walk on the ceiling and reach platforms you cannot jump to.
Read the dialogue scenes between areas to follow Maya's story and look for a way out of Shelter.

Screenshots

LOVE ETERNAL dialogue scene: a small girl in a red dress on a dark street at night, a figure standing on a car roof, a portrait asking Who are you?

LOVE ETERNAL platforming room: Maya leaps among dozens of black spiked blocks and red gems in a pale stone cavern

LOVE ETERNAL dialogue scene by a ruined roadside billboard, a crouching man asking Please, what do you want?

LOVE ETERNAL room in grey ruins with spiked walls, a red laser beam and Maya at the top of the screen

LOVE ETERNAL rain-soaked ruins full of spiked blocks, Maya at the bottom among scattered red shards

Tips

Each death puts you back at the start of the screen, so treat every room as a short puzzle of timing and try it in pieces.
Watch where you will land before you flip gravity; the ceiling has spikes too.
Take a break when a room starts to frustrate you; fresh hands clear hard jumps faster.
Play with headphones: much of the unease is in the music and sound.

Questions

Is LOVE ETERNAL a horror game?

Yes. Its maker calls it a psychological horror platformer, with an unsettling story about a child held in the realm of a lonely god. The challenge itself is platforming, not fighting or hiding.

What platforms is LOVE ETERNAL on?

Windows PC through Steam and GOG, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

Is LOVE ETERNAL hard?

The store describes it as a challenging precision platformer with more than 100 screens of spikes, lasers and traps, so expect to die often.

Who made LOVE ETERNAL?

It was developed by brlka and published by Ysbryd Games and PLAYISM, and came out on Steam on 19 February 2026.