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Eastward

Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox
Pixpil

Genre: Action RPG

Game Overview

Eastward follows a father and daughter from an underground colony through hand-drawn pixel art environments. GPA scores it high on Emotional Story and Graphics.

Game Characteristics

Graphics
80%
Emotional Story
70%
Story Depth
70%
Dystopian Setting
70%
Action
65%
Logic
55%
Dark
50%

Target Audience

Recommended for: Beginners to Advanceds (scores ≥ 50 indicate a good fit)

Beginner
50 ✓
Intermediate
68 ✓
Advanced
55 ✓

Keywords

retro JRPG homageドット絵×美麗ライティング地下世界男と少女の旅indie

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Graphics
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Emotional Story
70%
Story Depth
70%
Dystopian Setting
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Action
65%
Logic
55%
Dark
50%

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About "Eastward"

Game Composition (GPA Analysis)

Eastward（イーストワード） leads with its Action RPG identity, anchored by the core feel of "Eastward follows a father and daughter from an underground colony through hand-drawn pixel art environments." The headline profile reads Graphics 80% / Emotional Story 70% / Story Depth 70%, making it a strong pick for fans of Graphics and Emotional Story. Balanced to appeal to a broad range of players.

Characteristics & Analysis

Our editorial team scored "Eastward（イーストワード）" by using its feel of retro JRPG homage, ドット絵×美麗ライティング, and 地下世界 as the primary lens, weighting Graphics and Emotional Story most heavily. Top similar titles include "ファイナルファンタジー16（FF16）", "ファイナルファンタジー7 リメイク（FF7R）", "Neva（ネバ）".