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Is Sundered®: Eldritch Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want exploration built around backtracking and ability-based access
- Experienced action players who seek frequent deaths and demanding melee combat
- Local groups of up to four players who want cooperative dungeon fighting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed, predictable map may dislike the procedurally generated caverns and changing layouts
- Players who prefer low-pressure combat may find the frequent deaths, enemy hordes, and challenging encounters demanding
- Players looking for a primarily solo experience may not use the local cooperative mode
Our take on Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
The store emphasis on hand-drawn presentation and genre labels understates how much the game revolves around repeated deaths, procedural areas, and post-death upgrades. Its more than 15-hour estimate also sits beside multiple endings and hundreds of upgrades, making the scope less straightforward than a single linear campaign.
What is Sundered®: Eldritch Edition?
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a hand-drawn metroidvania built around exploration, combat, death, and character upgrades.
Eshe travels through changing caverns, returning to previously visited areas as new abilities reveal additional paths, secrets, and regions. Procedurally generated sections combine with handcrafted level elements, while dynamically spawned enemies create repeated combat encounters. Melee battles include large boss fights, and corrupted relics offer power at a cost to Eshe’s humanity. After death, Eshe returns to the Hub to improve stats, perks, and special abilities. The game includes hundreds of upgrades, multiple character builds, multiple endings, and more than 15 hours of gameplay. Local cooperative play supports up to four players, with added areas, a quest chain, and the Magnate of the Gong boss.
How Sundered®: Eldritch Edition plays
- 01Local cooperative play
- Up to four players can enter the changing caverns together.
- 02Changing dungeon layout
- Procedurally generated sections are combined with handcrafted parts of the world.
- 03Post-death progression
- Deaths return Eshe to the Hub, where stats, perks, and special abilities can be improved.
- 04Branching character builds
- Hundreds of upgrades support different combinations of perks, stats, and abilities.
- 05Multiple conclusions
- The adventure includes more than one ending.
- 06Added expansion content
- The Eldritch Edition adds new areas, a challenge quest chain, and the Magnate of the Gong boss.
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Sundered®: Eldritch Edition: platforms & release
Is Sundered®: Eldritch Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want exploration built around backtracking and ability-based access. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed, predictable map may dislike the procedurally generated caverns and changing layouts.
Where can I download Sundered®: Eldritch Edition?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sundered®: Eldritch Edition's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sundered®: Eldritch Edition on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
