Action · March 4, 2021
Everhood (2021)
Welcome to the world of Everhood Where up is down And left is right Where time has stopped And strange characters R O A M Here you control a wooden doll whose arm has been stolen by a blue gnome… Features Groove to music based battles Embark on a 5-6 hour journey with many twists and turns Expect the unexpected Custom Battle Editor Support Enter a wild world with visceral visuals accompanied with magical music Conquer a great challenge that awaits the bold... WARNING: The game contains imagery that may be harmful to players with photosensitive epilepsy, those can be disabled in the Accessibility Menu included in the game.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 13.4k Steam reviews | Top 33% in Action |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 7 h average | Top 58% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Great Soundtrack · 276
- Music · 253
- Story Rich · 228
- Psychedelic · 211
- Singleplayer · 207
- Bullet Hell · 201
- 2D · 200
- Pixel Graphics · 194
- Surreal · 183
- RPG · 180
- Rhythm · 171
- 2.5D · 151
- Indie · 151
- Action-Adventure · 150
- Colorful · 150
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- French
- Traditional Chinese
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Basque
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 13.4k reviews
12.7k positive · 670 negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.7/10
Curator recommendations
11.2k
Press Quotes
“We’re talking about the peanut butter and jelly of gameplay and music here.” 9.5/10 – NintendoWorldReport “There’s such a range of styles and genres throughout, and all of it is amazing.” 9/10 – RPG Fan “It hits all those baffling narrative beats and digs deep into your soul until the only goal is to see it out to the end.” 9/10 – Checkpoint Gaming
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
7h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
78
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 4, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca |
| Publisher | Foreign Gnomes, Surefire.Games |
| Base price | $4.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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