Action · March 26, 2020
One Step From Eden (2020)
Eden is the last shining beacon of hope in a bleak post-war world. One Step from Eden combines strategic deck-building and real-time action with rogue-like elements, giving you the chance to carve a path of mercy or destruction. Fight alone or with a friend in co-op as you cast powerful spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, and collect game-changing artifacts. Can you make it to Eden or will your destruction be imminent? Genre-Bending. Experience a blend of strategy and real-time action. Build your deck and fight through bullet hell as you make your way to Eden. Comprehensive Deckbuilding. Customize your deck and play style with 200+ spells and 100+ game-changing items. Varied Gameplay. A cast of 9 playable characters across procedurally generated levels with alternate runs ensures you’ll never experience the same situation or outcome twice. Play with Friends. Fight your way to Eden in local co-op or in PvP. The Game Keeps Going. Full Steam Workshop and mod support!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 267
- Difficult · 250
- Rogue-lite · 248
- Card Battler · 242
- Deckbuilding · 241
- Action · 226
- Replay Value · 222
- Action RPG · 205
- Adventure · 203
- Card Game · 199
- Strategy · 196
- Rogue-like · 193
- Bullet Hell · 193
- Indie · 187
- Pixel Graphics · 162
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.4k Steam reviews | Top 48% in Action |
| Positive rating | 93% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24% |
| Metacritic | 82/100 | Genre average 77 — top 31% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 68% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Spain
- Korean
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Traditional Chinese
- Turkish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Reception Metrics
Steam community
93%Very Positive · 7.4k reviews
6.9k positive · 520 negative
Metacritic
82/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.7/10
Curator recommendations
6.0k
Press Quotes
“One Step From Eden feels like a clever, twitchy little hybrid of excellent card-battling roguelike Slay The Spire and Capcom’s Mega Man Battle Network series.” Rock Paper Shotgun “...frantic, fast-paced battles that feel a lot like Crypt of the Necrodancer in terms of pacing – your moves become a kind of dance, and returning attacks to catch tricky enemies is extremely satisfying.” PCGamesN “One Step from Eden is a dazzling burst of energy in the deck-building Slay the Spire genre.…
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 26, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Thomas Moon Kang |
| Publisher | Humble Games, Maple Whispering Limited |
| Base price | $7.99 -60% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · OneStepFromEden at gmail.com |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
35
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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