Ever Forward

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  • Summary: A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Noisy Pixel
    Aug 14, 2020
    80
    Ever Forward is a captivating and emotionally charged puzzle adventure that doesn’t overstay its welcome with puzzle difficulty as it naturally evolves across each level. Following Maya through this mysterious world was made easy thanks to the environment designs, pacing, and overall accessibility. Aside from some stale story translations, Ever Forward is a great way to spend an evening.
  2. God is a Geek
    Aug 16, 2020
    75
    Ever Forward is a strikingly beautiful game with interesting and challenging puzzles, but harsh difficulty spikes make it a little more frustrating than it should be.
  3. GameSpew
    Aug 17, 2020
    70
    Ever Forward isn’t an easy road, but whatever you make of its final narrative revelation, it’s an engaging, rewarding journey that’s well worth taking. Just remember to stop scratching your head when you hit brain matter.
  4. GameMAG
    Jan 24, 2021
    70
    Ever Forward is a very beautiful and captivating game with a warm and touching story about the relationship between mother and daughter. Sadly, it's too short, and not without problems.
  5. The Digital Fix
    Sep 1, 2020
    60
    Ever Forward is a satisfying and pretty puzzle game, with a compelling narrative. However it suffers with being a bit too frustrating at times when the precision required is made difficult with clunky controls.
  6. PC Games
    Sep 19, 2020
    60
    Ever Forward has so much potential. Due to the unused graphic style and soulful story, developer Pathea could have created a real indie pearl. The gameplay around the frustrating puzzles prevents that, although great puzzles crept in in between, which I was happy to break my head about. At the latest because of the stressful puzzles with time pressure, I often lost the fun of the game. Especially the gravity puzzles at the end are one cramp. It's a shame, it could have been so good ...
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  7. Cubed3
    Aug 26, 2020
    50
    It's quite telling that Ever Forward's demo (released independently with the subtitle Prologue) isn't that much shorter than an actual full play-through. Despite the title's tense stealth sections, and fairly involved puzzle-solving, the fact of the matter is that the final product plays out like the tutorial to a much longer adventure that never starts. By the time Maya's story starts to breathe, and the core gameplay begins introducing complex and layered puzzles, the journey is more or less over. The atmosphere is commendable, as are the puzzles actually present, but the is sure to leave genre veterans disappointed, and newcomers desperate for some meat to chew on.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Judgeq
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Pretty impressive for a small indie studio. I played the demo and I was impressed. My friend told me to play it because I played Gris andPretty impressive for a small indie studio. I played the demo and I was impressed. My friend told me to play it because I played Gris and Portal. I'm not sure if you can really compare it as far as gameplay but its a similar kind of feeling. I think Ever Forward is better so far, I am excited to see what the full release will have. overall it's really chill and has a nice balance of making you think hard and letting you relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. 2 thumbs up and 5 stars from me!… Expand
  2. yangxy
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Beautiful puzzle game, I made a lot of wallpapers from this game, Lol. Maya's story is too sad, but I like it. Recommend!!!
  4. EverbodyhatesMe
    Aug 19, 2020
    9
    The graphics and music are really great! And the puzzles smartly design! But the only problem is the game is a little bit short and itThe graphics and music are really great! And the puzzles smartly design! But the only problem is the game is a little bit short and it didn't tell why Maya become like this. Hope the devs team can give more background story about it！… Expand
  5. curzon_dax
    Sep 16, 2020
    7
    These are the important aspects about the game:
    1) The difficulty of the puzzles is from moderate to hard so unless you have an IQ of 150+    These are the important aspects about the game:
    1) The difficulty of the puzzles is from moderate to hard so unless you have an IQ of 150+ you will not find it a walk in the park.
    2) Gameplay has its faults because in several cases you may be close to the solution but it will need an awkward execution.
    3) The story is lovely and also very simple so you will not find complex development of characters here.    … Expand
  6. adelicateorange
    Aug 29, 2020
    5
    Ever Forward is a game that leaves quite a bit to desired even as a small indie company game. It's game that is trying to marvel inEver Forward is a game that leaves quite a bit to desired even as a small indie company game. It's game that is trying to marvel in simplicity, but falls short on its puzzle design. The puzzles aren't the hardest this genre has to offer, but the 2nd half was more of an annoyance than an adventure. The game is beautiful to look at and has a very good score to go along side it. The story is nothing to write home about, but I wish they would have fleshed out the world more. However, with this being a puzzle game I am satisfied that there was a story at all.

    I definitely would not recommend this game because I don't think it's very fun. It's great to look at. Except, Ever Forward is a puzzle game and I don't think the puzzles are enjoyable. The 2nd half of the game's puzzles were a massive annoyance. I do believe that Pathea Games can create an amazing puzzle game akin to The Witness or The Talos Principle. Ever Forward is a step in the right direction albeit a very small one.    … Expand
  7. bancandrei
    Jan 9, 2021
    4
    This game has some good ideas but they are so disjointed. The story is simple, yet catchy but the gameplay has nothing to do with it and noThis game has some good ideas but they are so disjointed. The story is simple, yet catchy but the gameplay has nothing to do with it and no bearing on it. Mixing puzzles and stealth is also a bad idea and makes everything feel like a chore. What attracted me initially was art style of the island setting (I was hoping for another Rime) but that one has the least of all to do with anything else and by the unsatisfying end there is nothing beautiful left in the game.… Expand

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