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Gamers waiting to playEternal Strandswill get a chance to experience a taste before its scheduled release date, as the demo version will launch on Jun 15, 2025. The highly anticipated game will be the debut action-adventure title for an equally anticipated indie studio. Founded in 2020, Yellow Brick Games was created by Mike Laidlaw,formerDragon Agecreative director, and other industry veterans from Bioware and Ubisoft.Eternal Strands’ January 28 release date will be a watershed moment for the talent-stacked studio as it makes its long-awaited entrance into the action-adventure genre.
Yellow Brick Games is aiming to leverage its personnel and creative, player-centric approach to game design to make its mark on the industry. In the past, the studio has cited thegame design ofZelda: Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdomas a source of inspiration forEternal Strands. This implies unique art direction and gameplay mechanics that look set to make it an interesting addition to the action-adventure genre.
As announced by Yellow Brick Games via Twitter, the demo release forEternal Strandswill be available on June 07, 2025. Gamers will get a sneak peek into the visuals, mechanics, and lore a full week beforeEternal Strandsis slated to be released on January 28. The post didn’t elaborate on the specifics of what players can expect in the game demo. However, any glimpse into a title with this much hype is a welcome development.
Eternal Strands Demo Release Date
The game’s storyline centers around a young weaver named Brynne who strives to reclaim her cultural homeland, the Enclave, utilizing her magical powers. In terms ofcombat inEternal Strands, Brynne will have an arsenal of magical weapons and abilities at her disposal as she seeks to uncover the secrets of the Enclave. Among them are Flame, Frost, and Kinetic magic that will set her enemies ablaze, freeze them in their tracks, or launch projectiles. These abilities are imbued by a magical artifact known as the Mantle and can also be used defensively, such as shielding Brynne in an ice wall.
Yellow Brick Games has been vocal since its foundationabout its innovative approach to game design and its focus on building system-driven games that deliver a unique experience.Eternal Strandsrepresents a true test of this philosophy and whether its team of industry titans can translate their ambitious goals into an inventive, top-tier game. Regardless of whether the game lives up to the hype surrounding it, the announcement of a demo release will only add fuel to the fire in the meantime.
Eternal Strands
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Play as Brynn, a young but fearless Weaver, determined to recover her people’s cultural home in the debut fantasy action-adventure title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans.Armed with powerful magical abilities and an arsenal of magical weapons, face enemies that range from humanoid constructs to towering beasts. Use the environment and temperature to your advantage in battles against a diverse roster of fantastical creatures, like turning a dragon’s fiery breath against ice-covered minions. Climb every surface and use arcane skills to create new paths. Explore the world in pursuit of the Enclave’s lost mysteries and challenge giant titans on your journey.The World is Your Weapon: At the heart of Eternal Strands beats a revolutionary new system for gameplay interactions: heat spreads, cold chills, and real-time destruction allows for unprecedented reactivity in combat. Hurl burning tree trunks at enemies with telekinetic powers, snap nearby trees to block opposing fire, or channel raw telekinetic force to rip boulders from the ground.
