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eden* stands out for its cinematic staging and illustrated love story, so its appeal is firmly narrative and single-player. It costs ≈ $3.88 at 
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01About eden*
On a dying Earth, eden* tells a love story between Sion, a genetically engineered hope for humanity, and Ryou, the soldier assigned to watch over her. This visual novel takes a cinematic approach, presenting its story through almost entirely illustrated event scenes. Steam players rate it 97%% positive from 4,147 reviews. Supported interface languages: Simplified Chinese and English. Released January 30, 2015.
Credits
Developer
minori
Publisher
MangaGamer · Sunflower Ocean
Lowest recorded in 36 months
$3.702026-07-30 · KinguinBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | — |
| Japanese | — | — | Yes |
Steam PC edition data · 2026-11-03
02Before you buy
Language
Steam PC lists English and Simplified Chinese subtitles, plus English full audio.
Play style
This is a single-player visual novel with a cinematic approach built around illustrated event scenes.
03Frequently asked questions
What is eden* about?
A red star threatens life on Earth; the story follows Sion, a genetically engineered hope for humanity, and Ryou, the soldier assigned to watch over her.
How does it tell its story?
It replaces conventional character sprites and talking heads with an almost entirely illustrated, cinematic presentation.
What resolution is specified?
The description specifies a widescreen resolution of 1024 × 640.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
My mom came in my room this night and asked me why i got so many tissues in the trash and I straight told her i've been jerking more than usual lately... I just couldn't tell her i was crying my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ eyes out sniveling and ♥♥♥♥♥ at 4 am because of an amazingly sad japanese cartoon game. 9/10 would play againShow moreShow less
8.1 hours at review610 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
You may think that since I have only played for about 3 hours I have no right to write a review, but I’m starting to fear that I’ll burst if I hold this in. I may update my review if I ever manage to finish this game or my opinion changes. I still remember the first visual novel I ever played. It had pretty bad graphics with broken anatomy for the character portraits, very few CG’s, 12 different soundtracks of horribly repetitive music, several flaws in its coding which made things confusing at times and not the best English. But the fact stood that a single person with English as a second language had worked and produced an amazing visual story with deep characters that touched the heart. Eden* is the exact opposite. The graphics are beautiful, characters have animated eyes and mouths, there are a huge amount of CG’s, fully animated opening, beautiful soundtracks and sound effects, full voice-acting, perfectly coded and excellent English text. But Eden* with its mind-numbingly dull story and flat characters have succeeded in completely killing my interest for visual novels. Eden* is for some reason passed off as a visual novel but is really a kinetic novel. From the moment I started up Eden* I was bored, but told myself that I was being unfair and should play more before passing judgement. But no matter how much further I went things never turned out interesting and the story only became duller and duller. At certain parts of the story there were moments that could have been interesting but was completely cut out and skipped over because god forbid we have something remotely interesting. The protagonist is Ryou Haruna who is the most perfect boy in the world, the best soldier of them all, dark and totally edgy, has a dark past and charms all the girls simply by existing. He is a terrible person but the story progresses as if he’s a good person with characters magically being in love with him and completely trusting him for no reason. Other characters include Sion who is the most perfect loli in the world, the most intelligent being on the planet despite not being able to wash her own hair and everyone calls her “the messiah”. Elica who is a ditzy maid that takes care of Sion. Lavinia who gets her panties wet over bladed weapons and Inaba who drinks on the clock. I couldn’t for my life care for any of the characters or their backstories and only found them infuriating. Every character’s personality is horribly typical and cookie-cutter. All I needed was an introduction and then I had immediately grasped their entire character and could predict their actions from there on. The conversations between the characters are so flat and unrealistic it feels like everyone is talking to a wall. When I read the description, saw all the good reviews and saw that it was developed by the popular Minori I honestly expected a good story with deep characters. For the first time I wish that Steam issued refunds. The only consolation I have is that I bought it on sale so I didn’t suffer the full blow of the 20 euro that this game is selling for. I would not recommend this for anyone with regular standards. If you however have a strong liking for dull storytelling, underdeveloped characters, anime characters whom look like they’re 12 years old and old-fashioned cheesy drama this would satisfy your needs.Show moreShow less
3 hours at review68 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
A short review with no story details. eden* is a wonderful visual novel with brilliant art and a soundtrack that enhances the reading experience without being too overpowering. Simple details like having the characters blink add a nice touch to an already high quality work. This is by far my favorite visual novel currently (this review was created March 22, 2015) on Steam. The $20 price tag is quite steep, so I would wait for it to go on sale (mine was 50% off). If you're looking for a serious visual novel to start reading, I recommend this. Notes: - Length ~15 hours (assuming you listen to the voice acting) - There IS voice acting - There are NO choices/routes in eden* (Kinetic Novel) - There is VERY LITTLE TO NO fan service - This is the regular version of eden. The eden Plus+Mosaic version (not available on Steam) includes added blood to certain scenes and less censoring for certain scenes. It also includes an extra eroge side story that is not part of the main story. In my opinion I would have liked the added blood, but an eroge side story sounds incredibly out of place for this VN. - I consider this a serious/emotional visual novel, unlike a VN such as Sakura Spirit. It tries to BE something and succeeds instead of appealing to absurd fan service. - Originally released September 18, 2009Show moreShow less
15.1 hours at review298 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Very pretty, and definitely a "page-turner". My main issue is that your character has all these ideals of how women should act around men. If you can ignore that, then it's worth your time. EDIT: I finished the game and decided that it's still a very pretty visual novel, but it's lacking something that's hard to place your finger on. I hated the protagonist, so it was painful to go through 8 hours with him. I didn't care much for his backstory. Although I loved the idea of spending time focussing heavily on characters and how characters interact with each other, it felt more like everyone was just magically in love with you even though you're a terrible person who hasn't actually gotten to know anyone. No one has any reason to trust or like you, but for some reason the game progresses as if you've been a good person. You literally catch a girl having a bath, watch her, point a gun at her, tell her to get dressed in front of you while you watch and think about how she deserves worse treatment, then check every nook, cranny, and inch of her body physically before tying her up so tight it leaves marks and leaving her all night in a storage room so hot and with air so thick she couldn't even breathe properly. She decides she's in love with you and later kisses you goodbye. I think that the voice acting is great, the artwork is beautiful, I love that it's animated to blink. I think there was a very cool plot idea, despite it not being delved into as much as I'd prefer. I do NOT recommend this game.Show moreShow less
8.3 hours at review41 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
I wasn't entirely sure about a VN priced at $20.00, but after about ten minutes in, I realized why. It should be noted that I'm fairly new to VN games in general, having only played six or seven personally. That being said, compared to those, this blows them out of the water. First off, the story is not only moving and impactful, but long. You don't actuall come across the intro until about 30~ minutes in. That's just a estimate, but it honestly felt the opening came in where other VN closing credits would start rolling. Secondly, the entire VN is voice acted. Voice acted tremendously well, for that matter. Even the main protagonist has not only a voice, but a face as well. Not only that, but the art in this game is amazing. At first I thought I was delusional, but every character's eyes and mouths move. Every character and background scene really immerse you into the story the developer wanted to portray. 10/10, only regret regarding this game is the fact that I didn't buy it sooner.Show moreShow less
19 hours at review285 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
For God's sake, save your money. This was maybe the worst story I've ever experienced, in any medium. It should be, but isn't, broken up into two distinct episodes. The first half is a fairly decent, if cliche-riddled, suspense plot, and the second half feels like a too-long epilogue that eventually festers into 3-4 hours of syrupy, sentimental loli fetish scenes. In both halves, the story goes out of its way to deflate elements of narrative tension that it bothers to introduce, with antagonists literally just stepping out of the protagonists' way. The writing itself is verbose to the point of smothering the emotional impact that a scene might have. Characters will repeat a simple statement three or four times in the same scene, contributing to the problem of scenes that go on for 2-3x longer than they need to. There are many scenes that are repetitive or pointless (and still go on for 2-3x too long). Props, symbols, and images are repeated constantly, leaving them shopworn. Added for good measure is some cheap moralizing about taking care of the planet, the "appetites of those in power," and a few other super-deep subjects. Ryou even says "Sometimes, even pointless conversations can teach you a thing or two," without apparent irony. Speaking of characters, they're more stock than Getty Images. For brevity, I'll talk mainly about the Gary Stu protagonist: He kills without a flicker of emotion, flies a helicopter, cooks breakfast (which he does over and over), and generally does anything the plot needs him to do with no previous setup. He can also completely abandon his professed love for violence and following orders, opting to dedicate his whole life to taking care of his loli. If this sounds like it could maybe be a character arc -- trust me, it isn't. His change is quick, complete, and virtually conflict-free. His old life doesn't come back to haunt him or lure him back to his past ways. I think there's one line, as he's serving his bedridden daughter figure dinner or something, where he mentions not liking how domestic he's become, but he doesn't actually experience any tension or conflict because of it -- he keeps it up, getting even more pathetic as he goes along. He also treats the female lead like an idiot, points his gun at everybody, and does some highly rapey stuff to a throwaway character who's introduced toward the back end of the story. Great guy. So, what actually works in this game? The sounds effects, music, and voice acting are all fine to my ear. The art is nice, and really deserves a better story. I wouldn't mind this style becoming the norm for VNs. There's a warm glow to the scenery and lighting, and camera focus is used really well. The character designs are okay to good, and the blinking and moving mouths add to the immersion in a big way. But for whatever reason, characters tend to "dance" through three or four poses in a single conversation -- it can get a little distracting, like watching the exaggerated gestures and expressions of an actor in a silent film. Still, it's doesn't detract from the visuals too much, and some of the poses are cute. There are many, many problems with this game -- more than I've mentioned here. I can't recall being more disappointed.Show moreShow less
10.2 hours at review40 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Almost as good as Clannad.Show moreShow less
13.5 hours at review138 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
More or less, I'm left feeling nothing. The art is nice. It looked a lot better on Deck than on my real computer monitor. I think that's because of the original size and resolution of Eden. Old games look better not super stretched out. I finished the game, but everything aside from the art was just uninspiring. The plot has basically nothing driving it, absolutely no sense of urgency. It also has no plot twists at all. I almost feel like I should spoiler tag, but if you've read the game description, that's basically it. The characters also suffer from one of the worst cases of, "Male on screen. Female on screen. They must fall in love," that I've ever seen. Both parties are so unexpressive, and then one day all the sudden they're madly in love? But still unexpressive about it? Don't worry that they both literally have no other options due to being the last two on the planet. There were also a few nonsense events that left me just dumbfounded. Like having a standoff where two people are holding guns at each others' faces for absolutely no reason, or a key plot item which keeps being referenced and panned to never having any significance even at the end of the story. Writing out this review has made me dislike the game more. I feel like I completed it with a kind of morbid curiosity, wondering if anything out of the ordinary was ever going to happen, and it simply didn't.Show moreShow less
5.1 hours at review19 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Ryo is not interested in Maids *camera pans to boobs* Ryo watches the scenery outside the window *camera pans to skirt* Pros -High quality animation and scenes I'm used to seeing standard sprites in visual novel but this one was really made with dedication. It has animated mouth and eyes, plus the poses are not limited to just standing. -Main protagonist has voice -Cute girls with flushed cheeks....(99.99% of the time) -It's not a loli game..She's 100 years old Cons -Small Resolution -Clunky settings menu -Some shortcut keys like Full Screen and Window Mode are not working -Can't access to CG gallery unless you finished at least one route. -Sometimes the art seems off....expecially the guys. The girls are perfectly fine. I will continue to edit my review..I'm just a bit distracted to where the camera pans... -----Spoilers-----Show moreShow less
11.8 hours at review137 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
PROS: - The premise is good. - Animated blinking and mouth movements matched to dialogue. - Nice music and voice acting. - The writing style is vivid. CON: - The story I had high expectations when I saw that this VN had high ratings in Steam but was rather disappointed. My first impression was something like "Kazami Yuuji meets Reverie Planetarian" but the end result was a rather weak plot. Planetarian made me cry like a child and Grisaia made me gasp, but Eden didn't make me shed a single tear. Comparison with other VNs aside, the story in general was pretty bland. Whatever excitement I got from the "research facility" arc disappeared completely in the arcs that followed. It's like they tried to follow the mirror image of the plot mountain, starting with the climax and ending with exposition. The story became some bland slice-of-life between Gary Stu and Mary Sue. It did a good job tying plot elements together but it all felt unnecessary towards the end, messily resolving any conflict. It's a well-spent 10+ hour story, a calming ride, a relaxing experience... but it doesn't feel like it's worthy of its high ratings. I'm glad I bought this at a discount - I might've had buyer's remorse if I had bought this at full price.Show moreShow less
12.3 hours at review19 people found this helpful
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