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As young photographer Dei, revisit his absent mother’s travels, recreate her photos, and solve puzzles to uncover a family mystery.
Released 22 Jul 2024
Recreate Old Photos
Explore 360° Scenes
Find Hidden Narration
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.
Developed by Silver Lining Studio · Published by PLAYISM
You play as Dei, a young photographer following traces of his absent mother through the letters and photographs she sent from her travels. An anomaly in one of the images prompts him to revisit the places she photographed and investigate his family’s past.
Explore illustrated environments, inspect objects and clues, and solve puzzles to progress. A central activity is arranging elements in a scene and taking a photo that matches one left by Dei’s mother, connecting the present location to a memory.
Photography and observation drive the story forward as recreated images reveal more of the past. You can also use the camera to capture other details, and an optional hint system offers help when a puzzle stalls your progress.
Reviewers often praise the hand-drawn environments and music, along with a touching family story told through photographs. Many enjoy the calm, generally approachable puzzles and the photo-recreation mechanic; some find particular clues unintuitive or the story less effective, and several describe the experience as very short.
Follow the stars, to where the past and future cross paths.
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Explore a beautiful hand-drawn world as you photograph some of the most precious yet fleeting moments in life. As you recreate photos from the past, you will slowly uncover the truth of a family mystery, and the love hidden within fragmented memories will eventually become clear.
As the young photographer Dei, the player sets off on a journey following in the footsteps of his absent mother.
When he was a young child, Dei received letters from his mother on her travels. They always included a beautiful picture of places she visited.
But one day, Dei notices something strange in the photos that threatens to overturn everything he's ever believed in. With the guidance of his mother's voice ringing from deep within his heart, he takes the first step on a journey to discover the truth of his mother's absence...
Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles as you embark on a journey of reminiscence.
By recreating old photos left to Dei, uncover a long-forgotten truth about the past.
A fully-voiced experience to fully immerse you in the world of The Star Named EOS.
Interact with a beautiful hand-drawn world.
Enjoy highly detailed panoramic scenery.
Discover puzzles and items hidden in the panoramic scenery
Uncover the truth with engaging puzzles that tickle your brain just enough.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 24 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 79/100 View on Metacritic |
