Eclipsium Mini-Review

The art and imagery of Eclipsium are certainly evocative, with large grotesque figures and body horror elements abound. The environments are all atmospheric and abstract, and there’s mostly no narrative to speak of. In many ways, I’m not particularly certain this is a horror game at all, as there’s no real sense of urgency or threat to be perceived. Without any enemies, jumpscares, timers, or hazards of any kind, Eclipsium mostly functions as a brisk walk through increasingly interesting and abstract images. I remain a bit bewildered by what I witnessed, unable to fully assign any meaning to the events taking place on the screen. At least it looked cool!

Pros

• Gorgeous pixel art

• Interesting and evocative imagery

• Great music

Cons

• High pixelation often leaves environments and objects muddied and hard to discern.

• Lack of variety in gameplay

Other

• The game has little to no explicit narrative, and all imagery is left for the player to interpret.

Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX

Developer: Housefire

Platform: Played on PC

Availability: Released Sept 19, 2025 on Steam.