Steam app 977880 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:45 UTC
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
61 months, September 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 434 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 284 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Eastward was released on 16 Sep, 2021.
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We are super excited to share with you today, Lost in Cult’s new documentary ‘The Making of Eastward: Design Works - Part 1’. Yes, that means there will be more to come as the team follow the chapters of their Eastward: Design Works book.…
PilgrimHi everyone! Next week we've got something very special lined up for you all - an Eastward: Octopia-themed charity livestream supporting FoodCycle 🧡 On April 18th at 14:00-19:00 BST, we’re teaming up with the amazing Hannah Rutherford, aka…
SuperconsoleHi everyone! First off, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already stopped off at Octopia station! It's been amazing to see so many of you enjoying the new DLC in the past few days since launch - thank you for all of the fan art, kind…
Superconsole⚙️Octopia 1.1 Patch Changelist As always - spoiler warning for the patch notes! Fixed the bug where the game would freeze when petting piglets at night. Fixed the bug where the pig's expressions and animations didn't appear when petting the…
Patch notesHello everyone! Today is the day! Get ready to trade in John's bang-bang gun for a watering can, and embark on a tranquil new life in Octopia. (Don't worry, you'll still need that frying pan 🍳). In Eastward: Octopia, Sam and John return in…
SuperconsoleHello everyone! It's only a few days to go now until the release of Eastward: Octopia DLC on January 31st! As a reminder it's coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch first, and is priced at $5.99 / £4.99 / €5.89 / 700円 / ¥22 CNY. It will be…
SuperconsoleHi all! There are now just 2 weeks until the Eastward: Octopia DLC is released! To celebrate the launch, the development team at Pixpil are hosting an offline trial event for Eastward: Octopia in Shanghai (where the dev team are based) on…
SuperconsoleHello Everyone! Last week's Wholesome Snack announced our release date for the new Eastward DLC "Octopia", and since the announcement we've been so happy to see how excited everyone is to explore it! The team is working hard to assemble the…
Katzeus{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/87196f8207f3e5e43f20b9602ec850644517b01c.png Hi everyone! Gather 'round because we've got some delightful news that will warm your hearts! 💛 Sam and John, are back for a brand-new DLC adventure into the tranquil…
SuperconsoleNot only is Eastward currently 50% off in the Steam Autumn Sale... Eastward Design Works We've got some exciting news for you all: Introducing the "Eastward: Design Works" collection, including music, prints, and a stunning 250-page…
PilgrimHi everyone! We hope you're looking forward to the upcoming Eastward: Octopia country-life DLC! In the meanwhile, we wanted to share news that we’ve teamed up with the brilliant minds behind Chained Echoes and Wandering Sword in a new…
Superconsole{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/87196f8207f3e5e43f20b9602ec850644517b01c.png Hi everyone! I bet you didn’t see that coming 👩🌾🌾♨ Today we’re super excited to announce that Sam and John will be returning in an all-new adventure, coming to the…
SuperconsoleHi everyone! Last weekend, Eastward participated in the WePlay Cultural Expo online event and the offline exhibition of indiePlay China (an indie game competition). Around the world it's still difficult to participate in live events, so…
Superconsole{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/10310bcc6f633d5c9ca057aea22697276b626575.png Eastward turns 1 this September (our little baby is growing up!) and we couldn’t celebrate it without an unmissable discount for you: a 30% OFF in a Steam Daily Deal!…
Superconsole{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/6859149/7ffe0f6bf5d53af8d523e0e4bc7bb603529fec1e.png We have awesome news! 🤩 The Spanish and German localisation patch is available now for Eastward! Everyone who has bought the game will be able to update it to receive…
KatzeusHi everyone! How are you doing? For this dev update, we’re sharing a quick check-in on how some of the Eastward plans we have in the works are going, along with some exciting news! ✨ German & EU Spanish Localisation Full game localisation…
KatzeusHey folks!👋🏽 Can you believe it’s already March? Time sure is flying by and the Pixpil team are hard at work on more Eastward goodness. Full Steam Deck ahead! The Steam Deck has begun rolling out this month and we’re super excited to…
SuperconsoleHey gang, happy new year! We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and are ready to get 2022 started. Your love for Eastward really made our year so thank you for your support. German & Spanish localisations on the way We’re happy to reveal…
SuperconsoleHey everybody! Since the launch of Eastward on PC & Switch, we’ve loved seeing so many of our community members discover and fall in love with Eastward’s not-so-hidden inner RPG (within an RPG) Earth Born, so we thought it was a great time…
SuperconsoleIt’s that time of the year - the Steam Awards are back! If you enjoyed exploring the beautiful pixel art world of Eastward, we would love it if you could show your support by voting for Eastward in the ‘Outstanding Visual Style’ category!…
Superconsole-fixed chapter selection menu may fail to work for some players.
Patch notes- fixed possible soft-lock in the scene where players get the first character switching tutorial.
Patch notes-fixed players could get incorrectly transported to Sam Quest location in Chapter Selecting mode -fixed incorrect treasure chest states in Chapter Selecting mode -increased aim-assist for Sam's action.
Patch notesGreetings, dear Earth Borners! It’s been just over a month since Eastward was released on PC and Nintendo Switch and we wanted to update you on all the work we’ve been doing since then. Many of you might have reached the end of your journey…
KatzeusHello again! Can you believe 2 weeks have flown by already? And WOW what an amazing 2 weeks it’s been. We’re absolutely thrilled with the community’s reception of Eastward and delighted that so many of you have already embarked on this…
Katzeus-allow the game to start in offline mode.
Patch notes-add: startup language selector
Patch notes-fix: incorrect physics setting in some scenes -fix: autosave near the Mayor's House may block the game -fix: the first Boss should not dealing damage when it's down -fix: In Earth Born, players could fail to revive dead characters -fix: In…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/cd56f36dd9e5a41af7f72acbdb7ec6f119f5c82f.png -fix：players could fail to open the door outside the mall level -fix：players could get blocked when loading from the savefile saved at Damcity outfield station.…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/ee82066f13d7607bd3fcb132cd950d26dd14d0b5.png *BING BONG* Weeeeelcome aboard the Eastward Express! This is a multi-stop hype train that will take you all the way to the edges of our known universe. For your safety…
Superconsole- Resolved an issue where joystick input would be lost when transitioning from one scene to the other, causing the player to stop moving when they enter new scenes. - Turned off the Chromatic Filter effect in the title menu.
Patch notesHi everyone! Wow, we can’t get over all of the incredible support and enthusiasm following Eastward’s release date announcement. If you left a lovely comment, tweeted the dev team, ‘Liked’ or shared the trailer, or even just watched it at…
Superconsole{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33911849/6dacd6e5d425ba50e0123a748dd98292b4ab4683.png Happy blog day everyone! We’re drawing closer and closer to launch (September 16th, save the date!) so we thought now was a great time to spotlight the main maestro…
SuperconsoleHey everyone! Today we’re thrilled to announce the news we know you’ve all been waiting for… Eastward is coming to PC, Mac and Nintendo Switch on Thursday September 16th - and you can pre-purchase it on Steam for 10% off RIGHT NOW! Please…
KatzeusHi everyone! We've got something exciting to share with you today... Eastward has been featured on the IGN with an exclusive 25 minute sneak preview of a previously unseen gameplay segment - Quake Valley! You’ll encounter this area roughly…
SuperconsoleHi everyone! Hope you enjoyed our last Eastward blog about the scrumptious snacks you’ll be cooking up. Today we’re giving you a first look at how combat works in Eastward and how it changed over the course of development. Beating up…
KatzeusHi everyone! Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating the Year of the Ox! Now the development team is back from the holidays, let’s kickstart the first dev blog of 2021 by sharing some tasty info about one of my personal favourite…
SuperconsoleHi everyone! I hope you’re all staying nice and cosy as we edge into December, or chilling out in the sunshine for those of you in the Southern hemisphere. It’s been a hot minute since we last updated you about the progress of Eastward and…
SuperconsoleHey folks! We’re excited to announce that Eastward has been nominated for the Audience Award at the 22nd Annual Independent Games Festival! Both the team here at Chucklefish and the developers Pixpil are really honoured to be included next…
SuperconsoleHey everybody, Superconsole here from Chucklefish! We’ve got some exciting news for you today… A few weeks ago Valve approached us to ask if we’d like Eastward to participate in their special game demo event, to which we of course said…
SuperconsoleEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Eastward Octopia OST | WindowsmacOSLinux | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Eastward - Octopia | WindowsmacOS | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Eastward Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 16 Sep 2021 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Start in D3D10 Mode | Eastward.exe | --gfx dx10 | windows 64 | |
| Launch | Eastward.app/Contents/MacOS/eastward | macos | ||
| Start in OpenGL mode | Eastward.exe | --gfx gl | windows 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataRoaming | Pixpil/Eastward/steam_{64BitSteamID} | * and below |
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