Eternal Spring: Oblivion

Eternal Spring: Oblivion is an atmospheric firstperson shooter with survival and RPG elements set in a living open world. It plunges you into the chaotic 1990s, where Slavic mythology has bled into reality. You explore the city of Kerch and its semiabandoned surroundings, investigate dangerous anomalies, fight mythological evil spirits and bandits, help the locals, and unravel the mystical secrets of a forgotten world.

The Core Gameplay

The game is a hardcore survival shooter at heart. You constantly manage your health, hunger, thirst, stamina, and vigor, while dealing with injury mechanics like bleeding and insomnia. Your arsenal includes PM pistols, OTs33, AKM, AS Val, and shotguns, which you can customize with red dot sights, optical scopes, and extended magazines. You fight against bandits, from ordinary street looters to heavily armed factory guards, as well as mythological creatures: bears roaming the forests, Upyri (parasitecontrolled undead haunting cemeteries), and sea horrors (giant mutant crabs, crayfish, and other creatures crawling from the depths). A full daynight cycle, dynamic wind, and changing weather deeply affect gameplay, and your actionslike moving with a heavy loadbuild Strength, which increases your carry weight. The game supports cooperative play with friends, including LAN coop.

Setting and Atmosphere

The world is a detailed open area spanning over 6 km², set in the dashing nineties where Slavic mythology became real. You explore Kerch and its semiabandoned surroundings, encountering dangerous anomalies and mystical secrets. The atmosphere is gritty, harsh, and steeped in the folklore of a forgotten world. The game features gun battles, blood effects, injury mechanics such as bleeding, and profanity, so it is intended for mature players.

Reception and Development

The game is currently in Early Access, and the developer describes it as an ambitious project for a single developer and a longterm commitment for many years. The current version is playable from start to finish but does not have all the planned content, and there may be minor flaws, bugs, and errors that do not affect gameplay. The developer plans to keep the game in Early Access for approximately 2 to 4 years, with the full version planned to add new merchants with their own task chains, expand the current location, introduce new points of interest, add new enemies, new weapons, body kits and ammunition, and additional mechanics. Work is also planned to improve the graphics, optimize, and overall atmosphere of the game. The developer does not plan to increase the price after the game is released from Early Access. Community engagement is planned through YouTube, Telegram, VKontakte, and Discord, where development reports and project news are shared. The game currently has a small number of user reviews on Steam, with an aggregator listing it at 33.33% positive based on a tiny sample, so there is no broad consensus yet. The developer openly discloses that the game uses AIgenerated content, which is noted on the store page.

System Requirements

Minimum: Windows 10, an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i36100, 8 GB RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with DirectX 11. You will need 20 GB of available storage space. The game does not support Simplified Chinese, Polish, or several other languagesit is Englishonly or has limited language support.

Who Is This Game For?

If you love hardcore survival shooters with deep RPG elements and a gritty, atmospheric open worldthink games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or Escape from Tarkov but with a Slavic mythology twistthis is exactly your kind of game. If you enjoy managing survival needs, customizing weapons, and fighting both human and supernatural threats in a world that feels alive and dangerous, the depth of the simulation will keep you hooked. It is also for players who appreciate a game that is being built over time by a single developer and want to be part of its Early Access journey. If you are looking for a polished, finished experience with a complete story and a large community, you may want to wait and see how the game develops further. But if the idea of surviving the chaotic nineties in a world where ancient myths have become real sounds like a challenge worth taking, this one has your name on it.

If the game happens to spark your interest, I hope you triumph!