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[IbizaPocholo]

Here's a look at Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream. Join Hanna on an adventure in the bustling city of Eriksholm following the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman.

Meet the characters and see some Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream gameplay from the isometric, narrative-driven stealth game coming to PS5 (PlayStation 5), Xbox Series X/S, PC in 2025.

 

[apocaliptic]

Looks great. Will buy this one

 

[Punished Miku]

Shadow Tactics x Peaky Blinders? Interesting.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

WOW! The amount of work they put into some relatively simple stealth game is astounding, and the cutscenes with full face scans, mocap and great acting... daaaaamn. Wishlisted!

 

[Magic Carpet]

That looked really good.
2025 is a long way away though. It's going to get lost in the sea of releases if it's not on a wishlist somewhere.

 

[mdkirby]

Looks great, been hunting from the summer games stuff for narrative games like this, but couldn't find any. Which showing was this at?

 

[xrnzaaas]

I'm always in for more stealth games. I'm surprised how expensive it looked during cutscenes, usually when a game like this goes for the isometric perspective it's to hide the budget limitations.

 

[raviolico]

Looks good and yeah, the facial animations are REALLY spectacular.

 

[Denton]

Looks very impressive.

 

[Killer8]

The middle market is absolutely destroying AAA games now. We love to see it.

 

[Rickyiez]

See Bloober, this is how u do faces and facial animation

 

[Bartski]

yep, wishlisted

 

[Kathanan]

New trailer

 

[Gonzito]

Man this looks nice, I am in

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is coming on July 15, 2025.

༻¨*:·. Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna's adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic events that will forever change their lives and the fate of the entire city. .·:*¨༺

 

[JusticeForAll]

Never heard of this, but it looks great. Wishlisted on ps5 pro for now. Discovering games like this when I would otherwise miss them is one of the prime reasons for being on this forum for me.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Is this basically a Shadow Tactics style game? Mimimi? That's what I got from the trailer and if so I'm fucking in. Shadow Tactics is brilliant.

 

[SilentSpecter]

nvm

 

[Gonzito]

I am very excited for this game and it comes almost on my birthday. I think I am in, unless the reviews are really bad

 

[balls of snow]

So getting this.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I was getting kinda worried with no news since the first announcement. Good to know it's coming out so soon.

 

[Bartski]

Is this basically a Shadow Tactics style game? Mimimi? That's what I got from the trailer and if so I'm fucking in. Shadow Tactics is brilliant.

Narrative stealth game more like but it looks great even on my shit tier pc and facial animations put most AAAs to shame. It's pretty amazing tbh and super well done, I'm 100% in after checking the demo:

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Narrative stealth game more like but it looks great even on my shit tier pc and facial animations put most AAAs to shame. It's pretty amazing tbh and super well done, I'm 100% in after checking the demo:

Demo?
Shit tier PC?

 

[Gubaldo]

Yup good demo.
Runs well too

Cutscene didn't have audio. don't know why

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Yea I enjoyed that. Already knew I'd buy it after the intro section. Definitely has a Shadow Tactics vibe with the way the camera functions and some other elements.

Still in.

 

[Gonzito]

The demo was amazing. I am buying this at launch

 

[rofif]

Wowwww… so you got few nice meta human cutscenes and the. The game is basically commandos. Couldn't think of a more boring concept. Nobody will buy this

 

[Gonzito]

Wowwww… so you got few nice meta human cutscenes and the. The game is basically commandos. Couldn't think of a more boring concept. Nobody will buy this

 

[SilentSpecter]

Is this basically a Shadow Tactics style game? Mimimi? That's what I got from the trailer and if so I'm fucking in. Shadow Tactics is brilliant.

Yeah, something like that, but I'm kinda disappointed you can only switch between three characters. Feels a bit dull.

 

[Denton]

Wowwww… so you got few nice meta human cutscenes and the. The game is basically commandos. Couldn't think of a more boring concept. Nobody will buy this

Just because you are braindead, doesn't mean everyone else is.

 

[rofif]

Just because you are braindead, doesn't mean everyone else is.

Just a matter of fact. These games don't sell. And I player these Games many times and got notes of the genre

 

[samoilaaa]

buying this day 1

 

[Gonzito]

This game is coming tomorrow. I personally want to play it, hopefully is good

 

[Branded]

Loved the demo of this and didn't realize it was out so soon even! Definitely going to pick it up some time this year.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Peeps here saying its like Shadow Tactics/Desperados are overselling it a bit. It has some basic stealth stuff similar to those, but very limited in that regard. It's more of a walking sim stealth game than tactical stealth. This is 90% linear story focused so don't jump in expecting a Mimimi game.

 

[Gonzito]

Seems like the game is good

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Reviews

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 17 critics, with an overall average score of 84. It's ranked in the top 9% of games and recommended by 88% of critics.

opencritic.com

 

[balls of snow]

Very hype for this. I admit I am a bit burn out delivering packages in DS2 so need something differerent for a bit.

 

[Pey.]

My review (9/10) with some 4K screenshots and videos (including a compilation of several levels) > https://www.pcmrace.com/2025/07/14/eriksholm-the-stolen-dream-review-pc/

Video Compilation



Full Chapter 3

 

[Filben]

After the demo I'm not impressed unfortunately. Too restrictive gameplay, no real systems you can use on your own accord, only context-sensitive stuff exactly where developers thought you should use it. The beautiful city becomes just a backdrop instead of a playground challenging your creativity in solving problems. It feels like a puzzle game in labyrinth-like levels with one or two solutions, tops.

At least that's the demo. Not saying they advertised it as Commandos/Desperados-like but nevertheless I expected it to be at least somewhat like it but it's in fact very far away from that.

Graphics and character performance are excellent, though. Given the studio size and budget I wish them maximum success, but apparently this isn't for me.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I NEED THIS!

 

[Punished Miku]

$40. Wishlisted. Looks promising.