Eternal Return's official launch date is just around the corner after spending over two years in Early Access. Read on to learn more about this upcoming game crammed with various characters, cosmetics, and thrilling battles.

Eternal Return Release Date and Time

July 20, 2023 KST

As stated by the developers in their dev journal entries, Eternal Return will finally enter version 1.0 on July 20, 2023. To celebrate the occasion, rewards such as skins, premium currency, emotes, icons, etc., will be given away through events spanning the entirety of Season 9, from April to July. Unfortunately, Nimble Neuron has yet to provide a specific time for the release. We will update this article once more information has been revealed.

Everything We Know About Eternal Return

Eternal Return Latest Trailer

Eternal Return Story Plot

The game follows the same premise set by its predecessor, Immortal Soul - Black Survival. It follows the deathmatches on an isolated island called Lumia Island, where an organization called the AGLAIA is conducting experiments to force human evolution. They do this by repeatedly having "test subjects" kill each other until only one remains. Then, they repeat the process by reviving them and wiping their memories.

More details are provided through the manhwas "Black Survival," which features the test subjects Hyunwoo, Isol, and Hyejin as they work together to survive the battle royale, and "Black Survival - Bottomless Pit," which focuses on the mysterious Doctor Wickeline, a brilliant and deadly scientist who also serves as one of the major boss entities in Eternal Return.

Eternal Return Characters

Eternal Return features 64 characters, also called "Test Subjects" or "Survivors," with two more planned to be released alongside its Official Launch season. Each character has a unique gimmick that gives them an advantage in the many different aspects of the game, such as Eva's ability to interact with objects or revive teammates from a distance, Sylvia's ability to grow progressively more powerful as she completes a circuit around every area, or Hyejin's ability to strike fear into her enemies as she continuously hits them with spells. Each character can be purchased using either NP, the game's premium currency, or through A-Coins, which can be obtained by playing or completing specific achievements.

Eternal Return Cobalt Protocol

On June 8, 2022, Nimble Neuron introduced a new mode to the game. Unlike Solos, Duos, and Squad Battle Royale modes, which focus on ensuring survival until the end, Cobalt Protocol is a battle-oriented mode that resembles Call of Duty's Domination. Three Power Beacons spread around the map linearly are contested by two four-player teams. Points are deductive from a team every time one is eliminated or a Power Beacon is held by the enemy for 45-second intervals. Also, unlike Eternal Return's main game modes, where getting revived is either tricky or impossible, players can respawn indefinitely as long as their points do not drop to zero.

In addition, instead of allowing the player to choose their character and craft their equipment, Cobalt Protocol enforces a character and item draft where each team must choose between a total of 16 randomly-drafted characters and equip them with items, also randomly-drafted for a price.

Eternal Return Skins

The game features cosmetic items meant to change the characters' appearance. Certain skins also include unique visual effects for the character's skills. These can be obtained by purchasing them on the game's shop using premium currency, reaching certain Battle Pass levels, or through events and giveaways. Although most are always available to be purchased, some have limited availability, such as the Cadet series, which players can only obtain by reaching a certain rank in a given season.

Eternal Return Trailers

This is Eternal Return (Released October 19, 2020)

This trailer is Eternal Return's first promotional material using the modern textures players can encounter. It showcases the crafting system, unique for Eternal Return, the hyperloop system that allows players to teleport around the map, animal hunting, and its fast-paced MOBA combat.

Eternal Return - Do Whatever It Takes To Survive (Released September 30, 2021)

While also featuring the game's unique crafting system, this trailer focuses more on combat. Clips of various characters showing their skills are included, revealing the variety of styles each of them is designed around.

Hide and Seek Cinematic Trailer (Released November 9, 2021)

A purely promotional trailer meant to showcase the game's premise of characters killing each other featuring Luke and Jackie, the game's most promoted character.

Eternal Return: New Mode - Cobalt Protocol (Released May 27, 2022)

This is a trailer for introducing Cobalt Protocol to the game, a four-player team deathmatch mode that resembles Call of Duty's Domination. It allowed players who are not fans of Battle Royales to get into Eternal Return.

Season 8: Introducing Battle Zones (Released December 13, 2022)

This trailer features a new mechanic for the main Solo, Duos, and Squad Battle Royale modes, where players can voluntarily enter and fight for powerful equipment at specific intervals in the game. To encourage participation in a Battle Zone, player death is not permanent inside, and players can respawn if they are eliminated.

Eternal Return System Requirements

Eternal Return Product Information

Title	ETERNAL RETURN
Release Date	July 20, 2023
Developer	Nimble Neuron
Supported Platforms	PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Genre	MOBA
Number of Players	1-4
ESRB Rating	N/A
Official Website	https://playeternalreturn.com/main

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