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Rise Eterna
Developer Makee, Forever Entertainment S. A.
Rise Eterna is a tactical role-playing game developed by Makee and published by Forever Entertainment. It released in May 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, and later in the year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows platforms. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
87 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
31
Rotten
26 positive · 58 negative
95% range 22–41%
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3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
89 of 211 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 87 · most liked firstWell, I'm going to refund this game. I was drawn in by the nice artwork and the promise of a game similar to Fire Emblem, but let me tell you... Fire Emblem this game is not. The Writing from the outset is terrible and none of the motivations for any of the characters make even the slightest amount of sense. The Combat is dull, very dull and I'm not risking being stuck with this game in my library to see if it gets any better. The Inventory management is bad, the Gem system is alright, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] Follow my Curator Page for more Strategy Games! Rise Eterna is a turn-based RPG. After discovering that your whole crew got killed, you meet a cheeky woman. Both of you unite to travel to the nearby city. On your journey, you will need to battle many bandits and find new members to recruit. Story The story is told through text boxes while you're looking at 2D art of characters with beautiful backgrounds…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think I've ever seen a game get what's good about Fire Emblem this wrong before. It looks pretty and it photographs well, but holy crap. Characters don't counterattack unless you go a bunch of points deep into a specific upgrade tree, so combat is very slow. There's no real equipment system, just gems you socket for +stat. The gems are on random drop. Everything is on random drop. You can repeat stages to farm levelups and a few random drops, and there's no reason not to just farm the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very very bland gameplay. Character customization is minimal as there is no equipment, no level up, skill tree is poor. The only way to increase your stats is either through skill tree, or equipping gems, which are obtained by gathering at random spots in battle map or opening chests. Hit chance RNG is very stupid: if you miss twice in a row, your 3rd and 4th attacks will 100% miss as well (maybe there's a problem with the game seed of randomness?) I'm sitting with 6 characters, so maybe I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impressions are a bit mixed if not jarring. *I've refunded the game. Unfortunately, it does not get any better. It's kind of a "my first srpg" game. Sorry, I really wanted to like it, but nothing stands out as better than average. It might be worth a $5 seasonal sale, but definitely not $20. I'll revisit it when that happens. VA on startup No VA in game Does not fully support 32:9 (some book-like borders in maps and black borders in other areas) Supports 1440p, but nothing higher…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really wanted to give a chence for this game. not much Fire Emblem-like games on PC. But this just wasn't it. Characters do not even gain EXPERIENCE. how can anyone treat this as an RPG...? wasted money (good thing it was on sale at the time).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just boring. Static maps with static enemies. No events, no fog of war. Just some "to hit chance" RNG which can be stopped by equipping AGI items. Which also makes enemies hit you less and increases your crit chance. I don't see the appeal here.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphics are good. The mechanics are shallow. The game is not hard at all with the enemy 'activation range' meaning you are always in control of how much danger you are in. That means that 8hrs in I bored out of the game. The story is terrible. And that is giving it plenty of leeway. No, really, NONE of the companions have any reason at all to be together. Oh, you murdered everyone I know and cared about, I will follow you. Some random dude is telling me to cryptically go towards a divine…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like many others, I was drawn in by the combat animation and description of the game being like Fire Emblem. Well, let me tell you, it's not. It's nothing like fire emblem, the combat system is very simple along with the game mechanics. If you're looking for a game similar to fire emblem, I'd recommend Dark Deity instead. I cannot recommend this game at all for those wanting to scratch a fire emblem itch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the game trying to incorporate the soul of Fire Emblem games, the fact is that the game is just bad. I would say it's a 2.5 out of 10 (2.5/10). And i would only give this 2.5 points 'cause the art is ok. Dude, the game is DULL, super easy, no strategy needed, you just keep going forward and attacking everything. No skills, no magic, no equipments, nothing. It's just walking and attacking LITERRALY throughout the ENTIRE game. The crafting system is horrible as well.. you just keep…
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I don't think the game deserves THAT much hate. I do understand why some people could dislike it. The story is kinda weird by time, even more so with the whole part about having to commit literal genocide on a few villages for... No good reason, apparently, without the sister living there even stepping up to fight or otherwise stopping the massacre. But after that part, the story is actually kinda interesting, despite being relatively simple, and the gameplay, although kinda…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had liked this game at first even with the rough edges. However the story line is absolutely ridiculous. With the exception of a kid the female lead knows from her village she is crapping on the rest of the party members in almost every dialogue exchange. It feels like the writer was trying to make a tsundere character and just resulted in creating someone with a trash personality. I got up to a point where you have to get the female lead's sister to come with you because of unspecified…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is so basic. There are no skills, the combat is very easy. The levels just have mass amounts of enemies to create a false sense of difficulty. It wants to be Fire Emblem or Langrisser, but falls miserably short. There are two basic skill trees, but you can just cheese skill points by repeating battles. Thats not even touching on the writing. I wanted to like it, but..just can't recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕚𝕩𝕖𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨... 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 "𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕕𝕝𝕪" 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟; 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕞𝕪 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕞𝕪 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕕. When will Steam implement a "thumbs-neutral" review option. Rise Eterna is a Tactical RPG that's mostly done in Anime and pixel art style, but couldn't get the writing in that "Fire Emblem" level…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5.8/10 If I was to explain what this game is to someone quickly it's the "Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest" of "Fire Emblem". If you've played Mystic quest you'll know what I mean. This game is very simple, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you're looking for hardcore advance fire emblem style tactics this isn't it. Wanna know more? Keep reading. Gameplay: There are only 3 stats you have to worry about Attack, Defense, and agility. There are no levels or experience to this game; you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game when it was on sale (2 USD), Really worth it for the gameplay when on sale. The story is super ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tho. I wonder if the writers are psychopaths to come with literally the most obnoxious ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up iffy inconsistent story ever. They also killed off one of the protagonist before the final battle, No depth or substance to any aspect of the story. Its actually funny that it has nothing is good about it. As i said, The gameplay is totally worth it for the price, I really like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite a status of "Unsupported" this game runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck without tweaks I used the default proton settings. I ran into no cutscene, graphical, audio, or save glitches. Now, I am putting this game as "Recommended", but just barely. If you REALLY like TRPGs you might enjoy it. If you aren't a fan of the genre, or can't get this game on a steep discount, I for one wont try to convince you to buy it. Pros: * Art is mostly good in my opinion * Gem system for character…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tactical JRPG + simple strategy + nice art = Similar to Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem but more simple. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities. Learn skills, craft and discover hidden content [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game seems highly unfinished and yet it's released as a full game, not early access. There's no polish, there's plenty of bugs and animations are janky. I found 3 game breaking bugs in my couple hours, along with the fact with animations off - no info is given to the player about anything. You get given hit rate and damage on every attack. There's no possible counterattack rate shown, although there IS a random tiny number for it based off whatever number they modify it off? I thought it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy this game. It is not worth 10.00 possibly not even 5.00. It appealed to games like Fire Emblem, and Langrissar and yet it falls incredibly flat compared to both. Do yourself a favor and if you want an experience like that just go play Fire emblem heros... its better and free.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun. Rather simple though. Generally you have to replay scenarios to get more skill points (which the tutorial wrongly states). If you like to grind; it's an a-ok game. Certainly nothing special... and you really do need to farm a bit, but then you're almost always dominating. The dialogue is.. very meh & somewhat annoying. I like it though; scratches that SRPG itch. We need MOOR (and better).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mechanics are simple, but enjoyable enough. Unfortunately the AI is ridiculously easy to exploit. But there's some satisfaction to be had in figuring those exploits out. The character designs are good, the maps are decent. Visually it would be a great game to get working on a steam deck or other portable system. That said, the characters are rancid and the story is a great example of a great idea with terrible execution. Characters will stick to their archetype no matter what, even if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tried to give it a shot despite the mixed reviews since i was always a fan of turn based tactical rpgs. the animation and graphic sure wasnt lacking.. the battle animation was fluid and beautiful.. but playing it for around an hour proves that the game was lacking in a very particular element which was the story writing.. a lot of the more modern options such as enemy movement area highlight was also absent... it certainly wasnt worth the money at even 10% off, maybe i'll try again if the price…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot recommend this game as the combat is too simple, there are no in depth character building elements, yes there is a skill tree, but sadly it's very flat and one dimensional. The combat is to simple and has little to no variety. You move, and push A to attack, and repeat. There is very little motivation to want to play the game, nothing that pulls me in that makes me want to play more. I played a fair bit and gave it a fair shake, but alas, not what i want.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game lacks depth in strategy, story, and character development. Attacks were generic and mundane without any special moves to distinguish a hero from any other character. The skill trees offered some unique qualities to them, but hardly felt impressive. The maps were nearly indistinguishable from one to the next on progression: just kill all the enemies or reach the end of the map. What is with all the traps? Can't seem to search for them or remove them. Heroes seem to love pathing through…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this thinking it'd be similar to Fire Emblem, it was pretty disappointing overall. The story is uninteresting at best. Our protagonists live in the kingdom of Generica and set out to start a rebellion after they're conquered by the Badguy Empire. It's as bland and generic a plot as it gets. Most of the characters are likewise forgettable and the dialogue sounds like it was written by a fourteen year old. (Maybe just a bad translation, idk) The gameplay is where I thought it might be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good first impressions so far, animations are smooth, art is decent. Definitely a Fire Emblem feel to it, though I am VERY surprised that the AI is not aggressively moving if not aggroed so far. Will update as I progress through the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ooooof... Okay, this one is a tough one to review. If you like Fire Emblem, this SOMEWHAT scratches the itch. It really really really tries. Some of the aspects do fall flat. For example, the bloody TRAP TILES. I can't tell you how many times they made me cry - there's no way to detect them, avoid them, it's just "surprise" and the unit's turn ends. Also, having "Lua must survive" didn't really make sense when there doesn't seem to be any permadeath. Balance also leaves a bit to be desired.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is so bad it is almost good. Strategy element? Non existant, characters get so powerful that the game is a cakewalk. Story? Laughable at best, its the most hodgepode nonsensical stuff i've played in a while. Characters? Think again, most have the depth of a puddle, have nonsensical actions that border on the psychopatic, and are flat out dull. The ending? Something else entirely! I was laughing through it. Only play if you are in the mood to look at this as "The Room" of videogames.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rise Eterna is a tactical turn-based RPG game which have a reminiscence of the classics of the genre. The story, the characters and the soundtrack will guide you through a comfortable tactical journey.If you want a challenge or a Fire Emblem, this is not your game. But if you like the genre, and you want to relax yourself playing it, this game is recommendable. Full review: https://turnbasedlovers.com/review/rise-eterna-review/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a hard decision to make, but I have to say that it lost the charm as soon as I got to the first main city. I understand why the game is trying to separate itself from a standard Fire Emblem clone, but that isn't enough to really make it interesting either. The game comes off as a bit too grindy, with weapon upgrades missing and evolution and growth stuck to gems you can add as you find them. The charm of FE was finding rare items (one or two) that helped along the way instead of having…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$20 dollars for a game where caps ("I WAS going to something something...") is used for emphasis in dialog, the foreign invader's kingdom changes between the (poorly voice acted) intro cutscene and the start of the game, and assault appearing as 'assaut' in the tutorial text? It is important to hook your audience at the start of the game. Instead, the game is impeccably concerning right out of the gate. Unfortunately, I am not willing to risk going past the 2-hour mark and will be refunding.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With so many games inspired by Fire Emblem on Steam, you need something special to stand out. Whether it's graphics, fancy mechanics or an amazing story, you need a way to draw people in. So it's hard to see what Rise Eterna went for, since the game looks and feels okay, but doesn't try to innovate in any way. The art style is decent. There's nothing visually impressive about the maps that look very rudimentary, like what you'd see in older Fire Emblems, but the 14 characters are varied and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No AI at all. Enemies only move/attack your units if you come within their attack range. And enemies are not grouped, so you can pull one enemy at a time. Take your sweet time sending them to their maker - 1 at a time. Did I say 1 at a time? And the maps are huge. With lots of enemies. And no time limit. Random traps scattered on random locations. Yeah. It's the only thing giving this game a "challenge". That's all that's needed for a gameplay review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game... I really did. I love Fire Emblem and most other strategy rpgs. I can feel the love the devs have for this game but it's missing something. It's bland, it's cliche and edgy (like there is a moment of murdering villagers and the characters have like... no reaction or consequences to it. Worse yet it's later excused because of plot like... lol). There are like 3/4 different soundtracks throughout the ENTIRE game. The same battle music for the first and last battle...…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the game has a lot of interesting elements like it has this gathering and crafting system and the skill tree and the gem placements, but the gameplay during the actual campaign...is kind of boring. The enemies don't strike back when you attack them and they just don't give the units any pressure at all. It doesn't feel like you're strategizing nor are you in ever much danger... The premise itself sounds interesting though I guess I wish there was more insight at the beginning why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is boring. like the only thing good is that they paid a really good artist to draw the characters. other than the nice looking drawings, the game is not playable,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Killing grandmas and grandpas simulator? I say recommended because the genre needs more titles on steam, let me elaborate a little... - It's got pretty drawings, nice characters and some are pretty fun in combat and some useful, fire emblem-eske style.. but it has many flaws, let's talk about this: - Scrolling on controllers is WAY too sensitive and makes you miss tiles - There's no way to re-check map objective once the mission begins (granted most maps is kill everything) - Could use a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Waste of Good Art Assets Straight to the bottom line here. The only thing holding this game up is the art, which is what initially drew me in to give it a chance. However, the game play is so barebones that there is virtually no strategic decision making. Damage is vanilla; nothing is strong or weak against anything else. One character stat is borderline broken if you focus on it. There are so many technical failings from the one sided attacker initiated battles, lack of fog of war, massive…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"We have Fire Emblem at home." For less than a buck, it was alright I guess. 5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't understand why this game was so underrated it is awesome!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No, just no. This game taught me to only purchase through Steam in case I need a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont buy this game. Download battle of Wesnoth for free its better
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stylish graphics and game-play that gets the job done would like to see a strenght vs weakness triangle like fire emblem though would put a bit more strategy into the game-play but over all pretty solid so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't want to kill villagers just to have someone join my party. This sucks. Who thought it would be enjoyable or challenging to kill old limping men? Or ladies with rolling pins? What the heck!!!!! Worst Game Ever!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a good game. although i was upset with how the game ended it doesn't mean ill give it a bad review. sure there are traps and yes some things could have been better. but its versatile you can make the weakest character extremely strong it just takes work and time.4 out of 5 will play again. i can't wait to play 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this game! It was different from the normal JRPG/Tactical RPGs that I am used to playing. The story was decent enough to enjoy, the characters and their relationships were interesting, and the systems with using gems to make your characters stronger was refreshing. Not too shabby for an indie game too, however I wanted more. The ending felt kinda flat after a certain tragic event. I was hoping the story was gonna really take off after that moment, but overall I would recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You like Fire Emblem or titles adjacent? Need something different, or slightly different? Go for it. It's not exactly unique, but it is mildly interesting. Couple issues to note - Success Rate, specifically attacks are all or nothing. You have a 87% chance to hit, and you hit them two times for your attack. They both miss. Why? No reason at is explicitly given. It's more a hindrance, and nuisance that makes your life infinitely more difficult. While on the opposite side, enemies regularly can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks like fire emblem, but in game mechanics and systems seem lacking, may pick it up again with later updates. But for now it is a no for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like to play fire emblem+mine sweeper? Freaking stupid random trap tiles all over the map with no clue which is the trap tile. This is not adding any value or layer to the game, its just plain annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really bad. There's barely any game in this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game kinda blows lol. It has very little feedback on what you do, the maps are all over the place and enemies rush you only once you enter their range, trivializing the encounters. No events during maps, unnecessary randomized crafting, mind numbingly tedious story beats and quite drab presentation to boot. The only saving grace are the portraits.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I'm kinda torn between giving it the thumbs up or down...for a game that I pretty much got for $1 after 90% discount and bundle discount, ok. No bugs. I guess that in itself gets it almost a pass, sadly, the game isn't a lot of fun. Very flat, but it fits into the genres it advertises. Not a whole lot of excitement, it is bug-free and it sorta tells a story, but very lacking in elements of gameplay. I really have to rag a bit on the writing of this game's story, character, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, by the time you get everyone in the roster, the game is already over.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tactical RPG ‘Rise Eterna 2’ Brings Some Revenge-Fueled Classic Fire Emblem Drama to Consoles and PC; Launch Trailer Streaming Now https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://noisypixel.net/rise-eterna-2-launch-trailer-tactical-rpg/
unlabelledView post →"What if someone who never played a Fire Emblem tried to make a Fire Emblem Game?"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art is fine, nothing else is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, I really did but I can not, in good conscience, recommend this to anyone. Please be aware that this review is a little ramble-y and will contain major spoilers for the endcontent because that's partially where my main problems lie within the game. . . . First of all, the game starts quite interesting, Lua, a young girl, is the sole survivor of her village and is taken in by Narthan, a warrior crossing through. On their way to the capital, they meed her…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too expensive, a good product but it's simplicistic and characters are boring and unbanced. Not recommended.
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