Gloomy Eyes

A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique…

86 12 September 2025

Adventure Indie Puzzle Action Horror

Gloomy Eyes is an adventure developed by 3DAR, released 12 September 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Gloomy Eyes is

Gloomy Eyes is an adventure game developed by 3DAR and released in 2025. It was published by ARTE France. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a world plunged into eternal night and torn by conflict between the living and the undead, one faint glimmer of hope still flickers in the hearts of two special souls. Gloomy Eyes tells the tale of Gloomy, a sweet zombie boy, and Nena, a mischievous human girl, who defy the rules by teaming up and embarking on a quest to bring back the daylight.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Gloomy Eyes holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-6400 or AMD FX-8350, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Gloomy Eyes launched on 12 September 2025, within three weeks of Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Silent Hill f.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Parents

Gloomy Eyes

14 February 2020

Quick answers

Gloomy Eyes — frequently asked questions

When did Gloomy Eyes come out?

Gloomy Eyes was released on 12 September 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Gloomy Eyes?

At minimum, Gloomy Eyes needs Intel i5-6400 or AMD FX-8350, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Gloomy Eyes?

The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Gloomy Eyes have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Gloomy Eyes, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Gloomy Eyes on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Gloomy Eyes; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Gloomy Eyes on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Gloomy Eyes. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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