A while back, we saw the trailer for Ereban: Shadow Legacy. A cyborg ninja girl melts into the floor. Our first thought was of an edgy Splatoon of sorts. Then, we forgot it even existed. While the PC version slipped under our radar, the recent PS5 release caught our eye. Based on the trailer and Steam reviews, we were giddy with excitement to check out these “revolutionary stealth” mechanics.
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Ereban: Shadow Legacy is not a bad game, but it’s far from the sweeping, morally complex sci-fi epic the Steam page is trying to sell. What we actually have here is one genuinely brilliant movement mechanic.
And it’s duct-taped to a strikingly average stealth game.
Let The Shadows Speak
Shadow Merge: The ability to seamlessly dive into any dynamically cast shadow. You’re effectively becoming 2D to bypass enemies and climb vertical surfaces.
Binary Takedowns: Context-sensitive, one-button melee prompts to either permanently kill or temporarily stun patrolling guards.
Echo Collection: Gathering shiny orbs hidden in levels to spend on a linear tech tree for minor gadget upgrades.
A sprawling and choice-driven universe? Hardly. In Ereban, you walk into a boxy arena. You hold the right trigger. Ayana turns into a 2D puddle of shadow, and you slither right past a bunch of braindead robotic rent-a-cops.
Zipping up a sheer wall by riding the shadow of a moving crane? That feeling kicks ass. It’s liquid momentum. Fast. Visceral.
Then the restrictions kick into place.
Your shadow-surfing is leashed to a stamina meter that aggressively chokes the fun out of the room. The game hands you an incredible toy and immediately slaps your wrist if you actually try to play with it. There are high-tech gadgets and the whole lethal vs. non-lethal moral dilemma, but it feels like window dressing. Combat is a clumsy mess. Get caught, and you either mash the one-button takedown or literally just sprint away. Yes, you can do that because the enemy AI is incredibly rigid.
We get it, the whole point is to sneak around, and if you get caught, you deal with the consequences. But you aren’t playing a lethal assassin weighing heavy choices. You’re ticking boxes on a binary kill/stun menu for a slightly different ending cinematic.
Shadowy whisperings:
The game was heavily featured in the Xbox Games Showcase Extended in 2022 and was slated for Game Pass.
Publisher Raw Fury and Baby Robot Games parted ways in March 2024, forcing the studio to cancel the Day 1 Game Pass launch, delay the console release, and self-publish on PC.
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is the debut commercial release for the Barcelona-based development team.
Should you play it?
Yes. It features a core mechanic that will delight any stealth fan. At its heart, Ereban is a brilliant prototype stretched over a weekend-long campaign. Experience it for the friction-free joy of the shadow-merge, but be ready to wade through some generic sci-fi filler. The story is uninspiring, and the performances, at times, are even less impressive.
Narrative (6/10) Forgotten race. Evil megacorp. Amnesia. It’s trope soup. You’ll actively skip dialogue to get back to the platforming.
Gameplay Mechanics (7/10) The shadow swimming hard-carries the entire package. It’s a massive shame that everything becomes a mess once you try to play it in any different way.
Audio (6/10) Basic synth noise. Stealth cues work, but the takedowns lack any real punch or bass.
Graphics (7/10) Strong art direction held back by some poor texturing at certain locations. The game looks and runs well on the PS5.
Overall Score (6.5/10)
ID Card:
- Developer: Baby Robot Games
- Publisher: Baby Robot Games (PC) / SelectaPlay (Consoles)
- Engine: Unity
- Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PS5, Xbox Series X|S
- Release Date: April 10, 2024 (PC) / April 16, 2026 (Consoles)
- Genre: Stealth Platformer
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