The Eternal Life of Goldman has hit a genuinely significant milestone: more than 500,000 wishlists across all platforms with wishlist functionality. For an original IP from a mid-size studio, that’s a serious show of interest ahead of release.
Developed by Weappy Studio and published by THQ Nordic, the game has drawn attention for its stunning hand-crafted visuals, mysterious world, and a fresh take on the 2D adventure genre — and it’s been one of the more consistently admired-looking titles in THQ Nordic’s lineup.
There’s a Free Demo on Every Platform
Ninety minutes is a generous slice, and the fact that it’s available simultaneously on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox means there’s no reason to wait for a platform. If the visuals are what caught your eye, this is the way to find out whether the movement and feel live up to them.
That gamepad recommendation is worth taking seriously, incidentally. When a developer flags a preferred control scheme this explicitly, it usually means the game was tuned around analogue input — and playing it the other way can leave you with a worse impression than the game deserves.
The most-praised element so far, and the reason a great deal of that wishlist number exists. Every frame looks deliberately made.
An enigmatic setting that the demo’s opening section introduces without giving everything away.
Pitched as a new angle on the 2D adventure genre rather than a straight homage to what came before.
Controller strongly recommended by the developers, with keyboard and mouse fully supported as an alternative.
Why 500,000 Matters
Wishlist counts are one of the few genuinely useful public signals in pre-release marketing. They aren’t sales, and conversion varies enormously — but half a million is well past the threshold where a game is simply “known” and into territory where a publisher starts planning around it seriously.
For context, it’s a number reached without a release date, on an original IP, largely on the strength of how the game looks and moves in trailers. That’s a rare position to be in, and it’s the strongest argument that Goldman is one to watch rather than one to skim past.
Who’s Making It
The Eternal Life of Goldman doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet. The free demo is available now on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox — and with THQ Nordic’s showcase airing tomorrow, there’s a reasonable chance we hear more about it very shortly.
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