With Ember's Servant, players can spawn a companion to battle alongside them in Eternal Strands, but Ark of the Living Flame must be defeated first.

Read our complete review of the action-adventure game Eternal Strands, a fun debut game from an independent studio.

Eternal Strands is a new off-beat action RPG that can be tricky to get a handle on. Thankfully, these beginner tips are here to help.

Eternal Strands is a light and breezy fantasy action RPG that's elevated by its innovative use of physics-based magic that makes even minor combat encounters feel novel. It's also thrilling to take on the larger foes, though this is more short-lived than the likes of Monster Hunter.

In Eternal Strands everything I can see is part of a new challenge: Something to be scaled, scouted, or slashed at. I don't even have to waste my time trekking across boring expanses of open field to reach the things that have caught my eye,

There's a lot of walking to do in Eternal Strands, but the game's fast travel system should cut that down by a fair bit.