Planned Release Date: Q4 2025

About This Game

In a cozy, quiet nest at the heart of a stone-and-wood labyrinth, a clockwork mouse sleeps — and dreams of the outside world.

When it awakens, the only way forward is through. To escape, the mouse must rely on clever thinking, keen senses, and hope — despite past failures. The maze is filled with locked doors, cryptic puzzles, and lurking dangers. But maybe, this time, freedom is possible.

Éalú is a point & click puzzle/adventure game where you:

• Guide a wooden, clockwork mouse from the maze’s center to its outer edges.

• Solve environmental puzzles, uncover clues, and have dangerous encounters.

• Eat cheese!

• Discover the secrets of the maze — and the story hidden beneath it.

Lovingly made by a tiny team

Éalú is a true stop-motion game. Every animation was captured frame-by-frame using real sets, hand-crafted props, and a physical wooden mouse. Over 512 video clips were painstakingly filmed by a single animator — mostly in a garden shed — and brought to life in Unity by one developer.

All of the music was composed and recorded specifically for the game by a single composer, and every illustration was drawn by hand.

Éalú was made with no budget & no crowdfundin. Just 4 people passionate about the project:

• Ivan Owen of Beyond the Bark- Game concept, design, animation & writing

• Benjamin Orr- Game design, Unity development & writing

• Will Wood- Musical composition & writing

• JT Paton- Original illustrations & promotional art

We hope you enjoy playing Éalú as much as we loved making it!