AGRYOS: Recovering Eden
Released Feb 2022
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden is a third-person shooter with elements of a bullet hell where you play as Neziha, an adventurer fighting to recover the Branch of Eden from a failed space colony. Destroy hordes of robots with Neziha’s versatile arm cannon as you blast through this fallen AI-created society.
90% positive · 127 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden is a free-to-play third-person shooter created by graduate students at SMU Guildhall as a five-month capstone project. The store description explicitly frames it as a self-contained student project with a fixed scope — a single-player experience with defined weapons and mechanics. There is no mention of planned updates, additional content, or post-launch roadmap of any kind. The only post-launch communication was a minor bug fix on April 6, 2022 to resolve an unintended SteamVR conflict — a one-time maintenance patch, not a sign of ongoing content work. There have been no developer posts of any kind since April 6, 2022. Given its origins as a student capstone project with a clearly bounded design, this game launched as a complete, finished product and has received no content updates since.
Evidence
Store description explicitly identifies the game as a graduate student capstone project built over five months, with a fixed set of features (3 weapons, single-player, defined enemy types). No mention of future updates or additional content.
The only post-launch developer communication was a small bug fix patch to resolve an unintended SteamVR launch issue. No content additions included. No further posts have appeared since April 6, 2022.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
SMU Guildhall
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden is a third-person shooter with elements of a bullet hell where you play as Neziha, an adventurer fighting to recover the Branch of Eden from a failed space colony. Destroy hordes of robots with Neziha’s versatile arm cannon as you blast through this fallen AI-created society.
The story takes place in the AGRYOS Facility on the planet Axenum, a once thriving AI civilization dedicated to creating a new home for humanity. Although Axenum failed its directive, its resources are still functional—especially its powerful agricultural starter, the so-called “Branch of Eden”. Your mission is to get it back!
The story takes place in the AGRYOS Facility on the planet Axenum, a once thriving AI civilization dedicated to creating a new home for humanity. Although Axenum failed its directive, its resources are still functional—especially its powerful agricultural starter, the so-called “Branch of Eden”. Your mission is to get it back!
Versatile Weapons
Choose between 3 distinct guns to destroy the once-dormant robots defending the Branch from outsiders. With various weapons such as the Disruptor, Carbine, and Scattershot, decide how you want to tactfully eliminate the threats as you use Neziha’s highly mobile thrusters to dash and leap around the massive AGRYOS Facility.About the Team
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden was made by graduate students at SMU Guildhall as their Capstone project over the course of five months. The game was designed and produced by a diverse group representing a variety of cultures, nationalities, genders, and sexual identities.Features
- Single-player experience: Kill hordes of dormant robots, dodging energy bullets
- Multi-use arm cannon: Choose between the Disruptor, Carbine, and Scattershot
- High mobility: Dash and double jump around the expansive rooms of the AGRYOS Facility
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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