When Daryon learns that his mother has been infected with an alien biological agent, he deserts his post to help his sister find a cure.

It features hex grids and Active Time Battle, a form of turn-based combat used in the Final Fantasy series.

[11][12] RPGamer said the game "comes from a place of love", but Midgar Studio was too ambitious, resulting in many features that do not live up their initial promise.

[17] Describing it as "a love letter to classic Final Fantasy and Xenoblade games", Hardcore Gamer said that is a "a good but not great JRPG" that "comes close to reaching its ambitious goals".

Finding the story to be poorly paced, the reviewer concluded, "Edge of Eternity is a decent yet rough-around-the-edges JRPG-styled game that hints at potential greatness in its later stages.