Somber Echoes

Somber Echoes

Steam Deck Playable

Rock Pocket Games · Exploration · Jan 21, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

83%
Very Positive
337 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 337 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 197 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Dialogue can be skipped, but there is a lot of it, which means you might end up mashing the continue button if the story doesn’t engage you.
72 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are fine, soundtrack is fine, voice acting is ... different, but fitting, kinda.
50 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The Aether Lantern ability, being granted so early in the game, being so intrinsic to the gameplay, is ridiculously satisfying and more games should absolutely utilize gimmicks like this for basic world traversal.
37 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Graphics are fine, soundtrack is fine, voice acting is ... different, but fitting, kinda.
21 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
+ Controller, Steam Deck, & ultrawide monitor support
7 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
+ Controller, Steam Deck, & ultrawide monitor support
5 of 197 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters72 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Optimization4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat80 reviews
83%
Difficulty20 reviews
85%
Interface9 reviews
78%
Performance5 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs4 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.