Before the Echo

Buy86%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

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  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Iridium Studios · Rhythm · Oct 20, 2011

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Before the Echo?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
180 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you like rhythm games like Tap Tap Revolution, music - in particular the electronic dance music genre, grinding, and crafting, then you will really enjoy this game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's also a rather solid story to this game, the player is locked in a tower with 7 floors and must reach the top level to ... well honestly I don't know because I never reached there, however the first 6 floors had a relatively engaging story, even a few twists that worked well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is not bad, and the comedic banter between the main characters is funny at times.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On medium difficulty, it seems like the game is SIGNIFICANTLY more merciful: players do NOT have to have perfect coordination -- just have an arrow in the space of the outlines and you'll hit it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The field-based rhythm combat isn't just a novelty, it has handfuls of legitimate merit.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style gives a real great look to the game that compliments the awesome gameplay.

+3 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay180 reviews
Story131 reviews
Audio76 reviews
Difficulty55 reviews
Combat40 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
75% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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