Pale Echoes

Pale Echoes

Steam Deck · unrated

Wyrmling Productions · Exploration · Dec 10, 2015

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

It's at its lowest recorded price, $0.99.

81%
Very Positive
73 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 49 sampled reviews

Based on 73 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 49 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Yes it's an rpg maker game, and yes it is a blend of a story, a combat system, and a progression system of sorts, but it I wouldn't want to compare it to other rpgs.
31 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
That said, the replayability provided by finding all of the dev diaries, the Plus mode and the Perfection mode extended that to 11 hours for myself.
12 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The minimalist pixel art, while typical of the RPG Maker aesthetic, carries a surprising amount of nuance, using color and lighting to express mood rather than simply decorate the environment.
5 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story, characters, soundtrack, combat system (memories) are all quite charming and immersive.
4 of 49 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters31 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
94%
Difficulty3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $0.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $0.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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