Chained Echoes
Story-driven pixel RPG with turn-based battles, exploration, and mechs
Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda) · Published by Deck13, WhisperGames · Released Dec 8, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 8,163
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 69 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 173
- peak 24h 267
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 4, 2025
Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)
What is Chained Echoes?
A 2D, single-player, party-based RPG set on the fantasy continent of Valandis. You explore varied regions and dungeons, fight visible enemies in turn-based battles on foot or in mechs, and collect, steal, or craft items as a group tries to end a war among three kingdoms.
For you if...
- +you enjoy story-heavy, party-based fantasy RPGs
- +you prefer visible enemies instead of random encounters
- +you like exploring varied regions, dungeons, and hidden paths
Not for you if...
- −you want traditional leveling and rewards from repeated grinding
- −you prefer simple skill and equipment systems
- −you dislike dense stories with many characters and plot threads
What players say
89% of 8,163 reviews are positive · 84% of 69 in the last 30 days
Players commonly praise the pixel art, music, characters, and tactical on-foot combat. Frequent complaints target cumbersome crystal management, the overdrive meter, and mech battles, which some players find tedious or frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Chained Echoes system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or newer
- Processor
- Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- Radeon R9 200 or equal
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 900 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- i5 Generation or equal
- Graphics
- GeForce 780 or equal
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 900 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- RPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Turn-Based
- JRPG
- Indie
- Turn-Based Combat
- 2D
- Retro
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Mechs
- Party-Based RPG
- Fantasy
- Anime
- Open World
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Oct 4, 2025 · Patch Notes v. 1.4
- Aug 10, 2025 · Patch Notes v. 1.345
- Sep 21, 2023 · Patch Notes v. 1.32
- May 28, 2023 · Patch Notes v. 1.2
- Feb 7, 2023 · Patch Notes v. 1.1
3 DLC available.
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