The Echo Paradox

First-person horror exploring parallel worlds haunted by unexplained entities

Virtuzilla · Released Jul 1, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 66
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 27, 2025
Minimum PC: 512 MB 9800GTX; 2 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Echo Paradox?

You play a volunteer for the Phaselink research group in this single-player, first-person psychological horror game, searching alternate universes for traces of humanity. You explore abandoned environments, examine clues, and solve puzzles as reality changes around you.

For you if...

+you prefer slow exploration over frequent jump scares

Not for you if...

−you want extensive interaction with the places you explore

What players say

77% of 66 reviews are positive

Players praise the sound design, atmosphere, and variety of creatures. They criticize the short length, while recent reviews continue to report soft locks, flashlight failures, and poor performance.

Screenshots and trailer

The Echo Paradox system requirements

Minimum: 512 MB 9800GTX, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does The Echo Paradox have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Echo Paradox run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does The Echo Paradox use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam