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Before the Echo
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's not a perfect rhythm game, nor is it a great RPG, but it is full of puns, has a unique game mechanic, and is fully voiced. Good value for money.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“I purchased Before the Echo (formally Sequence) way back in 2011, and just now, 15 years later, have I finally completed and perfected the game. It sat for many years in my Steam library, and I had just recently decided to get this one done, and I'm proud that I was able to do…”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played“I don’t usually enjoy dunking on clearly low-budget indie games, but this one is tough to recommend. Let’s start with the positives: the core idea is genuinely interesting. It’s a 4-key rhythm game wrapped in a campaign with a story and full RPG-style progression: level-ups,…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New Iridium game, People of Note!
Hey, everyone! If you're seeing this, it means you're a long, LONG time supporter of Iridium Studios. We released Before the Echo (then Sequence) in 2011, and it was an early attempt at fusing the two
Before the Echo now available for Mac and Linux!
Huzzah! Now all users of Steam may climb the Tower, engage in witty repartee, and dance battle until the cows come home! I mean, where were the cows, anyway? How did they get out? This should be looke
Before the Echo now available for Mac and Linux!
Huzzah! Now all users of Steam may climb the Tower, engage in witty repartee, and dance battle until the cows come home! I mean, where were the cows, anyway? How did they get out? This should be looke
Sequence renamed to Before the Echo
Due to a legal claim by Jax Ltd., Sequence has been renamed to Before the Echo. Which sucks, but it ain't worth the hassle. Trust me. Sorry for the inconvenience and confusion, guys.
Sequence renamed to Before the Echo
Due to a legal claim by Jax Ltd., Sequence has been renamed to Before the Echo. Which sucks, but it ain't worth the hassle. Trust me. Sorry for the inconvenience and confusion, guys.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Rhythm · RPG · Indie · Music · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Funny · Comedy · Experimental · Kickstarter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.playiridium.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3) DirectX®: 9.0c