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Chained Echoes
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I started Chained Echoes but nearly uninstalled it within the first hour or two. Luckily, I persevered, and I’m glad I stuck with it. The Good: ∙ The characters are superb and fun to follow through their adventures ∙ The story is really great overall (but had some stretches here…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“This game, to me, is a jewel of an RPG, and up there in the list of my most beloved RPG games. Is a 2d cartoon JRPG-ish game, combat is turn-based and is heavily story-driven. No random encounters, enemies are engaged on place without a separate combat scene (if you're familiar…”
— a player, Steam review · 146 hrs played“Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Expedition 33, and dare I say even some modern Persona, all wrapped into a neat 16-bit JRPG style game with a great cast of characters, intriguing story, and superb combat system with a wide variety of mechanics to always keep things fresh. Nothing…”
— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement 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
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 | RPG · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based · Indie · JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · Retro · 2D · Exploration · Story Rich · Mechs · Party-Based RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.chainedechoes.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R9 200 or equal DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 900 MB available space