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Echoes of Aincrad

Echoes of Aincrad

Step into Aincrad, a world of beauty and danger where every battle could be your last. Create your hero, choose your gear, and master combat by building synergy with your partner, leveling up, and unlocking special abilities to expand your horizons.

Released Jul 9, 2026 Developer Game Studio Inc. Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Platforms Windows AnimeSingleplayerJRPGAction RPGSouls-like
View on Steam ↗ $69.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

47.8%positive5,269 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's a really nice game but... it's bad parts are really super bad hence why I see it has mostly negative reviews. To describe the game, it's like eating a super delicious cake except, the cake has holes in it, and some parts of the cake has weird barely edible hard bits and you…”

— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played
Not recommended · 91 found this helpful

“Hello! i would like to preface with i like SAO as a series, I have played most of the games in the series and think this game could have been really good if the team had been given more time to work on it. I have completed this game in its entirety, except for a couple…”

— a player, Steam review · 132 hrs played
Not recommended · 35 found this helpful

“unless this game is on sale for $1 DON'T buy it's overpriced to hell and back, has an empty "open" world, and excluding bosses you'll be fighting the same enemies with different color palettes seriously if you have $70 spend it on something else this game is ♥♥♥♥”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

17,236all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 4.6k avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

52achievements
14.2%median completion
1.4%rarest: Nameless Hero
96.4% of players 84.1% of players 67.0% of players 65.3% of players 62.5% of players 43.5% of players 37.1% of players 28.6% of players 27.8% of players 22.7% of players 22.3% of players 22.0% of players 20.4% of players 20.4% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 19.7% of players 19.5% of players 19.3% of players 17.5% of players 16.0% of players 15.5% of players 15.3% of players 15.2% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 12.0% of players 11.4% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 9.8% of players 9.8% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.4% of players 96.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.4%Welcome to Sword Art Online — Hidden achievement
84.1%The Smithy's Favorite Customer — Use a Crafting Manual to create a piece of equipment.
67.0%The Item Seller's Favorite Customer — Use a Crafting Manual to create a consumable.
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Nameless Hero — Obtain all achievements.
2.0%Prismatic Powerhouse — Obtain all Key Stones.
4.2%Aincrad Professor — Collect a variety of World Database entries.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$69.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$69.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US69.99 USD
EU69.99 EUR
UK54.99 GBP
Australia99.95 AUD
Canada93.49 CAD
Japan8,910 JPY
Brazil303.50 BRL
China268.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$40 Japan Brazil Canada US Australia UK EU≈$80

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 03, 2026
GENESIS MAIDENS

Genesis Maidens brings a new storyline and side quests that extend players’ journey across new areas of Floors 1 and 2 of Aincrad, while introducing a new ally: Misumi Tozawa , better known as Mito. M

Aug 07, 2026
Echoes of Aincrad | Patchnote v1.0.5

\ Today, we released Update Ver. 1.0.5 An update file（Ver.1.0.5）has been released on August 7, 2026 to adjust game balance and address identified issues. This update includes balance adjustments for b

Jul 16, 2026
Echoes of Aincrad | Take the Survey

How is your DEATHGAME so far? Let us know your feedback for Echoes of Aincrad at the following link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244210/Echoes_of_Aincrad/

Jul 16, 2026
Echoes of Aincrad | Patchnote v1.0.4

\ Today, we released Update Ver. 1.0.4 To ensure the best possible experience in Echoes of Aincrad, please make sure to install the latest update before playing. Please refer the detail from below: An

Jul 10, 2026
Echoes of Aincrad | Notice

We have confirmed an issue related to Main Quest "Original Sin". Please refer to the attached image for details and a workaround.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsAnime · Singleplayer · JRPG · Action RPG · Souls-like · Fantasy · Hack and Slash · RPG · 3D · Character Customization · Action · Dark (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements52
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 [6GB] / AMD Radeon RX 5700 [8GB] / Intel Arc B580 [12GB] DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: *SSD is required. The “Performance mode” game setting enables gameplay at 1080p/60fps. 1080p/30fps gameplay is possible with the Intel Core i5-8400 or the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X CPUs and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 [6GB], AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 [8GB] or Intel Arc A750 [8GB] GPUs.