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Fossil Echo

Fossil Echo

Follow a boy's wordless journey as he climbs an ancient tower stretching above the clouds. Fossil Echo is a story-driven, short and challenging 2D platformer with hand drawn visuals. Why, and how did he get there? What will he find at the top?

Released Jul 8, 2016 Developer Awaceb Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionAdventureIndieGreat SoundtrackPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

63.2%positive133 reviews
Recommended · 40 found this helpful

“The description for Fossil Echo is spot-on. It's a short, challenging game with an interesting narrative, which happens to be one of the most beatifully drawn titles I've ever seen. If you like platformers which concentrate on simplicity and *nail* that focus, then Fossil Echo…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“I liked every minute I played Fossil Echo. The game description is absolutely accurate: the game is short, BUT it has wonderful sceneries and animations, supported by a great soundtrack and an efficient level design. What I really appreciate is the fact that the most difficult…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 43 found this helpful

“The greatest flaw of Fossil Echo is also its greatest strength: it is a pretty game with pretty animations. In fact these animations are very pretty and the designers wanted the player to see these pretty graphics so much, the platforming had to adapt to the art. And here lies…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

14achievements
2.5%median completion
1.1%rarest: Eclipse
11.9% of players 8.7% of players 6.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 11.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
11.9%Up There — Complete the story
8.7%Hey! We worked hard on these! — Skip a Cutscene
6.4%Full Cycle — Complete the story with all temples
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Eclipse — Complete the story with all temples without dying
1.3%Flawless — Complete the story without dying
1.5%Explorer — Find all Secret Areas

Latest official news

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

Mar 15, 2017
Fossil Echo Now Available on Mac & Linux

Hello everyone! We are very glad to announce that Fossil Echo is now available on Mac & Linux on Steam. We are sorry the port took a little bit longer than expected, we thank you for your patience and

Mar 15, 2017
Fossil Echo Now Available on Mac & Linux

Hello everyone! We are very glad to announce that Fossil Echo is now available on Mac & Linux on Steam. We are sorry the port took a little bit longer than expected, we thank you for your patience and

Nov 05, 2016
Big Update! Easy Mode, Gameplay tweaks, bug fixes...

Fossil Echo gets its first major update , adding a new Easy Mode and making the overall experience much smoother. Here are the main changes this update brings: Easy Mode Fossil Echo is a very challeng

Nov 05, 2016
Big Update! Easy Mode, Gameplay tweaks, bug fixes...

Fossil Echo gets its first major update , adding a new Easy Mode and making the overall experience much smoother. Here are the main changes this update brings: Easy Mode Fossil Echo is a very challeng

Jul 22, 2016
Fossil Echo - Best Audio Award at Casual Connect San Francisco

Hi everyone! We are extremely proud that Fossil Echo won the Best Audio Award at the Indie Prize Awards that took place at Casual Connect USA in San Francisco. Congratulations to John Robert Matz (mus

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Indie · Great Soundtrack · Platformer · Soundtrack · 2D · Short (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic * , Bulgarian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * , Danish * , Finnish * , Greek * , Hungarian * , Japanese * , Norwegian *…
ControllerFull support
Achievements14
Official sitehttp://www.fossilecho.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Dual core 2GHz or higher Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1Go Video Memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Required