SimulationFit check
Is Echelon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want aircraft combat set in a science-fiction war
- Players who prefer campaigns with branching routes
- Players interested in mission-based combat with changing strategic objectives
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a simple arcade flight game without strategic objectives
- Players who want a single linear campaign rather than branching progression
- Players looking for infantry combat instead of aircraft-based battles
Our take on Echelon
The defining structure is a branching aircraft campaign: mission outcomes shape the route through a large set of planetary battles, while control over both the craft and strategic objectives increases over time.
What is Echelon?
Set in 2351, Echelon casts the player as a Galactic Federation pilot defending planetary colonies from Velian forces.
Missions combine aircraft combat with strategic objectives, and failure determines whether a mission is passed. The game includes 14 aircraft types and 16 weapons, with more than 20 weapons described as available during each pass-fail mission. Aircraft use simulated physics and show damage effects in real time. More than 200 military vehicles and structures can be destroyed. Wingmen provide support during mission objectives, while control over the aircraft and strategic goals increases over time. The campaign structure branches, offering different routes through more than 30 campaigns.
How Echelon plays
- 01Aircraft Combat
- Fourteen aircraft types use simulated flight physics and display damage as battles unfold.
- 02Weapon Selection
- Pilots can choose from 16 weapon types while engaging enemy forces.
- 03Branching Campaigns
- Campaign routes diverge, creating different mission progressions across more than 30 campaigns.
- 04Wingmen Support
- Allied wingmen assist with completing mission objectives.
- 05Destructible Targets
- More than 200 military vehicles and structures can be destroyed.
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Echelon: platforms & release
Is Echelon worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want aircraft combat set in a science-fiction war. Skip it if: players seeking a simple arcade flight game without strategic objectives.
Where can I download Echelon?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Echelon's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Echelon on?
Windows only.
