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Is Echoes of the Abyss worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action roguelike fans who want the world to change with a character meter
- Players who enjoy choosing between stat growth and ability upgrades
- Players who want to combine ability effects while fighting creatures
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want the world to remain unchanged during a run may hit a wall when Sanity alters it
- Players who prefer a single upgrade track may find the choice between stat and ability upgrades a poor fit
- Players seeking a slow-paced game may bounce off the fast action and creature hordes
Our take on Echoes of the Abyss
The bounce point may come at the XP upgrade choice: players must decide between raising stats and improving one of three base abilities. Rune effects add another layer of combination decisions, so players who want a single, fixed progression route may hit that system early.
What is Echoes of the Abyss?
Echoes of the Abyss is a fast action roguelike where the environment responds to a Sanity meter.
Characters consume weaker beings to earn experience and increase in size while managing their mental state. Experience can fund attribute improvements or strengthen the three starting abilities—Shield, Dash, and Scream. Power-runes modify these skills with effects including Poison, Frost, Electricity, Melting Plasma, Push, and Vortex, enabling combined ability effects. The game involves fighting waves of Abyss-born creatures and investigating mysteries tied to humanity’s disappearance. Its action-adventure format draws on a 90s–2000s style and maintains a rapid pace.
How Echoes of the Abyss plays
- 01Sanity-Based Changes
- The world changes in response to the Sanity meter.
- 02Creature Growth
- Eating smaller creatures grants XP and increases the character’s size.
- 03XP Upgrade Choices
- XP can be spent on stats or on improving Shield, Dash, and Scream.
- 04Power-Rune Effects
- Runes can add Poison, Frost, Electricity, Melting Plasma, Push, or Vortex to abilities.
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Echoes of the Abyss: platforms & release
Is Echoes of the Abyss worth it?
It is worth it if: action roguelike fans who want the world to change with a character meter. Skip it if: players who want the world to remain unchanged during a run may hit a wall when Sanity alters it.
Where can I download Echoes of the Abyss?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Echoes of the Abyss's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Echoes of the Abyss on?
Windows only.
