Indie · December 8, 2022

Chained Echoes (2022)

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Chained Echoes is a story-driven JRPG where a group of heroes travel around the vast continent of Valandis to bring an end to the war between its three kingdoms. In the course of their journey, they will travel through a wide array of diverse landscapes spanning from wind-tanned plateaus and exotic archipelagos to sunken cities and forgotten dungeons. Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit SNES style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits. Follow a group of heroes as they explore a land filled to the brim with charming characters, fantastic landscapes and vicious foes. Can you bring peace to a continent where war has been waged for generations and betrayal lurks around every corner? Key Features: 30 - 40 hours of play time Fast paced turn-based battles No random encounters; enemies can be seen running around Tons of items to be looted, stolen or crafted Complex skill and equipment system Customize your own airship Travel and fight by foot or in your Mech 16-bit SNES style graphics Music inspired by PSX RPGs

Indie releases from 2022

24 Indie titles launched in 2022 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 194
  • Pixel Graphics · 127
  • Turn-Based · 121
  • Indie · 116
  • JRPG · 107
  • Turn-Based Combat · 70
  • Retro · 48
  • 2D · 45
  • Exploration · 42
  • Story Rich · 38
  • Mechs · 34
  • Party-Based RPG · 29
  • Fantasy · 27
  • Open World · 21
  • Anime · 18

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.8k Steam reviewsTop 36% in Indie
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 50%
Metacritic91/100Genre average 77 — top 5% of Indie titles
Concurrent peak102 playersTop 34% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours22 h averageTop 28% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 6.8k reviews

6.1k positive · 676 negative

Metacritic

91/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

7.1k

Peak concurrent players

102

Press Quotes

“Simply put, Chained Echoes is a heartfelt love letter to the SNES JRPG classics that boasts an incredible cast of characters, amazing pixel art, a brilliant soundtrack, and impeccable attention to detail.” 9/10 – Gaming Nexus “A New Masterpiece of Turn-Based RPGs” 9.5/10 – Noisy Pixel “Chained Echoes is simply the best RPG I’ve played in a very very long time.” 10/10 – God is a Geek

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

37

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 8, 2022
DeveloperUmami Tiger (Matthias Linda)
PublisherDeck13, WhisperGames
Base price$12.49 -50%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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