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Chained Echoes

Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda) · Deck13 · 2022-12-08

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IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 08, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 08, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 08, 2022 (Linux), Dec 08, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 08, 2022 (Mac), Dec 08, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Chained Echoes is a 2022 Indie and RPG game priced at $24.99, with 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (89% of 8137 reviews).

135
playing now
89%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (14k downloads)
4.31★
PlayStation Store rating (3,375 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

135 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Chained Echoes is a 2022 role-playing video game created by Matthias Linda and published by Deck13 Spotlight for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game is inspired by classic Japanese role-playing games from the 1990s, featuring turn-based combat, 16-bit-style visuals, and a multi-character narrative. The game follows the story of unlikely heroes trying to stop war between three kingdoms. Linda was influenced by games such as Xenogears, Terranigma, Secret of Mana, Suikoden 2, Breath of Fire, The Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. The game has been praised by several reviewers as living up to the quality of its inspiration while offering modern advancements.

Trailer

Chained Echoes trailer thumbnail

Chained Echoes - Launch Trailer

≈406,422 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 135 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 604 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 164k–370k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,213 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-70%
GOG$24.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at GOG (2026-09-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 49 of 82 observed days · $17.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20222026Week of 2022-12-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 805 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4331132026-09-14 21:00 — 127 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 113 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 200 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 305 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 313 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 262 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 328 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 220 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 161 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 304 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 238 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 121 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 186 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 161 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 172 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 309 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 179 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 142 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 225 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 194 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 167 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 196 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 178 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 135 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k73Dec 2022Aug 2026Dec 2022 — avg 1,326 · peak 2,198Feb 2023 — avg 565 · peak 1,130Apr 2023 — avg 284 · peak 560Jun 2023 — avg 254 · peak 1,186Aug 2023 — avg 211 · peak 437Oct 2023 — avg 171 · peak 333Dec 2023 — avg 256 · peak 569Feb 2024 — avg 127 · peak 224Apr 2024 — avg 244 · peak 641Jun 2024 — avg 137 · peak 385Aug 2024 — avg 109 · peak 215Oct 2024 — avg 148 · peak 365Dec 2024 — avg 126 · peak 242Feb 2025 — avg 81 · peak 144Apr 2025 — avg 86 · peak 191Jun 2025 — avg 104 · peak 235Aug 2025 — avg 383 · peak 1,029Oct 2025 — avg 221 · peak 526Dec 2025 — avg 131 · peak 310Feb 2026 — avg 90 · peak 171Apr 2026 — avg 107 · peak 222Jun 2026 — avg 173 · peak 354Aug 2026 — avg 101 · peak 202
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$7.492022-12-082026-10-142022-12-08 — best price $21.242023-02-21 — best price $24.992023-06-11 — best price $19.992023-09-07 — best price $19.992023-10-25 — best price $19.992023-12-05 — best price $19.992024-02-13 — best price $18.742024-03-07 — best price $24.992024-04-04 — best price $24.992024-06-20 — best price $17.492024-09-10 — best price $17.492024-10-07 — best price $24.992024-11-18 — best price $24.992024-12-12 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $13.742025-03-06 — best price $17.492025-04-03 — best price $13.742025-06-09 — best price $24.992025-07-23 — best price $24.992025-09-25 — best price $12.492025-10-14 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $12.492026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-03 — best price $12.492026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $24.992026-06-05 — best price $24.992026-08-25 — best price $9.992026-09-02 — best price $9.992026-09-07 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $8.742026-09-17 — best price $8.742026-09-22 — best price $24.992026-09-27 — best price $7.492026-10-02 — best price $7.492026-10-07 — best price $24.992026-10-12 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

857752026-05-31 — 195 pageviews2026-06-04 — 93 pageviews2026-06-08 — 156 pageviews2026-06-12 — 215 pageviews2026-06-16 — 124 pageviews2026-06-20 — 116 pageviews2026-06-24 — 96 pageviews2026-06-28 — 101 pageviews2026-07-02 — 107 pageviews2026-07-06 — 94 pageviews2026-07-10 — 98 pageviews2026-07-14 — 86 pageviews2026-07-18 — 100 pageviews2026-07-22 — 98 pageviews2026-07-26 — 118 pageviews2026-07-30 — 102 pageviews2026-08-03 — 109 pageviews2026-08-07 — 103 pageviews2026-08-11 — 96 pageviews2026-08-15 — 97 pageviews2026-08-19 — 155 pageviews2026-08-23 — 110 pageviews2026-08-27 — 689 pageviews2026-08-31 — 349 pageviews2026-09-04 — 608 pageviews2026-09-08 — 479 pageviews2026-09-12 — 443 pageviews2026-09-16 — 339 pageviews2026-09-20 — 362 pageviews2026-09-24 — 302 pageviews2026-09-28 — 324 pageviews2026-10-02 — 250 pageviews2026-10-06 — 195 pageviews2026-10-10 — 177 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
89.5%
earned "The Beginning"
18%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing3 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-12-08, latest 2025-08-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)9,1526%37
Steam (Steam)5,58610%37
PS4 (PlayStation)1,15230%38
PS4 (PlayStation)1,14034%38
Switch (Nintendo)3820%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGAnimeIndieMechsRetroFantasyOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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