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Echoes of the Architects

GFX47 · 2025-07-25

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 25, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Design the perfect units, program their behavior, and unleash them in fully automated battles. Refine your creations throughout the campaign, then outsmart all your opponents online.

Echoes of the Architects is a $4.99 Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2025, with a Very Positive sentiment (82% of 50 reviews).

82%
positive of 50 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

The galaxy was ours to conquer—or so we believed. In our unyielding quest for dominance, humanity delved too deeply into the void, awakening a force beyond comprehension: the Architects. Silent, enigmatic, and devastatingly efficient, they seized our greatest creations—turning humanity’s own advanced technologies into instruments of annihilation. Entire worlds fell in mere moments, their skies darkened by the machines we once called progress. Now, you stand as one of the last sparks of resistance, seeking shelter on a scarred and broken Earth—a planet consumed by the wars and greed of its pas(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 73% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 50 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 18 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620252026Week of 2025-07-25: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-28: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$4.492025-07-252026-08-242025-07-25 — best price $9.592025-08-08 — best price $11.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-10-13 — best price $5.992025-10-19 — best price $11.992025-11-17 — best price $9.992025-11-24 — best price $4.992025-12-01 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-02-09 — best price $4.992026-02-16 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-03-30 — best price $4.992026-04-06 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $4.992026-06-04 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-08-24 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionSave Anytime1 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-07-25 (Steam store data)

Census log

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

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