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There Came an Echo cover art

There Came an Echo

Iridium Studios · 2015-02-24

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 24, 2015 (Xbox One), Jun 01, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 24, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

There Came an Echo is a real-time strategy game in which the player assumes command of a small squadron, using an advanced voice recognition system to issue orders. It features a character-driven sci-fi narrative that stars Wil Wheaton, Ashly Burch, Laura Bailey, Yuri Lowenthal, and more!

0
playing now
73%
positive of 385 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-29 22:00 UTC (census sample)

There Came an Echo is a real-time tactics video game developed for Microsoft Windows through Steam in 2015, and for PlayStation 4's PlayStation Network in 2016. It is the sequel to the 2011 video game Before the Echo. The player can use a voice control system to direct their units around the battlefield to ensure a tactical advantage over the enemy. The game features voice actors Wil Wheaton, Ashly Burch, Yuri Lowenthal, Laura Bailey and Cassandra Morris.

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 40% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.6k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 385 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-01-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992015-01-012026-04-242015-01-01 — best price $15.002015-02-24 — best price $13.492015-06-11 — best price $10.042015-07-02 — best price $14.992015-12-22 — best price $7.492016-01-29 — best price $14.992016-06-23 — best price $7.492016-09-22 — best price $14.992017-01-12 — best price $7.492017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-10-27 — best price $5.092017-11-22 — best price $5.092018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-06-22 — best price $5.992018-11-01 — best price $14.992018-12-21 — best price $5.092019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-10-28 — best price $5.092019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $4.942020-11-02 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $5.092021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $5.092022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $4.942023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $4.942024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-20 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-24 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

RTSIndieSci-fiStrategyTacticalCyberpunkIsometricReal-TimeStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

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