Chained Echoes

Matthias Linda / December 8, 2022 / Rated Unrated

Data last updated September 26, 2026

Released

2022

Publisher

Deck13

Time to beat

~4 hrs

Community

515

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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?
Chained Echoes is a story-driven game 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.
Key Features:
20-25 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

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.

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