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As Ryn, rescue your captured brother and face a looming war through sword-and-magic combat, environmental puzzles, and platforming.
Released 12 Aug 2025
Rescue Your Brother
Throw Enemies With Magic
Shift Time and Gravity
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Developed by Myrkur Games · Published by Deep Silver
You play as Ryn, a woman with an affinity for ancient magic. When her brother is captured and war threatens her homeland of Aema, she sets out with the scholar Abram to find him and uncover the forces behind the conflict.
Fight in third person with a sword and magical abilities. Combine attacks, dodges, and parries with powers that can drain enemies or push and pull them into hazards. Abram can assist in fights, while unlocked skills expand Ryn’s options.
Move through linear chapters by climbing, jumping, and using magical traversal abilities. Environmental puzzles draw on each area’s mechanics, including manipulating objects and changing aspects of the environment. Skill trees, relics, and outfits provide ways to develop or customize Ryn.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its Iceland-inspired landscapes, the mix of sword combat and magic, and the changing puzzle and traversal mechanics. Some also appreciate the story, characters, and performances. Reactions are divided on how much time puzzles take up, and reviews also note that combat and movement can feel rough or repetitive.
In Echoes of the End, you play as Ryn, a powerful vestige born with an affinity for what remains of an ancient magic. When her brother is captured and war threatens to engulf her homeland, Ryn must rise to defend it before it’s consumed by conflict.
Alongside Abram, a seasoned scholar with a haunted past, she embarks on a journey that will test their newly forged bond, uncover buried secrets, and challenge what it truly means to wield power in a world on the brink of collapse.
The handcrafted world of Echoes of the End draws inspiration from the raw, untamed beauty of Iceland, a land where fire and ice coexist in striking contrast. Towering glaciers, ancient lava fields, and vast geothermal plains form the backbone of its landscapes, each shaped by nature’s elemental force. Traverse windswept valleys, descend into glowing volcanic depths, and uncover a realm filled with monsters, mysteries, and relics of a lost civilization where magic and machinery intertwine.
Combat in Echoes of the End is fast, deliberate, and brutal, blending precise swordplay with devastating vestige powers.
Chain heavy strikes, parries, and magical abilities with seamless grace before finishing off your opponents with visceral execution moves.
Use your magic to hurl enemies into each other, into environmental hazards, or off sheer cliffs. Drain their life to sustain yourself in the heat of battle, and unlock new abilities across four upgrade trees that let you tailor your approach to combat throughout your adventure.
Ryn is not alone. Her capable companion Abram fights alongside her, using his abilities to damage, stun, trip, and grab enemies, creating perfect openings for devastating follow-up attacks.
Whether you’re here for the story or seeking a true challenge, Echoes of the End has something for everyone.
The new Journey difficulty strikes a balance between combat intensity and steady progression, making it the definitive way for newcomers to experience the game’s story, combat, and exploration.
Puzzles and platforming are at the heart of Echoes of the End’s adventure. Every chapter introduces a distinct visual theme and unique puzzle mechanics, ensuring that no two areas feel alike, from ancient ruins powered by shifting energy to volcanic chambers with twisted gravity.
Solve intricate environmental challenges that blend logic, timing, and exploration, often requiring clever use of Ryn’s abilities to manipulate the world around her. Leap, dash, and double-jump your way through a breathtaking world as you develop a growing arsenal of magical traversal powers throughout the journey.
Forge your own path through a progression system that rewards mastery and experimentation, with over 40 upgrades that enhance and expand Ryn’s arsenal of skills. Every choice defines how you fight, explore, and survive in this ever-evolving world.
Outfits and relics further shape Ryn’s strengths, allowing you to adapt your approach to combat with unique builds and strategies. Unlock 13 outfits to personalize Ryn’s appearance and discover more than 20 relics that dramatically alter the flow of encounters, letting you fine-tune your playstyle, from relentless offense to tactical precision.
Echoes of the End is created by a small, dedicated team who believe in delivering ambitious experiences. Every update, every animation, and every improvement is built by hand, funded by the studio’s own resources.
We’re not AAA, and that’s exactly why we can listen, adapt, and evolve faster. The Enhanced Edition is our promise to keep supporting the game and its players, to keep refining what we love, and to prove that a small team can create something truly special.
Your feedback shaped every improvement, from smoother controls and pacing to new content and features, and let us create the most complete, refined, and responsive version of our game yet.
We hope you will join us in the improved world of Aema, and if you enjoy your time with the game, or if you have feedback to share on what could be done better, please leave a review! It means so much to us here at Myrkur.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 45 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
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