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There Came an Echo

Iridium Studios · 2015

There Came an Echo

Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyIndieIGDB 64Steam 74%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Voice-controlled RTS with strategic depth and personality."

Best session: 20-45 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Use custom voice commands to personalize gameplay and stay engaged between sessions.

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About

Ender Wiggin. Admiral Ackbar. That dude who commands the G.I. Joes. These totally rad commanders knew that battles are won not by a single footsoldier, but by issuing precise commands that put their units in position to achieve victory. In There Came an Echo, follow in those commanders' footsteps by giving orders to Corrin Webb (Wil Wheaton) and his squadmates in a unique real-time strategy experience. Using an advanced voice recognition system, direct your units through a variety of mission types against foes armed with futuristic energy weaponry and personal force fields. Make your move with standard commands ("All units, advance to Bravo 3!") or utilize custom variants to express your unique personality ("Everyone, do the worm over to Buttface 3!"). Keep it classy, folks.

Corrin, an ordinary cryptographer, is thrown into a deadly game of secret agendas when a group of mercenaries tracks him down in Santa Monica, California. Guided by the mysterious Val (Ashly Burch), Corrin must escape from a foe with seemingly limitless resources and discover what secrets his own unbreakable algorithm,…

Single playerBird view / IsometricScience fiction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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There Came an Echo — Session FAQ

How long does a session of There Came an Echo take?
The minimum meaningful session for There Came an Echo is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause There Came an Echo?
There Came an Echo uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does There Came an Echo pressure you to keep playing?
There Came an Echo has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is There Came an Echo's Session Respect Score?
There Came an Echo has a Session Respect Score of 7.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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