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Echo of the Wilds

76%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
grinding, optimization
76% User Score Based on 326 reviews

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"Echo of the Wilds" is a top-down, open-world survival adventure game. Explore a mystical forest, gather resources, and craft tools to survive while uncovering the secrets of the land. Fight or avoid dangerous creatures, adapt to changing seasons, and make decisions that impact the world around you.

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76%
Audience ScoreBased on 326 reviews
story62 positive mentions
grinding10 negative mentions
  • The game features beautiful pixel art and a captivating atmosphere that draws players in.
  • Echo of the Wilds offers a unique blend of survival, crafting, and puzzle-solving mechanics that encourage exploration and creativity.
  • The developer is highly responsive to community feedback, frequently updating the game and addressing issues promptly.
  • The gameplay can be frustrating due to vague mechanics, limited inventory space, and unskippable cutscenes that disrupt the flow.
  • Many players find the survival aspects overly punishing, with short in-game days that make it difficult to progress.
  • The dialogue and writing style can be off-putting, often described as convoluted or childish, detracting from the overall experience.
  • story
    140 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is described as intriguing and layered, with a mix of surreal and mysterious elements that resonate with players, particularly those who enjoy introspection and philosophical themes. However, many reviewers find the narrative vague and challenging to engage with due to gameplay mechanics that prioritize survival over storytelling, leading to frustration and a sense of disconnection from the plot. Despite these criticisms, the visuals and atmosphere are praised, contributing to a unique storytelling experience that some players find compelling enough to explore multiple times.

    • “The story is compelling and strange, the music is mysterious and quite fitting, and the graphics are beautifully done.”
    • “The story is surreal and excellent, and it's fun to discover all the various areas and craft.”
    • “Very fascinating premise and great gameplay, with deep story experience.”
    • “The story didn't even have a premise.”
    • “The story is very vague and didn't seem to build up to anything, but maybe I'll feel differently after digesting it.”
    • “There was nothing in the story or gameplay to make it worth the effort.”
  • gameplay
    112 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is a blend of survival-crafting mechanics and exploration, often described as challenging and sometimes confusing, with a nostalgic nod to 90s point-and-click adventures. Players appreciate the depth of the crafting system and the engaging narrative, though some find the mechanics counterintuitive and lacking in clear guidance. Overall, the game offers a rewarding experience for those who enjoy figuring out its systems, despite some frustrations with survival elements and limited replayability.

    • “Wonderful little game that gives the nostalgic feeling of 90s point-and-clicks combined with gradual progression through modern survival mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay involves juggling straightforward survival-craft mechanics with exploration, with season progression creating a bit of a time-crunch.”
    • “It's imperfect, it's hard, it's confusing, and sometimes even downright unforgiving in its survival mechanics, the advancing of seasons, and the limits to how much you can do in a given day, but I straight up love this game.”
    • “The language is absolutely obnoxious, the puzzles are boring, and the survival mechanics are the bare minimum required to keep the game from being a total slog.”
    • “I didn't enjoy my playtime; you often die and the saving mechanic is awful.”
    • “You spend way too much time looking at load screens for the amount of gameplay in any given area.”
  • graphics
    82 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are a mix of beautiful pixel art and a unique aesthetic that many players find appealing, contributing to a captivating atmosphere. While some appreciate the attention to detail and the charming visuals, others criticize the pixelation and retro style as outdated or lacking depth. Overall, the graphics evoke strong opinions, with a clear divide between those who enjoy the artistic direction and those who find it unappealing.

    • “The game offers some nice graphics and a beautiful aesthetic which is pleasant all the same and has some amazing attention to detail even though it is a little rough around the edges.”
    • “Beautiful graphics and music, and a very interesting story.”
    • “The art style and music combined with the very surreal and bizarre world make for a very unique and compelling experience.”
    • “The graphics are too pixilated.”
    • “Really bad, lazy 2D retro pixel graphics (the 3D gaming era started decades ago... what's with these throwbacks? Can't afford a graphics card?).”
    • “I wouldn't recommend this game unless you're British and you like crude, smeary graphics and hard to read fonts.”
  • music
    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric quality, effectively enhancing the overall experience with relaxing and mysterious tones that complement the visuals and gameplay. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack's ability to evoke emotions and create a compelling ambiance, making it a significant aspect of the game's appeal. Overall, the combination of beautiful graphics and well-crafted music contributes to a unique and immersive experience.

    • “Nice, relaxing music throughout, harrowing when it should be so, and the environmental sounds tickle your ears.”
    • “The art style and music combined with the very surreal and bizarre world make for a very unique and compelling experience.”
    • “The story is compelling and strange, the music is mysterious and quite fitting, and the graphics are beautifully done.”
    • “Any game without music is really bland and gets boring quickly; this game's music is mysterious.”
    • “It's a really atmospheric game; the music, ambient sounds, and visual style all work together to make you feel a warm sun bright on your skin or the coolness of the pond nearby.”
    • “Relaxing music, too.”
  • atmosphere
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its excellent visuals, stunning art design, and immersive music that collectively create a captivating experience. Players appreciate the abstract graphics and sound effects, which enhance the overall ambiance and evoke strong sensory feelings, such as warmth and tranquility. The combination of crafting, survival, and puzzle-solving elements further enriches the storytelling within this atmospheric setting.

    • “The atmosphere, visuals, and music are all excellent.”
    • “The sound effects are just perfect and really bring a lot to the atmosphere.”
    • “This game has stunning art design (a bit odd, but really beautiful), atmospheric music, and an interesting concept.”
    • “The abstract graphics somehow add to, rather than take from, the overall trippy atmosphere of the game/experience.”
    • “Has a really immersive atmosphere to the game.”
  • humor
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is polarizing; while some players appreciate its unique and oddball style, finding it genuinely funny and enjoyable, others criticize it as forced and annoying, particularly the use of childish language in character monologues. Overall, the humor appeals to those who enjoy quirky storytelling and obscure puzzles, but may not resonate with everyone.

    • “Also, the writing is unique and funny to read.”
    • “This game is fantastic if you like obscure puzzles, a certain type of oddball humor, and exploration.”
    • “An enjoyable premise and quite pretty with some surprisingly funny moments.”
    • “It felt forced and unfunny.”
  • grinding
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and punishing, often feeling that it detracts from the overall enjoyment. While some suggest that there may be more efficient ways to gather resources, the repetitive nature of the gameplay is frequently criticized as un-fun and overly burdensome, overshadowing the potential for a more engaging experience.

    • “There was a pleasant, fun, short-ish game in here somewhere, that got buried in totally tedious, punishing, and un-fun repetition.”
    • “Survival is a misnomer in this game - the game isn't about survival, it's about engaging with repetitive, tedious systems.”
    • “I wish the inventory was a little bit more forgiving, especially once you die and have to repeat the same steps again as it gets a bit tedious.”
  • replayability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers limited replayability due to its linear structure, with most players likely satisfied after a single playthrough. While some may enjoy revisiting the game to improve their scores or explore optional puzzles, achieving all accomplishments can typically be done in one run, reducing the incentive for multiple playthroughs. Overall, it appeals more to those seeking a unique survival experience rather than extensive replay value.

    • “High replay value if you are the type of person who likes to beat your own score.”
    • “The game offers a unique survival, mental, and spiritual adventure that makes it worth revisiting, despite its somewhat linear nature.”
    • “While some players may be satisfied with just one playthrough, the game encourages exploration of optional puzzles and mechanics, enhancing its replayability.”
    • “I would say that there isn't much replayability after getting all of the achievements, and most people would be satisfied with just beating the game once. You could get all achievements in one playthrough, but it took me multiple playthroughs to figure out optional puzzles and to really get the mechanics of the game.”
    • “The game is somewhat linear, so there's not too much replayability, but it's worth it for the survival, mental, and spiritual adventure.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization for controls has been criticized, particularly regarding the lack of support for customizing keybindings for controllers, which can lead to a frustrating experience for players who switch between input methods.

    • “I have a problem with the controls, and I think the main culprit is the poor optimization between the controller and keyboard. When you edit the keybindings, it will only allow you to do this for the keyboard.”

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