Sofie: The Echoes™

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"Sofie: The Echoes™" is a narrative-driven action-adventure game where players step into the role of Sofie, a determined professor searching for her missing family. Traverse between reality and past echoes, battling enemies and uncovering dark secrets in a world of twisted landscapes. Experience intense combat, explore stunning environments, and delve into a powerful, emotional story that will shape Sofie's family's fate.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

52%

Audience ScoreBased on 60 reviews

story12 positive mentions

stability20 negative mentions

Compelling story concept with a gripping narrative that immerses players in Sofie's journey.
Atmospheric level design and sound that enhance the horror experience, creating a unique psychological tension.
Recent updates have improved gameplay stability and responsiveness, making the experience more enjoyable.

Frequent glitches, bugs, and unresponsive controls severely hinder gameplay, making it feel unpolished and frustrating.
Inappropriate death animations and awkward character design choices detract from the serious tone of the story.
Lack of clear objectives and guidance leads to confusion, with many players feeling lost and unable to progress.

story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
60%
12%
The story of "Sofie: The Echoes" centers on Sofie, a mother searching for her missing family, and is praised for its compelling premise and immersive atmosphere. However, many players criticize its disjointed pacing, awkward writing, and lack of clear objectives, which detract from the overall narrative experience. While some find the story gripping and engaging, others feel it suffers from poor execution and technical issues that hinder immersion.
- “Sofie: The Echoes invites players into a third-person action-adventure story, following Sofie as she embarks on a haunting journey to find her missing husband and son.”
- “I found myself completely immersed in Sofie’s story, feeling her stress and panic like it was my own.”
- “The atmosphere is intense, and the cinematics really draw you into Sofie’s story.”
- “Odd pacing and awkward sentence structure will leave most players scratching their heads, so distracted by the sheer fragmentation and lack of care, the story will fall on deaf ears.”
- “Lacking core functionality, no guidance or tutorial, ghastly voice acting, and an unbelievably disjointed and ill-paced story, it is obvious this title needed more time in the oven.”
- “No storyline or clear objectives.”
stability
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has improved significantly with recent patches, addressing many glitches and bugs, particularly in audio and inventory systems. However, players still report frequent soft locks and gameplay issues that disrupt immersion, leading to mixed experiences where some find humor in the glitches while others feel the game still requires substantial work. Overall, while progress has been made, further updates are needed to enhance stability and gameplay mechanics.
- “Frequent glitches and soft locks: in my brief playtime, the game glitched and soft-locked on three occasions, forcing restarts and breaking immersion.”
- “Within the first few minutes of loading the game, I experienced bugs, glitches, and terrible gameplay mechanics.”
- “The patch a couple of days ago fixed a couple of the glitches (audio mainly), but this game's movement, combat, stealth, etc. are all still extremely bad.”
gameplay
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
53%
16%
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of promising elements and significant issues. While players appreciate the immersive shooting mechanics and unique anxiety feature, many report bugs, glitches, and subpar movement mechanics that detract from the overall experience. The desire for a greater variety of weapons and improved combat systems is also a common theme, indicating room for improvement in future updates.
- “The latest update fixed several issues I encountered before, and now the gameplay feels more immersive.”
- “Everything feels optimized, and the panic mechanics are improved.”
- “The anxiety mechanic adds a unique twist, making every encounter feel stressful in the best way.”
- “Within the first few minutes of loading the game, I experienced bugs, glitches, and terrible gameplay mechanics.”
- “The movement mechanics are complete trash, and after navigating to where I could pick up the pistol that's just lying out in the open, the game bugged out and wouldn't let me pick up the pistol.”
- “Softlock after about 2.5 hours of bad gameplay, with many bugs, errors, weirdness, and wild hitboxes. In the train section, the key to the floor compartment stopped spawning after each death/reload.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
56%
17%
The game's graphics have received mixed reviews, with some praising the atmospheric level design and cinematic cutscenes, especially considering the small development team. However, many players report significant performance issues, including frame drops and poor optimization, leading to a generally underwhelming graphical experience that does not meet modern standards. Despite improvements from recent patches, the overall graphical quality remains a point of contention among users.
- “Lastly, regarding the graphics, my PC is kind of a potato, so I can't say much about them, but the cutscenes were spectacular for this kind of game.”
- “- Atmospheric level design: the environments are well thought out aesthetically in a way that could work well for games in the horror genre.”
- “As far as I know, the game is being developed by a small team, thus I can say that they over-performed with graphics and cutscenes.”
- “Frame drops with PS2 graphics!”
- “Besides that - horribly unoptimized on my RTX 3060, drops to 15-20 fps on one or two levels (1440p DLSS performance), bad animations, bad visuals that definitely don't justify the optimization.”
- “Unfortunately, on a graphical standpoint, many of the same issues echo.”
atmosphere
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
36%
21%
The game's atmosphere is praised for its intense and immersive settings, with well-designed environments that enhance the storytelling, particularly in a horror context. However, technical issues and glitches detract from the overall experience, making it challenging to fully engage with the atmosphere. Despite these flaws, many reviewers express optimism that updates will improve the experience, making it a worthwhile recommendation for fans of atmospheric storytelling.
- “Highly recommend this if you’re into games that focus on storytelling and atmosphere.”
- “Even though some glitches make it a little bit harder to get into the atmosphere for now, I presume those will be fixed shortly with updates, and we can focus more on Sofie's story.”
- “The atmosphere is intense, and the cinematics really draw you into Sofie's story.”
- “Loving the intense atmosphere and the story.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game primarily stems from its numerous bugs and glitches, with players finding amusement in the absurdity of bad ragdoll physics and unexpected moments, such as characters awkwardly falling after hitting objects. While some players enjoy this chaotic humor, others feel the game needs significant improvement to enhance the overall experience. If you appreciate a hilariously broken gameplay experience, this title may appeal to you.
- “I had more fun laughing at the bugs and glitches and problems of the game with my Twitch chat than enjoying the game itself.”
- “So many hilariously bad ragdoll moments, like going down a zipline and hitting the end, which is the back of a truck, and then ragdolling onto the floor.”
- “If you’re looking for a hilariously broken experience, this might be the game for you.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
25%
50%
The optimization of the game is mixed; while some players feel that overall performance is solid and panic mechanics have been enhanced, others report significant issues, particularly on RTX 3060 systems, experiencing severe frame rate drops and subpar visuals that do not meet expectations.
- “Everything feels optimized, and the panic mechanics are improved.”
- “Besides that - horribly unoptimized on my RTX 3060, drops to 15-20 fps on one or two levels (1440p DLSS performance), bad animations, bad visuals that definitely don't justify the optimization.”
- “Besides that - horribly unoptimized on my RTX 3060, drops to 15-20 fps on one or two levels (1440p DLSS performance), bad animations, bad visuals that definitely don't justify the optimization.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The music in the game is described as inconsistent, with moments of silence that can disrupt the experience, and it occasionally features good tracks. However, the overall sound design is noted to be quiet, with minimal audio cues from enemies, which may detract from the immersion.
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, likening it to "review farming," suggesting that the repetitive tasks required to progress feel tedious and unfulfilling.
- “Feels like review farming.”