A decent game, but it suffers from similar problems as South of Midnight: linear game where platforming sections alternate with fighting arenas. The platforming and combat are solid, and boss fights and puzzles also help breaking up the monotony, but ultimately for open world enjoyers like myself it's less satisfying than it should be. The ending felt weak, too.

Still, for a first game from a studio it's not half bad. Plus, you can pet the foxes, so bonus points for that.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

A little stiff but the Game is FANTASTICO!!! Would play a pt 2 if they released one fun!

Echoes of the End is a phenomenal title developed by the Icelandic studio Myrkur Games, a small but highly talented team of around 40 staff members. The studio stormed the AAA industry citadel in the last quarter of 2025 alongside their partners at the publishing giant Deep Silver, one of the world's largest supporters and investors in new studios and their projects. Once inside, they unleashed their weapon, Echoes of the End, which obliterated the remaining grubby support structures holding up the corrupt, overpriced AAA 'slop dining hall' that has been dishing out repulsive, stale delicacies—served with a fake silver spoon at a £60 price tag—for far too long.

Over the past decade, I have watched in slow motion as AA developers swapped places with AAA developers, with new AA studios providing gamers with fresh and exciting experiences that surpass the quality standards of typical AAA titles at half the price. The industry is changing for the better because of these dedicated teams and the supportive publishers standing by them. Echoes of the End is not just a great title; it's a statement. This is how the bar for AAA development is raised to align with the standards it should meet. This is how game prices become competitive, and this is how we say 'no more' to £60 rubbish from the same greedy corporations that have controlled the industry for the past two decades.

Teams like Myrkur Games are responsible for fighting the shadow war against stagnant modern industry standards. By purchasing such a title, you are not only supporting a game development studio; you are growing the Icelandic games industry and influencing positive change, all while acquiring a fantastic AAA title at a AA price point. I first played through Echoes of the End on launch day and remember it well: the degenerate anti-woke mob flocked to the forums, and I, along with the rest of the fanbase, fought them off for weeks until they retreated. They simply cannot grasp the concept that a game can be good without a busty, blonde-haired lead character in a tight pink miniskirt or a sidekick without a beard and a shotgun. Once again, they were wrong and failed in their mission to sabotage a new studio and a project the developers had spent many years crafting.

I recently purchased this title again for the Techland_Defector Steam account, where we are now covering Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition. This version brings dessert to our dinner tables: a stunning collection of changeable outfits, equippable relics of the gods, environmental hazards, New Game+, a photo mode, fully reworked combat mechanics, a plethora of bug fixes, enhanced visuals, improved optimization, and various fluffy wolves to pet on your travels. Shall we just call it a remake, then? Rejoice, rejoice! Or bow and be broken.

Final Thoughts: Replaying Echoes of The End eight months after playing at launch has been a gratifying experience. The Enhanced Edition adds so much extra meat to the title's bones with the fantastic inclusion of costumes, which are a joy to eyeball while giving the player a more personalized look for their Ryn build. The player must make some extra effort throughout the journey to look out for resources that are required to craft them. The armors also unlock new relics or more powerful versions of existing relics you may already own. Having to choose two relics to equip to your armor set adds a deeper level of personalization accompanying your skill path in a meaningful way. The game has been polished an insane amount since launch; the mechanics feel more fluid. It is also forgiving for those who do not wish to be challenged too much due to its new default difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard. This has made the title much more accessible to a wider audience. If you're more interested in the story and the puzzles, you can now easily tailor the game's difficulty settings to adapt to that particular style of play. I originally had the figure of 8 in my head after my first playthrough at launch, and I now believe this to be a rock-solid 9/10 title. It's an incredible experience, and at just £30, it's also incredible value. Myrkur have truly pulled it off here, and they deserve every single penny. Please do consider buying directly through official storefronts instead of key sites so that it continues to contribute to the title's success and the studio's future endeavors. Plaion & Deep Silver must continue to build a future relationship with Myrkur Games; I do hope that they don't let a great opportunity like this slip by, as this studio could really be Deep Silver's version of Sony Santa Monica. Yes, they're that good!