# Chained Echoes

> Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

## Game facts

- Developer: Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda)
- Publisher: Deck13, WhisperGames
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Dec 8, 2022
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: RPG, Party-BasedRPG, JRPG
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Chinese (China), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea); Subtitles: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Korean (South Korea); Audio: French (France), Korean (South Korea) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/chained-echoes)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Excellent classic JRPG atmosphere reminiscent of Final Fantasy, Suikoden, and Chrono Trigger, combined with modern game design
- Highly praised pixel art, diverse character and machine designs, direction, and color palette
- Strategic turn-based combat featuring the Overdrive Gauge, character switching, and skill, equipment, and crystal combinations

### Weaknesses

- Even regular battles require buff and healing management, which can make combat feel repetitive and tiring
- Some players find the Overdrive and Sky Armor battles and proficiency systems tedious or uninteresting later in the game
- The story is considered overly complicated, while the ending's development and mechanical resolution are seen as disappointing

## Links

- [Chained Echoes on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4446)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4446/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T21:49:52.848Z