Echo Isle, developed and published by Josh Koenig Games, is available on Steam. Like what you see? You can download the demo on the Steam Page.
Echo Isle is a colourful mini-island adventure inspired by handheld classics of the past. You are Aster, an astral knight who has been sent to banish the darkness. Players must fight monsters and solve puzzles, all while navigating through four perilous dungeons. To conquer the darkness, Aster will discover new powers while on the journey to collect all four of the legendary echo stones.
Features:
- ️🧮Four handcrafted dungeons, each with its own puzzles, enemies, and boss fight
- ⚔️Feel every strike with snappy, juicy combat
- 💌A love letter to the 90s: vibrant pixel art and a cozy atmosphere inspired by the golden age of handheld adventures
- 🔨Tools of the trade: gain new abilities like the Swim Scarf and Ranger’s Bow to reach secret corners of the island
- 🍫Short & sweet: built to be finished in an evening
- ⏱️Crafted by a solo dev obsessed with 90s adventure games, every pixel placed with love ❤️
- 📺Built for Steam Deck: tested and ready for portable play
- 🍛Try before you buy: the free demo covers everything up to the first Echo Stone
I first noticed Echo Isle when a fellow Content Creator named Cryptik Media picked it up, and it looked pretty good. Echo Isles is a game that throws you back into the 90s, where games like this thrived. For those who might not have the time anymore for the big RPGs that tend to go on for many hours, Echo Isles is perfect for short sessions and is optimised for Steam Deck.
It always feels nostalgic to see video games like this make a return. Often, the top-down RPGs of the past seem overlooked, but it seems Josh Koenig Games has made the perfect throwback. If you want to give it a try, you can; the demo lets you play up to the first echo stone.
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