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Lone Echo is a single-player virtual reality narrative adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn, and published by Oculus Studios. It was published for Microsoft Windows on July 20, 2017, and it is currently available on Epic Games. A sequel, Lone Echo II, was announced in 2018 and is set for release in 2021.
Premise[]
The game, set aboard a space station orbiting Saturn, allows players to move in a zero-gravity zone by grabbing and pushing off of the environment. In addition to the game, there is a team-based multiplayer sports mode called Echo Arena, which was also released as a stand-alone game.
Gameplay[]
This game consists of both exploration and using tools and objects to solve puzzles. The game has a locomotion system which allows players to grab almost any surface, and either move themselves along or push off of the environment to float in a given direction. The player is also given wrist-mounted thrusters that can be used to change or finesse a trajectory.
The player can pick up and move objects, as well as make some manipulation with the different switches and control panels. Moreover, are given a data scanner that can interfere with machinery, and a plasma cutter than can cut through certain surfaces. As a service android, the player must repair damaged or inoperable systems, as well as help and protect the station's sole human crew member, with whom they interact using dialog trees.