Community24 Nov 2025Somber Echoes is Competing in Steam Awards' Outstanding Visual Style!We are honored and excited to announce that Somber Echoes is running for the Outstanding Visual Style category for the Steam Awards 2025! This nomination is a tribute to our unique aesthetic, a striking blend of Greco-Roman architecture and dark science-fiction that brings the derelict space vessel Atromitos to life. The award recognizes the distinctive look and feel we poured into every enviro…
July 8th, marks the release of Somber Echoes on Playstation and Xbox, but also a significant milestone in our post-release efforts. We would like to seize the opportunity to thank every single one of our players for your constructive feedback and encouraging words. Paying close attention to your feedback, we focused our efforts on addressing the most reported concerns in the update that was rel…
Map system updates: · Powering up any of the Circe Chambers will reveal the outline of the entire district that the chamber is associated with. · Added two new Circe Chambers one for the Cesspit and one for the Higher Residence district. · An item locator feature has been added to the Circe Chambers functionality: · To activate the feature you need to power up the Circe Chamber close to the end…
Map fixes · Fixes to map navigation. Enemy spawn and pathfinding · Fixed some issues related to Hatchling(spider enemy) pathfinding. · Fixed an issue where Hatchlings could sometimes spawn in places they shouldnt. Overall performance improvements.
Get Somber Echoes for 20% off and experience a Greco-Roman & Sci-Fi mixed game where you need to find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos. On sale until the 12th of April. You can also submit your speedrun over at Somber Echoes Speedrun Contest to win a poster of the key art! Get…
QoL map updates: · Added an icon indicating where you last died. · Shuttles and portals will now show their destination. · Overall map fixes. · Quest markers are added in a clearer way. Controller updates: · Added controller vibration, intensity can be changed in Options - Controls. · It is now easier to aim straight using the D-Pad on a controller. Misc: · Various bug fixes. · Fixes to menus ·…
Get Somber Echoes for 20% off and experience a Greco-Roman & Sci-Fi mixed game where you need to find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos. On sale until the 20th of March
Balance changes to help ease players into the early parts of The Lower Residence, as well as removing some frustration throughout. · Added more Nyx crystals to help with health recovery in the early parts of Lower Residence. · Removed a few projectile based enemies in one of the early levels. · Moved the rest shrine in Plundered Market, to make it easier to spot. · Changed Nocturnal Pools to no…
Get Somber Echoes for 20% off and experience a Greco-Roman & Sci-Fi mixed game where you need to find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos. On sale until the 27th of February. Get the game here:
Steam cloud save is now enabled. Make sure you update to the latest update: 10.feb - 2025 or newer, as that added support. A disclaimer for players using multiple computers/steam decks, etc. To ensure you do not loose any progress, make sure you start the game on the platform you wish to keep the save from. For extra safety, creating a local backup of the save files could be smart. Save files c…
Bug fixes - Bosses and weapons · Fixed an issue with attacks lingering on Stymphalian Statue · Fixed an issue where the Arbiter weapon would in specific cases, do much more damage than intended. Map updates(Icons/Readability) · Added icons for survivors · Updated the “quest” map icon to make it more visible · Fixed some instances of “quest” icons not being properly removed · Improved the color…
Fast Travel update: · Fast travel between Rest Shrines and C.I.R.C.E Chambers in the same district are now linked. · Added a rest shrine near The Grove Shuttle area. Progression improvements · Fixed some map elements and breakable walls linked to secrets, to help progressing the critical path. · To ensure checkpoints are updated, we added an automatic save when walking past rest shrines. · Adde…
Update to base hover skill. Before, Hover and Hover boost had different ways of activating, but they are now unified. It now activates by holding the jump button while jumping/zapping, instead of having to release and press again (in the case of base hover). - Also does not deactivate by doing a downwards move input. · Fixed an issue where you could get stuck inside Radiant surfaces while using…
Somber Echoes is out after years of hard work! We hope you'll enjoy it a lot, we'll be active on the Steam Forums and reading all of your reviews. Feel free to let us know over at our socials and/or our Discord what you think about the game, if you are doing a speedrun, or just want to say hi to the developers! You can now also watch our official launch trailer here:
Jump into our Dark Fantasy Metroidvania to explore and find your way through the horrors and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe on the 21st of January!
We wanted something slightly different when we needed some new key art for Somber Echoes, and were excited when the artist Tuomas Gustafsson took an interest in painting it for us. Now we are ready and excited to reveal the finished artwork. And here you can see some photos of the work in progress: We would like to thank Mr. Gustafsson for his excellent work and we also recommend everyone to vi…
Previously we have shown a few of the weapons and skills you will make use of in Somber Echoes - the spear as a ranged weapon and lanterns that you can use to traverse the enviroment. Today we want to reveal the bow and arrow - a weapon that extends Adrestias capabilities in battle - espescially during intense moments where you need some crowd control. As you can see in this video - it both has…
This mythic bird is one of the bosses you will encounter in Somber Echoes and here you can see some steps in the process in making it come alive. Here you can see how it progressed as a 3D model. This is the early prototype design phase: In the next phase the model has been implemented and have been slightly animated: In this stage you can see the boss have been implemented to the enviroment an…
The Somber Echoes demo will be removed from Steam on November 28th, 2024, as we prepare for the full game's launch. We want to thank everyone who played the demo and provided feedback. Your input has been invaluable in shaping the development of Somber Echoes. We can't wait for you to experience the full game! See you soon in Atromitos! In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing some sneak peeks of…
We would like to thank all the players that have tried the Somber Echoes NextFest demo. If you haven’t had the chance - we have good news! Due to high interest we have decided to extend the access to the demo beyond Steam NextFest. The demo is quite lengthy and we would like to give players a chance to see what it has to offer and provide valuable feedback to the team. Players can share their t…
Due to constructive freedback from Steam Deck users we have done some optimization of the Somber Echoes Demo for the platform. After you have downloaded the updated version of the Somber Echoes Demo the game should automatically switch the Steam Deck Mode under Settings > Render and Resolution to ON. If not, you should be able to turn it on manually. The Steam Deck Mode will output correct reso…
Welcome to the Atromitos, your next big adventure in the world of metroidvanias. We're bringing you a teaser of what's coming out later this fall when Somber Echoes is loading up for its release! Check out also the interview about the background of the game, its story, and hear how a voice actress Melina prepared for her incredible role as the voice of the gam, live on our Steam page for the du…
Fresh off the excitement of Gamescom, we’re thrilled to announce that Somber Echoes is making its way to MIX Seattle, part of the massive PAX West gaming event! Come experience Somber Echoes firsthand and be among the first to play the game. We can’t wait to see you there!
Come experience the haunting beauty of this dark sci-fi Metroidvania at Hall 10.2, Indie Arena Booth A12 . Explore the derelict spaceship Atromitos and uncover its secrets. Want to play it like people play at Gamescom? Sign up for our ongoing playtest and experience Somber Echoes from the comfort of your computer!
Hey everyone! We hope you've been having a blast playtesting Somber Echoes. Your feedback has been invaluable to us as we continue to refine the game. We're excited to share that IGN has released their hands-on preview video of Somber Echoes. Want to share your thoughts about playtest? As a reminder, we'll be sending out the official questionnaire later . But if you have any quick first impress…
Yeah, you heard it here first folks! Get ready to explore the spaceship Atromitos! Playtest keys are being sent out now. Once you have yours, redeem the code, relax and enjoy the game. Your feedback is invaluable to us, so keep an eye out for our upcoming questionnaire. Happy gaming!
Hi, I am Melina Spetsieri and I am delighted to announce that I will be the voice of Somber Echoes. When I was approached by Rock Pocket Games I was immediately drawn into the Greek tragedy aspect of the story, and even more when I learned about the narration. It has long been a dream of mine to combine my experience as an actress with my love for video games, and this is the perfect opportunit…
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