- Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
In Echoes of Aetheria, players step into a breathtaking open world suspended among the clouds — a realm of floating islands, ancient technology, and forgotten gods.
The art style merges hand-painted skies with detailed mechanical designs, blending fantasy and steampunk aesthetics.
I like how the angels gradually ramp up the difficulty and you'll find yourself trying to get the more difficult kills before the angels appear and save the easier ones till last, but this doesn't always go as well as you'd hope.
The game blends exploration, puzzle-solving, and real-time combat with a deep, emotionally charged narrative about memory, identity, and the cost of progress.
The soundtrack, a mix of orchestral and ambient tones, swells and fades with your actions — quiet during exploration, thunderous in battle, and mournful during key emotional moments.
Combat is fast-paced and fluid, combining melee attacks, ranged weaponry, and “Aether abilities,” powers drawn from the world’s unstable energy source.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
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