
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
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About
In the near future, humanity is steadily expanding into the depths of space. You are an astronaut on a routine but important mission: follow a designated route to a remote station and deliver technical data.
Along the way, command contacts you with an additional request — retrieve documents from the research vessel "Echo-7", which recently went silent. The silence is attributed to a recent geomagnetic storm disrupting communications.
As you approach Echo-7, you attempt to contact the crew — but there’s no response. The ship appears functional from the outside. Inside — nothing.
No welcoming party, no signs of life. Just empty corridors, scattered personal belongings, and the unsettling feeling that you're not alone.
Key Features
🎥 Realistic graphics — visual fidelity enhances the feeling of unease
🌫️ Haunting atmosphere — silence, isolation, and growing tension follow your every step
🎧 Immersive sound — rich audio design pulls you deep into the experience
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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Reviews
Themes across 40 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Pretty solid, few little jumpscares i wasn't expecting. Ending i was also not expecting look forward to more content from dev
short story but cant complain good jumpscares , and unreal engine is pretty good
I love space and I love horror, so how could I not love this? https://youtu.be/RwrKVdsY2wI
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Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Dire Echo was a fun short horror game. The atmosphere is great, and exploring the abandoned station while uncovering the story kept me interested. Some areas feel a bit repetitive, and the voice acting could be better, but overall I enjoyed it. Definitely worth a playthrough if you like sci-fi horror. 7.5/10
Rewelacyjny tytuł tak na godzinę, ale z jaką historią i z jakim klimatem!!!
Picked this up because I like sci-fi horror, and it didn't disappoint. The atmosphere is the strongest part of the game, and I enjoyed discovering the story through exploration and logs. If you like abandoned space stations and creepy mysteries, give it a try.
I cannot recommend this game in its current state. While it tries to capture a deep-space horror atmosphere, it falls short in almost every major category.Way Too Short: The entire game lasts only about 1.5 hours. There is simply not enough content here to justify the experience.Cheap Jump Scares: Instead of building genuine, psychological tension, the game relies heavily on constant, predictable jump scares to startle the player.Immersion-Breaking AI Voices: I quickly realized the character voices are AI-generated rather than recorded by human actors. The delivery feels stiff, unnatural, and completely kills the immersion.Flawed Level Design: The station layout has massive design flaws. Navigating the environment feels frustrating rather than engaging, making the short runtime feel like a chore.Verdict: Pass on this one until the developers fix the core gameplay and level design issues.
Good way to spend a couple hours for the same price as a beer and less then a movie rental these days. Definitely agree with the other reviews saying we need to keep AI out of the creative process.
The atmosphere is excellent. I love games where the fear comes not only from jump scares, but also from the environment itself.
Кошмар, авторы вообще не знают что такое гейм дизайн и работа с освещением, вся игра представляет из себя кишку с одинаковым коридорами с ящиками где стены измазаны каким то г*вном и где вас слепят постоянные блики от освещения, толку от фонарика ноль, атмосферы ноль, плюс при переходе на новый уровень постоянно сбрасываются настройки графики и язык, некоторые реплики вообще не переведены. Такое ощущение сложилось что эту игру сделал какой то школьник на коленке и чисто по приколу загрузил ее сюда. Ни в коем случае не покупайте это нечто, просто посмотрите трейлер, ведь в игре вы все равно ничего нового не увидите, это пожалуй самый худший в*сер из всех что я видел на движке UE.
Momentum
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