Somber Echoes is a sci-fi Metroidvania that developer Rock Pocket Video games, Lav Video games, and writer Bonus Stage name a “love letter” to the style. It is set 3000 years sooner or later aboard the Greco-Roman spaceship referred to as Atromitos, the place “infested horrors from one other dimension” now run rampant. It options seven visually distinct districts and is powered by Unreal Engine 5. It is due out on PC this Fall.
The two.5D graphics set it a bit aside from the standard retro seems many Metroidvanias rock, and the builders hope the Greek-tragedy inspriation will additional assist it stand out from the group. Rock Pocket Video games informed IGN, “A cataclysmic occasion turned the as soon as lovely and proud Greco-Roman house vessel Atromitos into breeding grounds for infested horrors from an unknown dimension. Within the aftermath, a mysterious pressure chooses to intrude with future and awaken Adrestia from rubble and ashes. As Adrestia, you are attempting to cease your twin sister Harmonia from unraveling the universe, however many questions stay unanswered. Within the seek for solutions you discover the huge house vessel whereas gaining powers, information and expertise for what would possibly save your final future.”
Try the announcement trailer on the high of this web page and the primary screenshots within the gallery simply above.