# Fossil Echo

Summer DB entity ID: 0ba45236\-cec6\-45dc\-9e4e\-3643523e0d40

Steam App ID: 466350

Fossil Echo  is a short and challenging story driven platformer with hand drawn 2D graphics\. Set in a fantastical world, it tells a wordless tale of adventure and mystery\.   Features      Varied and detailed environments    Hand animated 2D characters    Over 15 minutes of fully animated cutscenes    A wordless, mysterious story    Breathtaking orchestral score    Very dynamic and demanding platforming gameplay    Tense stealth mechanics    Easy Mode lets you enjoy the story without worrying too much about the challenge\.    Well hidden secrets and unlockables    No HUD or on\-screen indications    Speedrun\-Friendly \(in\-game timers\.\.\.\)     Story    Influenced by the  Oddworld  series,  Ico , and  Shadow of the Collosus , as well as  Studio Ghibli  films,  Fossil Echo  tells the story of a young boy and his journey to climb a giant tower in the middle of the sea\. How and why he got there are questions that will be answered via playable flashbacks during his ascent\. The game offers over 15 minutes of fully animated cutscenes and the story is told without any dialogue or written text\.   Gameplay     Fossil Echo  mixes old\-school,  "die & retry"  platforming gameplay with some stealth elements\. As in  Abe's Oddysee  and  Another World , you have little margin for error; precise movement and timing is required to get through and avoid confrontation, as the character is young, weak, and unable to fight or kill, most of the time\.\.\.   Art     Fossil Echo  features a detailed art style, with pre\-rendered/hand painted backgrounds and hand animated 2D characters\. Adopting the style of animated film, it presents an array diverse environments, from lush forest to snow covered tower\. With no HUD or any indications displayed on screen, the game aims at immersing you from start to finish\.   Sound    The world of  Fossil Echo  is brought to life by over two hours of unique, original music by John Robert Matz \(Gunpoint, Rodina\) and sound design by Gordon McGladdery \(Rogue Legacy, Fantastic Contraption\)\. Music and sound work in concert to set the mood and highlight the story and actions during gameplay and cutscenes\.  Fossil Echo is developed by  Phil Crifo  \(Story, Art & Design\),  Thierry Boura  \(Programming\),  John Robert Matz  \(Music\), and  A Shell In The Pit  \(Sound Design\)\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Awaceb

- Publisher: Awaceb

- Release date: Jul 8, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 133

- Steam positive reviews: 84

- Steam negative reviews: 49

- Steam positive percentage: 63.1578947368421%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T10:47:01\.944004\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T10:47:03\.246283\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T10:47:02\.974879\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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