Overview

• Echoes of the End debuted August 12–13 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as the first release from Icelandic studio Myrkur Games.
• Reviewers consistently praise the game’s Iceland-inspired environments rendered through photogrammetry and its inventive, puzzle-focused encounters.
• Early critiques highlight an opaque opening narrative and flat voice performances that undercut character motivations.
• Combat pacing and skill upgrades feel unbalanced, and multiple outlets report unresponsive controls and framerate dips at launch.
• Aggregators place the title in the low-70s (Metacritic 72, OpenCritic 71) with some critics advising players to await patches or a sale.