Set in the year 2126, Lone Echo casts players in the role of an ECHO ONE service android nicknamed 'Jack,' aboard the Kronos II mining station orbiting Saturn. As a service android,the player must repair damaged or inoperable systems, as well as aid and protect the station's sole human crew member, with whom they interact using dialog trees. In addition they are given a data scanner that can interface with machinery, and a plasma cutter than can cut through certain surfaces. Players can pick up and move objects, as well as manipulate switches and control panels. The player is also given wrist-mounted thrusters that can be use to change or finesse a trajectory.
Of particular note is the game's locomotion system, which allows players to grab almost any surface, and either move themselves along or push off of the environment to float in a given direction. Lone Echo is a narrative adventure game consisting of both exploration and using tools and objects to solve puzzles. In addition to the narrative single-player game, the title includes a team-based multiplayer sports mode called Echo Arena, which was also released as a stand-alone game. Set aboard a space station orbiting Saturn, it allows players to move in zero-gravity by grabbing and pushing off of the environment. Game Review Lone Echo is a virtual reality adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn, and published by Oculus Studios.
