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Reception

While it has an odd early stumble, its time loop and warping mechanics do bring unique challenges to the Metroidvania space

Echo Weaver’s unique approach to the Metroid structure is admirable, unique, and well executed.

Echo Weaver is a bold take on the Metroidvania formula: a tightly constructed adventure that wholeheartedly commits to familiar science fiction elements and, in the process, makes them its own.

Echo Weaver successfully blends story and time-manipulation gameplay into a "metroidBRAINia" experience—one where progress stems from the gradual acquisition of knowledge, mechanics, and abilities that were available all along, even if the player didn't realize it. Exploration via time loops is dynamic, and new discoveries are logged in an accessible,...

Echo Weaver is a thrilling metroidbrainia that turns knowledge into progression, combining a tightly designed time loop with expressive platforming, rewarding exploration, and an engrossing mystery.