Echo

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Modify intro video file^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Echo\Content\Movies\Opening_Logo\` Delete or rename the file `UU_Logo_Opening_Movie2.mp4`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Echo\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\Echo\Saved\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/551770/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Echo\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/551770/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video and audio settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Support implemented with v1.05/patch 3.^[3]
Ultra-widescreen		Support implemented with v1.05/patch 3.^[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Scales with texture quality setting. See Anisotropic filtering (AF) for manual adjustment.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify Engine.ini^[2]

Go to the first configuration files location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following to the end of the file and save it.

[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Input

In-game keyboard remapping settings.

In-game controller remapping settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration present.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Unofficial localization by GWynter.
French
German
Hungarian				Unofficial localization by Patyek.
Russian				Unofficial localization by Mechanics VoiceOver.
Simplified Chinese				Unofficial localization by 3DM.
Traditional Chinese				Unofficial localization by LMAO.

Issues unresolved

Game crashing

The game may crash on launch, after the first cutscene, when the main character dies or randomly.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Performance issues

There are reports of jittering and frame drops.^[11]^[12]

Disable Vsync.

Use DXVK.

Issues fixed

Game crashing on Intel 10th Gen CPUs and newer

Bypasses OpenSSL bug.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Set `cmd /c set OPENSSL_ia32cap=~0x20000000d && %command%` in Steam or GOG shortcut.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: ECHO (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise, XAudio2	^[17]

Camera Tools

Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker

Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker (created by Otis_Inf) provides an extensive virtual photography and virtual filmmaking toolkit. Includes depth of field, timestop, custom lighting, camera paths and much more.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4340 3.6 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz	Intel Core i7-4960X 3.6 GHz AMD APU A10-6800k 4.1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 - 1.28 GB AMD Radeon HD 7870 - 2 GB DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 - 3 GB AMD Radeon HD 7870 - 2 GB

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.14.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/551770/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (551770) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-09-17
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-01-19
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: PATCH III: 21:9 & Multi-Monitor Support! - last accessed on 2018-01-19
↑ Game Crashes on Launch - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Game crashes when I die - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Crash on startup - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ crash - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Game crashes shortly after starting - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ random freezing / crashing - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Constant Crashing - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Performance issue on decent config, help ! - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Poor frame pacing! - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Game crashes shortly after launch - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Constant Crash Fix - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ Crashing? - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ SOLUTION for games not starting / launching and no error - last accessed on 2025-01-16
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2025-02-25

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.14.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/551770/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (551770) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/551770/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (551770) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-09-17

[Wasch-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-01-19

[Patch3-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: PATCH III: 21:9 & Multi-Monitor Support! - last accessed on 2018-01-19

[6] Game Crashes on Launch - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[7] Game crashes when I die - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[8] Crash on startup - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[9] rash - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[10] Game crashes shortly after starting - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[11] random freezing / crashing - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[12] Constant Crashing - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[13] Performance issue on decent config, help ! - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[14] Poor frame pacing! - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[15] Game crashes shortly after launch - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[16] Constant Crash Fix - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[17] Crashing? - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[18] SOLUTION for games not starting / launching and no error - last accessed on 2025-01-16

[19] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2025-02-25

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Developers

	Ultra Ultra
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	September 19, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Stealth, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space