Games like ECHO on Xbox
Closest overall match: The Escapists (★ 3.4). Highest rated: Hyper Light Drifter at ★ 4.1. Quickest to finish: Darkwood at about 2 hours.
Looking for something like ECHO? Our model ranked 13 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Steam Achievements, Singleplayer and Full controller support. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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52%
1. The Escapists
Shares Top-Down, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 71
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, 10, Indie
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51%
2. Darkwood
Shares Top-Down, Horror, 2D, Full controller support and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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51%
3. Rebel Galaxy
Shares 2D, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, 10, Indie
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51%
4. Book of Demons
Shares Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Casual, Indie
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51%
5. Hyper Light Drifter
Shares Top-Down, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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51%
6. Mercenary Kings
Shares Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.7 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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50%
7. Moon Hunters
Shares Pixel Graphics, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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50%
8. Hand of Fate
Shares Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
49%
9. Hammerwatch
Shares Top-Down, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 37%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
49%
10. Observеr
Shares Top-Down, Horror, First-Person, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Casual, Indie
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49%
11. Forager
Shares Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 higher; about 5h longer; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, 10, Indie
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49%
12. Beholder
Shares Horror, 2D, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, 10, Indie
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49%
13. Gang Beasts
Shares Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 38%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Casual, Indie
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What is the best game like ECHO on Xbox?
On our similarity model, The Escapists is the closest match to ECHO on Xbox — shares Top-Down, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
Which game like ECHO is rated highest?
Hyper Light Drifter holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.1/5 from 599 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against ECHO on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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