Choose Echoes+
Choose Echoes+ if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Echoes+ launched in 2015.
Echoes+ vs Echoes III
Echoes+ and Echoes III both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Echoes+ (2015) is 3 years older than Echoes III (2018). Echoes+ scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Echoes III (75% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Echoes III
Choose Echoes III if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Echoes III launched in 2018.
Both Echoes+ and Echoes III sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Echoes+ |  Echoes III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (527 reviews) | 75% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Binary Zoo | Binary Zoo |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Echoes+ (2015) is 3 years older than Echoes III (2018).
- Echoes+ scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Echoes III (75% positive).
- Echoes+ is free; Echoes III is paid (7.99 USD).
Echoes+ vs Echoes III — FAQ
- Should I play Echoes+ or Echoes III first?
- If you want chronology, Echoes+ (2015) came out before Echoes III (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Echoes+ and Echoes III similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Echoes+ free?
- Yes — Echoes+ is a free-to-play Steam title. Echoes III is paid (7.99 USD).