Echo Generation 2 Reviews
Developer Cococucumber continues their studio love of using voxel tech to deliver a richly, detailed world in Echo Generation 2. Everything has a crisp and colorful look to it, the monsters, with all their mouths and moving parts were genuinely unsettling to look upon but at the same time I thought it had a strange beauty to it.
Echo Generation 2 is a fun deckbuilding game with a unique approach to multiple protagonists and a number of deep story driven worlds. Unfortunately for all of the phenomenal setup, the back half of the game doesn't stick the landing, instead rushing into an Act 3 that's a simple battle gauntlet.
Not a game I can recommend, but a laudable attempt at building on a beloved world with a tone shift.
While it looks and sounds just about identical to its predecessor, it takes a few steps away from the standard turn-based combat system, instead presenting players with a deck-building card battler of sorts. Some will undoubtedly prefer the first game in the series, but the difficulty curve is gentle enough and there’s enough overlap between the games to make it absolutely worthwhile to still give this one a go.
Echo Generation 2 blends adventure RPG elements, card-based battles and retro sci-fi with a huge amount of personality. Its stories may feel confusing at first, but everything eventually comes together in a powerful, challenging and visually outstanding experience.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 features a clever deck-building combat system with a variety of characters and card types and the story keeps you motivated all the way to the grand finale. Personally I would have preferred a slightly bigger challenge in the game and voice acting for the characters would have elevated it to another level. However I definitely had a good time during the six and a half hours I spent with the game.
Review in German | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 has fun card combat and a whole lot of style, but leveling up new characters can feel like a bit of a chore.
Echo Generation 2 delivers an outstanding sci-fi adventure, combining striking voxel art visuals with a clever combat system that integrates deckbuilding mechanics.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 is a pretty adventure that doesn’t have a particularly compelling hook.
Echo Generation 2 represents a bold attempt by the development studio Cococucumber to evolve its IP. The highly inspired art direction confirms exceptional aesthetic talent, but unfortunately, these brilliant ideas are held back by a combat system that, while intriguing in the early hours of gameplay, ultimately clashes with poorly balanced spikes in difficulty. Despite this, Echo Generation 2 is well worth experiencing for fans of tactical challenges and vaporwave atmospheres.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 is a game that’s about having goals. It broadens, complicates, and lessens the surprise of the original. The leap from typical RPG rules to a comprehensive deck-building system is a major gamble, but one that mainly succeeds.
Echo Generation 2 is a compact turn-based RPG with strange character chapters, clear card decisions, and Cococucumber’s familiar voxel style. Its separate hero stories and deck-focused combat make it a more interesting sequel, but short chapters, light exploration, and a tougher late-game gauntlet make it better suited to RPG fans who don’t mind a demanding final stretch.
Echo Generation 2 is the breakthrough Cococucumber has been striving for over the years: a sequel—which is actually a prequel—that finally gives the series a more mature and cohesive identity, thanks to a sci-fi setting with nods to the ’80s and ’90s and a rather intriguing storyline. All of this is complemented by a new combat system that combines classic turn-based gameplay with deckbuilding. In this way, the Canadian team has managed to create gameplay that is more dynamic and unpredictable. The whole experience is enhanced by top-notch visuals, thanks to the skillful use of voxel art.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 is a thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi adventure that’s only let down by some pacing issues and a harsh difficulty spike at the end. It’s visually spectacular, the soundtrack is brilliant, the characters are charming, and it has an enjoyable combat loop… it just doesn’t quite stick the landing perfectly. But hey, it still makes for a really good time, and if you were a fan of the first game, it’s definitely worth checking out. Sure, it changes things up, but the refinements ensure it feels fresh and, most importantly, a lot of fun to play.
Echo Generation 2 is a visually strong sequel with solid turn-based deck combat and a cool multi-character chapter structure, but it suffers from linear design, slow pacing, and uneven storytelling. Fun systems, but weaker exploration and narrative than the first game.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 marks a brilliant and ambitious shift for the franchise, transforming its original formula into an addictive deck-building RPG. Maintaining its impeccable and distinctive 3D voxel art style, the title introduces deep and dynamic card-based combat mechanics, establishing itself as a highly ingenious, challenging, and enjoyable evolution.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The combination of turn-based role-playing and deck-building, which also places great emphasis on story and presentation, is sure to appeal to fans of these genres.
Review in German | Read full review
Despite the missteps, Echo Generation 2 is a bold, imaginative follow up that fans of the original – and fans of quirky sci fi RPGs in general – will find plenty they enjoy in. Just be prepared: the final duel might test your patience more than your deck building skills.
Echo Generation 2 blends multiverse storytelling, stylish retro visuals, and surprisingly deep deck-building combat into a charming sci-fi adventure. Beneath its colourful pixel art world lies a genuinely satisfying tactical RPG that constantly rewards experimentation and curiosity.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Echo Generation 2 deliberately reinvents itself, though not always successfully. Its tighter structure and fragmented storytelling show Cococucumber’s intent to reshape the series, but in doing so the game sacrifices the free exploration, adventure‑game touches, and sense of discovery that made the original shine. The new deckbuilding combat works and adds depth, yet it can’t fill the gap left by a flatter world design and a finale that never fully pays off its promising setup. It remains visually and tonally striking, with a distinctive mix of sci‑fi, irony, and nostalgia, but the sequel feels less emotionally and adventurously impactful—more solid as a game, less memorable as an experience. A step forward and a step back that leaves the franchise’s future direction uncertain.
Review in Italian | Read full review