Before the Echo
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2011
Platforms
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Indie*
- RPG*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
Community tags · historical
- Rhythm*
- Votes · historical
- 112*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 97*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Music*
- Votes · historical
- 77*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 54*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 48*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 20*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Experimental*
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Kickstarter*
- Votes · historical
- 6*
System requirements
- macOS · Unspecified tier*
- Operating system
- Lion 10.7.5*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
- Linux · Unspecified tier*
- Operating system
- glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit. S3TC support is NOT required.*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
- Windows · Unspecified tier*
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3) DirectX®: 9.0c*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Iridium Studios
Publishers
- Iridium Studios
Release history
- 2011-05-05
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2011-10-20
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- 2015-10-15
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- macOS
- 2015-10-15
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Linux
- 2011-10-20 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2011-10-20*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Oct 20, 2011*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 6 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 2* GB
- Name
- Before the Echo*
- Release year
- 2,011*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 5 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Iridium Studios
- Iridium Studios*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- music video game
- music video game*
- role-playing video game
- role-playing video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2011-10-20 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2011-10-20*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 31 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 21*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 142* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Iridium Studios*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 112* min
- Metacritic score
- 70*
- Name
- Before the Echo*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 193*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,235*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 0.99*
- Recommendations
- 1,049*
- Store release date · historical
- Oct 20, 2011*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.playiridium.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Iridium Studios
- Iridium Studios*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Oct 20, 2011*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 20 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 268* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Iridium Studios*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Historical US original list price
- 499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 136* min
- Name
- Before the Echo*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 193*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,235*
- Historical US price
- 499* US cents
- Community tags · historical
- Rhythm*
- RPG*
- Indie*
- Music*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Singleplayer*
- Funny*
- Comedy*
- Experimental*
- Kickstarter*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Languages
- English*
- Community tags · historical
- Rhythm
- Rhythm*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Music
- Music*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Experimental
- Experimental*
- Kickstarter
- Kickstarter*
- Tags votes
- Rhythm
- Votes · historical
- 112*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 97*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Music
- Votes · historical
- 77*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 54*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 48*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 20*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Experimental
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Kickstarter
- Votes · historical
- 6*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Iridium Studios*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit. S3TC support is NOT required. Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) *
- macOS requirements
- OS: Lion 10.7.5 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) *
- Metacritic score
- 70*
- Name
- Before the Echo*
- Windows requirements
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3) DirectX®: 9.0c *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $4.99*
- Recommendations total
- 1,046*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Oct 20, 2011*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Iridium Studios
- Iridium Studios*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Unspecified tier
- Operating system
- glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit. S3TC support is NOT required.*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Unspecified tier
- Operating system
- Lion 10.7.5*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Unspecified tier
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater*
- Memory
- 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 250 MB Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3) DirectX®: 9.0c*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Oct 20, 2011*
- Interface languages
- English*
Specifications 6 · 13 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Store genres
- Indie|RPG*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 7,046*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,011*
- Title
- Before the Echo*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
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