
- 81/100
- Players10 ratings
- 70/100
- Metacriticcritics
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- Metacritic usersuser score
- 74/100
- GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
- 3.79/5
- Player reviews
- 88% positive1,060 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$4.99
Where to get it

2011 · Iridium Studios · Indie · Rhythm
Before the Echo
Xbox console exclusive
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
- Released
- 5 May 2011
- Platforms
- LinuxWindowsXbox 360macOS
- Genres
- IndieRhythmRole-playing
- Developers
- Iridium Studios
- Publishers
- Iridium Studios
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side viewText
- Themes
- Comedy
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Time to beat
- 9.5hmain story13hcompletionist
About
Before the Echo (formerly known as Sequence) is a music role-playing video game developed and published by Iridium Studios for the Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games) and Microsoft Windows in 2011, and for OS X and Linux in 2015. The game received a sequel, There Came an Echo, in 2015.
Players say
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Development
The game was renamed Before the Echo in 2015 due to a copyright claim from the makers of the board game Sequence. The developer of the game, Jason Wishnov, stated on NeoGAF that he did not believe the copyright extended into electronic software, but did not wish to risk legal proceedings, believing that the claim amounted to "bullying".
Reception
The PC version received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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