Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus

unreleased

Developer / Publisher: Ulluminated Games

To be announced

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Features

accessibility
difficulty options

Themes

Sci-Fi

Summary

Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus is a 2D, hand-drawn, metroidvania inspired action-adventure where you follow Floria and Kipp on their journey through an unique and epic journey inside the long lost dystopian civilization: Providence.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- Differences
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- Differences
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Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus

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