Echo: The Oracle's Scroll

Developer / Publisher: bumbleborn

Oct 8, 2024

Visual

1-Bit
monochromatic
pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
item gated

Combat

no combat

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

Explore a fading world and best its many challenges. As an adventurous child, you'll embark on a quest to deliver a scroll from Bottomrock up to The Archives. Journey through magma lakes and overgrown caverns as you venture through The Kingdoms Three!

Last updated August 08, 2026

Where to play

- itch.io
Retro / Etc.
- Playdate

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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- Similarities
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- pixel
- side scroll
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- exploration
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- pixel
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- new releases
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- Similarities
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- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- Sci-Fi
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- Semi-Linear
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Has DLC
- non linear
- action
- equipment
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- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- non linear
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- Similarities
- exploration
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- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
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Very Positive

250 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- non linear
- story gated
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- multiple characters

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll

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