Open now · By request
Echo Zero playtest
by Wildboy Studios
Descend into a dangerous, procedurally generated sci-fi underworld. Explore, gather resources, uncover powerful wargear and upgrades, rally your droids, build and defend your base, and battle a mysterious new species on the verge of breaching the surface, either alone or in co-op.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- Planned release
- To be announced
- Developer
- Wildboy Studios
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Players
- Co-op, Multiplayer, Online co-op, Single-player
- Languages
- English, Simplified Chinese
How to join the Echo Zero playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Echo Zero playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About Echo Zero
You Are Zero
You awaken as an expendable clone in a labyrinth of steel that’s collapsing into living hives. Tasked by the ominous corporation DOME, you must scavenge, build, and eradicate Organism K-23.77XY (also mainly referred to as Organism K2); a rapidly mutating species threatening to breach the surface. Each death transfers your mind to a new, randomly generated clone. Every failure brings the hive creatures closer to escaping your shared underground prison.
Above it all, JUNO watches; your warm, motherly AI overseer and DOME’s sole intermediator. As you progress, she provides upgrades, privileges, and subtle rewards that expand your power while tightening her hold over your mission.
Explore
The world of Echo Zero is beautiful, dangerous, and ever-changing. Each run spawns a new version of the underground. Randomised rewards, upgrades, resources and wildlife growth patterns all affect your combat and construction strategies. But beware the Violet Bloom, where Organism K2 fully blossoms, sending its twisted spawn into overdrive.
Expand
Defend your base at all costs! At its heart, the generator powers your survival. Build barricades, upgrade turrets, and deploy droids to repel relentless waves of enemies. With randomized upgrades and strategic positioning, every run is a fresh tower defense challenge.
Engage
The various offspring of Organism K2 behave in different ways, forcing you to rely on precise movement, synergistic build paths, timed reloads, and an ever-expanding team of robot companions. Wargear and mutations grant powerful passive effects and abilities, while scarce ammo makes every shot count. Randomised equipment, countless synergy paths, and badass upgrades ensure each run feels different.
From the game's Steam page.
