16-bit styled indie role playing gameChained Echoeshas announced that New Game+ and more will be added in forthcoming updates. Published by Deck 13,Chained Echoesis a great title forFinal Fantasyfans, and this update promises much more enjoyment.
Released on August 03, 2025, the 16-bit style RPG takes the typical classic turn based combat format, but instead of random encounters the game shows approaching enemies on the map similar toChrono Trigger. Created by Matthias Linda, the game was inspired by classic RPGs such asXenogears,Terranigma,Secret of Mana,Suikoden 2, and others.Deck 13’sChained Echoesquickly gained a reputation as a game that old-school RPG fans should play and has reviewed well on all its platforms.
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One of the game’s developers has recently announced viaChained Echoes’ Discord channel that the game is soon to receive a major update. Patch version 1.06 is set to fix some bugs such as reload errors in Fydolin’s home, a black screen that appeared when a corrupted save file was present, a bug that made it possible to skip a certain battle, a bug that caused a Fire Attack passive ability to trigger too much, among a few other smaller fixes. Even with the high praise,Chained Echoeshas seen some game breaking bugsthat had thankfully been addressed in the 1.05 patch.
In the announcement, the developer also makes mention of patch version 1.1 which is set to bring Japanese language support among other further fixes. But perhaps the most enticing addition will be added in the patch after that, as the post also slates that upcoming patch to include New Game+. As yet it is unclear what the New Game+ mode will include, but for games with a replayability factor such asChained Echoes, the game mode is a must especially to go back to the game with insight and tips such ashow to use SP inChained Echoesor even just to enjoy reliving the story again.
New Game+ should also tide RPG fans over until therelease ofFinal Fantasy 16in Junethis year. WhileFinal Fantasy 15was met with somewhat of a mixed reception due to part of the story being withheld in a separate movie, and the minimal character roster, excitement forFinal Fantasy 16is still quite high. HopefullyChained Echoes’ additions will continue even beyond that, especially ifFinal Fantasy 16sees a similar fate to that of the confusingStranger of Paradisewhich received mixed reception.
Chained Echoesis available now for PC, Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and macOS.
