Echoes Below

You find yourself stranded on an archipelago after suddenly losing all contact with your squad. Cutoff from command, you are left to navigate a hostile world where every resource, every bullet, and every decision determines your survival.Against all odds, one objective remains clear—find your squad, track down paramilitary cultists and investigate an interdimensional force to contain the supernatural threat.No matter the cost.
Search abandoned towns, bunkers, and outposts for valuable supplies. Every location holds hidden dangers, resources, and clues to the mysteries that lie ahead. Move carefully—every structure could hold essential gear or be a trap waiting to spring. Dynamic weather and day-night cycles affect visibility and movement, forcing you to adapt to changing conditions. Some areas are long forgotten, others fiercely contested—explore wisely, or risk becoming another lost soul on the archipelago.

Overview:

• Handcrafted Open-World Map
• Lots of highly detailed POIs
• Randomized loot based on POI themes
• Day & Night Cycle
• Dynamic Weather & Seasons
• Enviromental Storytelling
• Explore various different locations, from small towns to underground bunkers
• Conquer & utilize enemy outposts to expand your controlled area

Battle the elements while managing hunger, thirst, and body temperature. Gather resources, craft tools, and build essential equipment to ensure your survival in a harsh and unforgiving world. Chop trees for firewood, purify water to stay hydrated, and hunt for food to maintain your stamina. Every decision shapes your long-term survival—stockpile supplies for security, or take the risk of traveling light for mobility. Nature is as relentless as the threats lurking within it; adapt or succumb to the wilderness.

Overview:

• Gather resources & food in the wilderness
• Chop trees for firewood & construction
• Refine resources for crafting
• Hunt wild animals
• Cook meals to boost your health, stamina and more
• Sleep in your shelter to skip the nights
• Adapt to the changing temperatures during the different seasons
• Track stats like hunger, thirst and rested status via your smartwatch
• Use your PDA to manage your inventory, map, available troops and more!
• Wild animals, enemy patrols & worse await you in this hostile world

Build and fortify bases to protect yourself from the dangers ahead. Choose whether to take a moment to rest or prepare for the next battle. Customize your base with modular objects, from simple shelters to heavily fortified outposts. Strengthen your defenses with barriers, turrets, and tactical structures. Expand your influence by capturing and repurposing enemy camps, turning them into strongholds that provide valuable resources and safe zones. The world is hostile—adapt, expand, and establish control over your territory. Overview:

• Start with primitive structures and expand your base to a fortress step by step
• Research & unlock new buildings
• Every building has a unique purpose: crafting, farming, medical, defenses and more!
• Build barracks for your troops & assign workers to production buildings
• Create special buildings like mortars, assign companions as crew and use them in combat
• Place & upgrade your personal home
• Construct defenses to protect your base, like landmines, automatic turrets & much more!
• Customize your base & your home with lots of different decorations
• Decorations and other items can be crafted and even be found in POIs, so keep an eye out!
  
  

Command your squad with tactical orders. Order them to advance, take cover, or provide suppressing fire as you coordinate attacks and outmaneuver your enemies. Your fireteam is an extension of your strategy—position them for overwatch, breach enemy defenses, or create diversions to control engagements on your terms. In the chaos of combat, teamwork is the difference between survival and defeat. A well-led squad is not just a force; it’s a weapon. Overview:

• Select & assign up to 3 squad members from your available troops using your PDA
• Utilize different squad roles like medics, snipers and riflemen
• Control your squad using the selection dial for quick and precise orders
• Choose from a variety of commands like breaching doors, patrol, suppressive fire and more!
• You can revive companions with first aid items or have a medic assigned to your squad
• Unlock reinforcements later on to replace fallen companions
• Your team is scattered around the islands, find them in order to recruit them for your cause
• Manage your troops with your PDA, team members can either be used as workers, guards, building crews or as active squad members
  
  

Take control of military vehicles across land, sea, and air. Speed through rugged terrain in armored jeeps, patrol dangerous waters by boat, or take to the skies in helicopters to dominate from above. Use them to outmaneuver hostiles, reinforce distant locations, or stage high-speed extractions when missions go south. Whether navigating dense forests or open waters, mobility is the key to staying ahead of the fight. Overview:

• Various land, air and sea vehicles
• Use vehicles as mobile storage while you're out looting & exploring
• Transport your squad quickly with helicopters
• Repair & refuel by crafting or looting repair kits and fuel
• Build docks, garages and helipads to store and mantain your vehicles
  
  

Deploy your drone to scan the area, mark enemy targets, and call in precise artillery strikes. Gain the tactical advantage and shift the momentum of battle in your favor. Use reconnaissance to plan your approach, tracking enemy patrols and identifying weak points before engaging. Whether launching a preemptive assault or defending your position, precision and strategy will define your survival. Knowledge is power, and the battlefield rewards those who see beyond the front lines. Overview:

• Build mortars/artillery & an UAV control building to gain access to powerful support abilities
• Use your PDA to switch to the UAV view and call in strikes on enemy positions directly
• Scout the area from above with your UAV
• Expand your drone's reach by conquering enemy outposts
• Research & unlock new drone abilities
  
  

Modify your weapons in real time with scopes, suppressors, and tactical attachments. Adapt your loadout to suit any combat situation and gain the upper hand in firefights. Whether you prefer long-range precision with high-powered optics or close-quarters efficiency with foregrips and laser sights, every modification alters your playstyle. With an array of customization options, no two loadouts are the same—fine-tune your gear to match the challenges ahead.

Overview:

• Loot or craft various weapon types, like assault rifles, pistols, SMGs, and more
• Adapt to any situation with various attachements
• Attachements can be added or removed on the go
• Explore the world to find new attachements or craft your own