Echoes of Aincrad

Step into Aincrad, a world of beauty and danger where every battle could be your last. Create your hero, choose your gear, and master combat by building synergy with your partner, leveling up, and unlocking special abilities to expand your horizons.

Developer: Game Studio Inc.
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Franchise: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Release date: Jul 9, 2026
Store page updated: Jul 16, 2026
Price: $69.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

26.4/ 100

Based on 446 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🙁 Mostly Negative 39% of 191

All time 😐 Mixed 48% of 5,241

“game is enjoyable enough to recommend despite flaws”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

-2.17

Freedom -3.28

“pseudo-linear maps with invisible walls, zero freedom to explore” (90)

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Story & World

-1.64

Story -1.84

“incomplete story with unresolved plot holes and poor narrative structure” (33)

这一代一直在宣传还原，可他连初始之城，甚至开盒广场的场景都不还原，圈定任务范围就算了，但他连地图规划合理性都做不到，就是那种明明过桥就能到对面却因为桥面在任务圈定范围外而必须绕路的情况，而且似乎剧情上只有一条主线，一个好故事的支线都没有，明明这种与世界的互动才应该是SAO的魅力所在才对，另外黑石宫的碑上搜不到幸、尤娜、斯塔莉娅、优衣、芙蕾雅，前作原创角色都不说了，幸和尤娜都没有，没建模能理解，但他连名字彩蛋都不肯给一个。游戏本身优化也不大行，玩起来卡卡的新增：刚打通关，前面剧情挖的一堆坑没填，直播二人组和卡鲁的哥哥露一次面后就没下文了，感觉刚打了个开头，正渐渐步入正轨，咔吧一下就跳工作人员名单了？这个剧情内容量和完整度还不如当年的虚空幻界和虚空断章呢，起码人家的故事完整性是有保障的，而且还补足了原作中的各种遗憾。不会在支持这个IP了，净骗钱，一次次的让人失望

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Content Volume

-3.05

Variety -3.69

“variety of bosses is sarcastic, all are same enemy with element variants” (86)

Buenisima la variedad de bosses: -Jabali -Jabali de trueno. -Jabali de hielo. -Jabali de fuego. -Jabali furioso. y si no te gustan los jabalis tenes: -Lobo. -Lobo de trueno -lobo de hielo -lobo de fuego y si tampoco te gustan los lobos tenes -Avispa -avispa voladora -avispa con veneno -avispa sin veneno -abejorro y si le tenes fobia a las abejas, por ultimo podes matar: -osos -osos de trueno -osos de hielo -osos de fuego -osos furiOSO -oso escandaloso -10/10

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Visuals & Sound

+0.53

Visuals +1.15

“environments look great, artists carried the project” (64)

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Multiplayer

-2.46

Playing together -2.51

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Fairness

-3.02

Monetization -3.10

“overpriced with hardcore mode locked behind deluxe edition” (42)

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Tech & Ops

-2.30

Stability -2.77

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