Software:Synduality: Echo of Ada

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Short description: 2025 video game

Synduality: Echo of Ada
Developer(s)Game Studio
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)Yohei Kataoka
Producer(s)Yosuke Futami
SeriesSynduality
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
ReleaseJanuary 23, 2025
Genre(s)Action role-playing, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 2025 third-person shooter video game developed by Game Studio and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is a part of Bandai Namco Holdings' mixed-media project Synduality. It was released for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S in January 2025.

Players control the Drifters, freelancers who collect a rare resource known as AO Crystals. The game received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

In 2222, the world is in a post-apocalyptic state after a poisonous rain called the Tears of the New Moon wiped out most of humanity and spawned vicious creatures known as the Enders. The last remaining dregs of society are forced to move into an underground haven. The Drifters, mech-piloting freelancers, earn their keep by collecting a rare resource called AO Crystals, necessary for humanity to survive, while being accompanied by their android guide Magus.[1][2]

Development and release

The game was first announced as Synduality at PlayStation's State of Play on September 14, 2022. It was planned to be released in 2023.[3][4] The game's subtitle, Echo of Ada, was revealed at AnimeJapan in March 2023.[5] An anime series, Synduality: Noir, was announced with the game and premiered on July 11, 2023. The anime series chronologically takes place 20 years after the events depicted in Echo of Ada.[6]

Echo of Ada was released on January 23, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows via Steam.[1] The game's first major update, titled Season 1, was released on February 6, 2025, adding a new map East Amasia, craftable items, and various rewards.[7] Season 2, titled Punishing Lands, was launched on May 23, 2025.[8] Season 3, titled Ender Busters, was launched on October 16, 2025.[9]

On September 26, 2026, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Echo of Ada would be taken offline in May 2027. It will be transformed into an offline game.[10]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC) 60/100[11]
(PS5) 65/100[12]
(XSXS) 70/100[13]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu29/40[15]
IGN7/10[16]
PC Gamer (US)58/100[17]
Shacknews7/10[18]

Synduality: Echo of Ada received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[11][12][13] 20% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic.[14] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 29 out of 40.[15]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romano, Sal (12 January 2025). "SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada ‘Story’ trailer". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/synduality-echo-of-ada-story-trailer. 
  2. ↑ DeFreitas, Casey (11 October 2024). "Synduality Echo of Ada Preview: Mech-ing a New Friend". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-echo-of-ada-preview-mech-ing-a-new-friend. 
  3. ↑ Romano, Sal (13 September 2022). "Bandai Namco announces sci-fi third-person shooter SYNDUALITY for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/bandai-namco-announces-sci-fi-third-person-shooter-synduality-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc. 
  4. ↑ Sanchez, Miranda (14 September 2022). "Synduality Revealed at Sony's State of Play". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-revealed-state-of-play. 
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (25 March 2023). "SYNDUALITY game officially titled SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/synduality-game-officially-titled-synduality-echo-of-ada. 
  6. ↑ "Synduality: Noir TV Anime Announces 2nd Part's January 8 Premiere". 6 December 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-06/synduality-noir-tv-anime-announces-2nd-part-january-8-premiere/.205164. 
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (31 January 2025). "SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Season 1 update launches February 6". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/synduality-echo-of-ada-season-1-update-launches-february-6. 
  8. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (May 23, 2025). "Synduality Echo of Ada Releases Season Two: Punishing Land Trailer". https://bleedingcool.com/games/synduality-echo-of-ada-releases-season-two-punishing-land-trailer/. 
  9. ↑ Lopez, Azario (October 16, 2025). "Synduality Echo of Ada Tries Again With Season 3 “Ender Busters”; New Maps, Enemies, and PvE Raid Incoming". https://noisypixel.net/synduality-echo-of-ada-season-3-ender-busters-update/. 
  10. ↑ Ramsey, Robert (26 September 2026). "Another Live Service PS5 Game Bites the Dust, But It'll Be Transformed into an Offline Title" (in en). Push Square. https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/another-live-service-ps5-game-bites-the-dust-but-itll-be-transformed-into-an-offline-title. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Synduality: Echo of Ada for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved February 21, 2025. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Synduality: Echo of Ada for PlayStation 5 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5. Retrieved February 21, 2025. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Synduality: Echo of Ada for Xbox Series X/S Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x. Retrieved February 21, 2025. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Reviews". https://opencritic.com/game/18027/synduality-echo-of-ada. Retrieved June 15, 2025. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Romano, Sal (February 5, 2025). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1885". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1885. Retrieved February 21, 2025. 
  16. ↑ Borger, Will (February 7, 2025). "Synduality Echo of Ada Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-echo-of-ada-review. Retrieved February 7, 2025. 
  17. ↑ Tarason, Dominic (January 24, 2025). "Synduality Echo of Ada review". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/synduality-echo-of-ada-review/. Retrieved January 24, 2025. 
  18. ↑ Reinecke, Timo (January 23, 2025). "SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Review: The mecha extraction datingsim". https://www.shacknews.com/article/142822/synduality-echo-of-ada-review-score. Retrieved January 23, 2025. 



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