About this game

Deluxe Edition

The Deluxe Edition includes:
1) Echoes of Aincrad Main Game
2) Expansion DLC
3) Starter Pack
4) Death Game Mode Early Unlock

*This product includes content that is also planned to be sold separately. Please take care to avoid duplicate purchases.
*The Expansion DLC is scheduled to be released by December 31, 2026.
*Contents and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Ultimate Edition

The Ultimate Edition includes:
1) Echoes of Aincrad Main Game
2) Expansion DLC
3) Starter Pack
4) Death Game Mode Early Unlock
5) Echoes of Aincrad Unanswered//butterfly Bonus Contents App
6) Armor Pack: Flutter Boots & Flutter Robes

*This product includes content that is also planned to be sold separately. Please take care to avoid duplicate purchases.
*The Expansion DLC is scheduled to be released by December 31, 2026.
*Contents and specifications are subject to change without notice.

About the Game

Step into the floating castle of Aincrad, a world of breathtaking beauty and danger where every battle could be your last. Enter a mysterious, vibrant world and shape your fate. Create your hero, choose your gear, and master combat through your special skills and reflexes. Build synergy with the partner of your choice, level up, and unlock powerful abilities as your horizon expands with every victory.
Will you rise and claim your destiny or fall to foes stronger than you imagined?

This is not just a game; it’s a battle for survival. Take up your weapon, shape your legend, and enter an adventure to risk your reality!



Live this JRPG adventure as yourself by designing and customizing your own avatar to create a hero that reflects your vision. This is your identity, your legend, and your chance to leave a mark on a world where survival is everything.



Shape your adventure and determine your fate by adapting your equipment, weapons, statistics, partner and special skills to reflect your favor for speed, intelligence, or endurance. Gather more strength as you level up. Growth is essential for your survival. Deepen the synergy with your partner, adapt their tactics and build to create a team dynamic that turns every battle into a triumph.



Wander across diverse cities and journey through stunning environments, from serene plains to perilous dungeons filled with secrets. Complete quests, hunt rare treasures, and challenge formidable foes in real-time action combat. The map expands as your story unfolds, revealing new areas and dangers at every turn.

Latest news

• Announcements·3 Sept 2026Official

  GENESIS MAIDENS

  Genesis Maidens brings a new storyline and side quests that extend players’ journey across new areas of Floors 1 and 2 of Aincrad, while introducing a new ally: Misumi Tozawa, better known as Mito. Making her entrance from the SWORD ART ONLINE Progressive films, she will join the party to support the players although she still struggles to overcome the guilt she bears from her past actions. Mito will introduce a new weapon type, the curved sword and will sport her own combination skills and support skills. This DLC also adds a new system of enhancing armors, allowing players to upgrade them with passive effects, creating new customisation for their builds.
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• Announcements·7 Aug 2026Official

  Echoes of Aincrad | Patchnote v1.0.5

  \Today, we released Update Ver. 1.0.5An update file（Ver.1.0.5）has been released on August 7, 2026 to adjust game balance and address identified issues.This update includes balance adjustments for both new and returning players. We're also planning a new difficulty level beyond Very Hard later in 2026.To ensure the best possible experience in Echoes of Aincrad, please make sure to install the latest update before playing.Please refer the detail from below:■Version After Applying This UpdateVer.1.0.5 (The version number can be checked on the title screen.)■Supported PlatformsSTEAM®■Purpose of Balance AdjustmentsThank you for playing Echoes of Aincrad. We, as the development team, deeply appreciate and are filled with joy as we watch various strategies and enthusiastic adventures produced by each user from the title release onward. We provide balance adjustment at this update with the purpose of drawing out an appeal of "various types of weapons", so that both new players and those who have already completed the game can enjoy fresh experiences.In addition, we are planning to add a new additional difficulty level which is beyond Very Hard within 2026.*Please note that balance adjustments are also planned to be implemented when a new difficulty level is added.The gameplay experiences will significantly change not only with the Death Game Mode but by changing difficulty settings.Please try varying gameplay and enjoy journeys through Aincrad with your unique playstyle.We hope to deliver deeper and more exciting exploration experiences to all of you.■Feature AdditionsAdded an ON/OFF feature for the Severing Kill Animation.Changed so that slow motion/camera effects can be ON/OFF when defeating enemies with disconnect attacks by selecting the Game Play Setting tab in the Main Menu's Settings.■Balance Adjustments〇 Adjusted difficulty levelsAdjusted the enemy strength and the number of enemies appearing for the Story to Hard difficulty levels, which had an extremely lower diff...
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• Announcements·16 Jul 2026Official

  Echoes of Aincrad | Take the Survey

  How is your DEATHGAME so far?Let us know your feedback for Echoes of Aincrad at the following link: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46020200/8b9d27be32036aeec837fcb6813fd1d0d75e8760.png https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244210/Echoes_of_Aincrad/
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• Announcements·16 Jul 2026Official

  Echoes of Aincrad | Patchnote v1.0.4

  \Today, we released Update Ver. 1.0.4To ensure the best possible experience in Echoes of Aincrad, please make sure to install the latest update before playing.Please refer the detail from below:An update file has been released to address several issues.Please make sure to install the latest update before continuing your adventure.■ Version After Applying This Update: Ver. 1.0.4(The version number can be checked on the title screen.)■ Fixes Included in This Update- Fixed an issue in the subquest "Opportunity" where the Arc Boss "Thicket Visgo" could remain underground if hit by certain attacks while performing its digging animation.- Fixed an issue where the player character could occasionally fail to display correctly during certain event scenes under specific equipment conditions.- Fixed an issue in the quest "Original Sin" where the screen would remain black after quest completion if a partner other than Iori, Zash, or Argo was selected.- Fixed an issue where phase transitions could occasionally fail to occur properly after reducing certain enemies' HP to 0 and destroying their Break Marker.- Fixed several other minor issues.\■ Currently Confirmed IssueIn the quest "Summons", after removing the barrier leading to the boss area, the game may rarely continue with the screen remaining black after the enemy introduction sequence.*Under normal circumstances, the screen should fade back in and the battle should begin within a few seconds after the sequence ends or is skipped.■ Future ResponseWe are currently investigating the cause of this issue and plan to release a fix once the cause has been identified.Until a fix is available, please try the workaround below if you encounter this issue.■ WorkaroundIf this issue occurs, please exit the game from your platform's system menu and restart the game.*If you close the game before your HP reaches 0 while this issue is occurring, your save data will not be deleted by the Death Game Mode system.We sincerely apologize for the i...
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• Press Coverage·14 Jul 2026

  Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 7 Jul — 14 July 2026

  * Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced; * Palworld; * Granblue Fantasy: Relink; * MECCHA CHAMELEON; * Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Upgrade Kit (Standard Edition); * Echoes of Aincrad; * Dead by Daylight; * Steam Deck; * Cyberpunk 2077; * EA SPORTS FC™ 26; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB
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