Press release -
ECHOES OF THE END: ENHANCED EDITION LAUNCHES TODAY
Reykjavík, Iceland - 30 October 2025: Myrkur Games has today launched the Enhanced Edition of Echoes of the End, a massive, free update packed with improvements and features players have been requesting since the game’s initial release – available now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Enhanced Edition launches alongside a 40% discount to the game on PlayStation and Steam.
Echoes of the End initially launched in August, receiving praise from critics and players for its strong characters and storytelling as well as beautiful environments modelled after real Icelandic locations, but criticism for a slow opening chapter, technical issues, and a combat system that didn't meet player expectations.
Rather than shying away from criticism, the team actively sought out player feedback, then worked tirelessly day and night to produce an Enhanced Edition of the game, addressing every point raised by the community. This hard work has resulted in dozens of major changes and improvements across combat, balance, animations, pacing, difficulty, an entirely new equipment system and more.
Echoes of the End is a cinematic action adventure following Ryn, a powerful vestige with volatile magical powers who must set out to rescue her brother from a totalitarian empire and uncover a conspiracy which threatens to throw the world into conflict, alongside Abram Finlay, a scholar haunted by his past.
The developers have published a deep-dive video breaking down all the changes coming in the Enhanced Edition, as well as the reasoning behind the endeavor. Watch it here:
Some of the key changes include:
- Reworked animations: Almost all of Ryn’s animations have been retimed or tweaked, resulting in a far smoother experience both in and out of combat that feels more grounded and responsive. Boss and enemy animations have also been reworked.
- Combat overhaul: Combat has been completely overhauled - including massive changes to ranged enemies, smoother input buffering, new environmental hazards that interact with the player's abilities to make combat scenarios more dynamic, automatic gap closing to enemies slightly out of range, combos carrying through successful parries and dodges, more satisfying hits and more.
- New equipment system: Myrkur Games have introduced customisation to the Enhanced Edition, with 13 outfits and 20+ relics which meaningfully shape your playstyle. Outfit schematics can be unlocked as you progress through the game and then crafted with resources found in chests.
- Faster pacing: Echoes of the End will feel faster paced, with fewer menial puzzles, faster unlocks, more XP from chests and an overhaul to the game’s first chapter. The tutorial experience has also been completely redesigned, providing a smoother introduction to the game.
- New difficulty level: A new difficulty level, called “Journey”, will be the new standard difficulty, sitting in-between the existing “Story” and “Adventure” modes.
- New Game+: New Game+ has been added to the Enhanced Edition, offering players who’ve completed the game a more difficult and varied second playthrough with eight new elite enemy types with powerful abilities that reshape the game’s combat encounters.
Halldór Snær Kristjánsson, CEO of Myrkur Games said: “As an independent development studio, our playerbase means everything to us. The community let us know that there was more work to be done to make the game the polished and immersive experience we envisioned it to be.”
“Luckily, our small size has enabled us to work quickly in addressing all the constructive feedback the players have given us, so now, we’re proud to present the Enhanced Edition of Echoes of the End – funded by us, made possible by our players.”
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About Myrkur Games
Myrkur Games is an independent game studio based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Founded by a small group of friends with a passion for storytelling and cinematic gameplay, the team is dedicated to building original, immersive experiences. Echoes of the End is the studio’s first title.
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