CYCLE OF ECHOES — PRESS KIT / FACTSHEET Last updated: 24 October 2026 Press kit online: https://cycleofechoes.com/press/ FACTSHEET --------- Title: Cycle of Echoes Developer: Ivan (published on Steam as "ArkNode Games") Genre: Sci-fi action RPG — top-down combat with select third-person encounters Platform: PC (Windows), Steam Release: Planned for 2027 · Steam "Coming Soon" · playable demo in development Engine: Unreal Engine 5 Players: Single-player Languages: English Price: TBA Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4730230/Cycle_of_Echoes/ Website: https://cycleofechoes.com Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Be0ADKlGw Trailer MP4: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1CYJtBaftAsXq08DhwszQwHiFr7pO10zn Press contact: press@cycleofechoes.com Social: X @ArkNodeGames · Bluesky @arknode.bsky.social · YouTube @ArkNodeGames ONE-LINER --------- Cycle of Echoes is a sci-fi action RPG built in Unreal Engine 5 that blends top-down combat with select third-person encounters. Explore hostile worlds, build your arsenal and fight mercenaries, machines and alien creatures. SHORT DESCRIPTION ----------------- Cycle of Echoes is a sci-fi action RPG that blends top-down combat with third-person encounters. Explore hostile worlds, build your arsenal, upgrade your exosuit, and fight through mercenaries, alien creatures, machines, and forgotten ruins in a universe shaped by a dangerous past. LONG DESCRIPTION ---------------- Cycle of Echoes is a sci-fi action RPG that combines top-down combat with select third-person encounters. Step into a frontier of abandoned stations, hostile worlds, lost cities, alien structures, and dangerous strongholds as you uncover the remnants of a forgotten past. Upgrade your exosuit, shape your build through weapons, gear, and abilities, and fight your way through mercenaries, war machines, monsters, and powerful bosses. Along the way, you will meet allies, companions, and survivors caught in a growing conflict that reaches far beyond a single world. A Forgotten Universe — Travel across a sci-fi frontier filled with derelict stations, asteroid bases, hidden camps, cities, ancient pyramids, and places long abandoned. What was left behind was never truly gone. As old threats begin to surface again, you must uncover their origins and stop the cycle from repeating. Tactical Sci-Fi Combat — Fight from a top-down perspective with full battlefield awareness, then step into closer third-person encounters during key moments. Use movement, positioning, weapons, and abilities to adapt to different enemies and situations. Weapons, Loot & Customization — Build your loadout from a wide range of weapons, modular gear, and powerful loot. From fast weapons to heavy firepower, your arsenal changes how every fight feels. Face Deadly Enemies — Battle hostile mercenaries, alien species, corrupted creatures, machines, and powerful bosses, from aggressive melee attackers to large-scale boss encounters that demand movement, timing, and adaptation. A Living Frontier — Discover inhabited cities and thriving settlements across the frontier. Away from the battlefield, everyday life unfolds around you. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER ------------------- Cycle of Echoes is developed by Ivan, a solo developer, in Unreal Engine 5. It is listed on Steam under the name ArkNode Games. GENERATIVE AI STATEMENT ----------------------- Generative AI tools helped create the promotional artwork (character art is based on the game's 3D models). All gameplay footage and screenshots are from the actual build, and the game uses no generative AI during play. VIDEO & MONETIZATION PERMISSION ------------------------------- You are welcome to publish videos, streams, reviews and previews of Cycle of Echoes, including monetized content, on any platform. Please link to the Steam page. ASSETS IN THIS KIT ------------------ screenshots/ 12 in-game screenshots, 1920x1080 JPEG (PNG originals on request) keyart/ key art with and without logo (horizontal, vertical, wide), 1280x720 thumbnail logo/ logo on transparent background (wide, square, 1280x720) gifs/ short gameplay GIFs (online only) clips/ three 10–20 s gameplay clips, 16:9 and 9:16 (online only) Everything shown is work in progress and subject to change.