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Dark Echo

Dark Echo

by Apple Inc.

865 ratings
235 reviews
🎮 Games
⚔️ Adventure
🧩 Puzzle

Archived App (Last seen on 23 May 2025)

This is an archived listing of the app previously available on the App Store.

Although the app is no longer distributed by Apple, you can still view its description, screenshots, version history, ratings, and metadata for reference.

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About

Navigate through dark environments by visualizing sound waves that bounce off obstacles. This unique horror puzzle game uses sound to reveal the world, but beware, your sounds may attract a terrifying evil. Survive 80 tense levels with a chilling soundscape.

✓Visualize sound to navigate
✓Solve puzzles in dark environments
✓Avoid a sound-devouring evil
✓80 challenging levels
✓Foreboding soundscape
✓Minimalist design
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Dark Echo. Based on 865 reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this game.

Positive things

  • 🚀Innovative concept
  • 👍Immersive sound design
  • ⭐Unique and creative
  • 🤯Surprisingly scary
  • 🎮Challenging gameplay

Negative things

  • 🐛Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🕰Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🤔Lack of clear story/direction
  • 🎮Difficult controls at times
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What's New in Dark Echo

1.3.3

November 3, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Bug fixes

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User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Just one thing

Lemme start with wow. This game is amazing, the attention to detail is impeccable! It doesn’t even need internet! I only have one more personal problem with the game. I am unable to pass level XIX, and I have tried everything! With that said, I think this is easily one of the best games I have ever played. Not too scary, but easily terrifying! Good work!
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DUCKYcat5DUCKYcat5

Awesome

I love it like idk how to say it it’s awesome
kingnova312kingnova312

Amazing

I love this game because I love horror escape games I like how they made it a little difficult
instead of being so easy and there’s no ads
ARCEUS2014ARCEUS2014

moody, unsettling, immersive

Played this way back in 2015.

just searched for it again through my purchases because i have a big ole hankering for it, but didn’t remember the name.

so much fun- just the right amount of creep factor.

sound design is immaculate. i can still remember my kid imagination running wild as i would be making my own plot up along the way.
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ChicaChibiChicaChibi

One of the scariest games out there

The sound effects alone will make the hair raise on the back of your neck. Just wish it had more levels. Otherwise it is just fantastic A+++
ZaloumZaloum
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Level XXXII bug with instant monster activation

Bug

Compatibility issues on older devices

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Level editor

Feature

More varied enemy types

Feature

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FAQ

What is Dark Echo?

Dark Echo is a unique horror puzzle game where players navigate dark environments by visualizing sound waves. These sound waves bounce off obstacles, revealing the shape of the world around you. The game is designed to be tense and atmospheric, with a foreboding soundscape.

How does the sound visualization work?

The game uses a mechanic where the sounds you create, like footsteps, bounce off walls and obstacles. These echoes are visualized on screen, showing you the layout of the environment. This allows you to perceive the world without seeing it directly, relying solely on sound visualization.

Is Dark Echo free to play?

No, Dark Echo is a premium game that requires a one-time purchase. The game does not feature any advertisements or in-app purchases, offering a complete experience without interruptions.

What devices is Dark Echo compatible with?

The game is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is recommended to play with headphones for the best immersive experience, especially in the dark, as the sound design is a crucial element of the gameplay.

What are the main gameplay elements?

The core gameplay involves exploring 80 levels, solving puzzles, and surviving by using visualized sound to navigate. Players must be careful, as the sounds they create can attract a dangerous entity that devours both sound and souls, adding a significant horror element to the puzzle-solving.