Synduality: Echo of Ada
{{Short description|2025 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
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| title = Synduality: Echo of Ada
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| developer = Game Studio
| publisher = Bandai Namco Entertainment
| series = Synduality
| engine = Unreal Engine 5
| platforms = Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
| released = January 23, 2025
| genre = Action role-playing, third-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| director = Yohei Kataoka
| producer = Yosuke Futami
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| image = Synduality Echo of Ada season 2 cover.jpg
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{{Nihongo foot|Synduality: Echo of Ada|シンデュアリティ エコー オブ エイダ|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} 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 Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on January 23, 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.
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. The game's subtitle, Echo of Ada, was revealed at AnimeJapan in March 2023. 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.
Echo of Ada was released on January 23, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows via Steam. 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. Season 2, titled Punishing Lands, was launched on May 23, 2025.{{cite web|first=Gavin|last=Sheehan|title=Synduality Echo of Ada Releases Season Two: Punishing Land Trailer|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/synduality-echo-of-ada-releases-season-two-punishing-land-trailer/|website=Bleeding Cool|date=May 23, 2025|access-date=June 3, 2025}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 61/100
PS5: 65/100
XSXS: 72/100
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Synduality: Echo of Ada received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. 20% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 29 out of 40.
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References
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{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-revealed-state-of-play |title= Synduality Revealed at Sony's State of Play |last= Sanchez |first= Miranda |website=IGN |date= 14 September 2022 |access-date= 21 February 2025 |publisher= Ziff Davis }}
{{cite web |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-06/synduality-noir-tv-anime-announces-2nd-part-january-8-premiere/.205164 |title= Synduality: Noir TV Anime Announces 2nd Part's January 8 Premiere |date= 6 December 2023 |website= Anime News Network |publisher= |access-date= 21 February 2025 |quote=}}
{{cite web |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-echo-of-ada-preview-mech-ing-a-new-friend |title= Synduality Echo of Ada Preview: Mech-ing a New Friend |last= DeFreitas |first= Casey |website=IGN |date= 11 October 2024 |access-date= 21 February 2025 |publisher= Ziff Davis }}
{{cite web |title=SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada critic reviews - Metacritic (PC) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website= Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date= 21 February 2025 }}
{{cite web |title=SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada critic reviews - Metacritic (PlayStation 5) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |website= Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date= 21 February 2025 }}
{{cite web |title=SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada critic reviews - Metacritic (Xbox Series X/S) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/synduality-echo-of-ada/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |website= Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date= 21 February 2025 }}
{{cite web |title= SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Reviews - OpenCritic |url=https://opencritic.com/game/18027/synduality-echo-of-ada |website= OpenCritic |date=23 January 2025 |language=en-US |access-date= 20 April 2025 }}
{{cite web |url= https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/synduality-echo-of-ada-review/ |title= Synduality Echo of Ada review |last= Tarason |first= Dominic |website=PC Gamer |date= 25 January 2025 |access-date= 21 February 2025 }}
{{cite web |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/synduality-echo-of-ada-review |title= Synduality Echo of Ada Review |last= Borger |first= Will |website=PC Gamer |date= 8 February 2025 |access-date= 21 February 2025 }}
{{cite web |url= https://www.shacknews.com/article/142822/synduality-echo-of-ada-review-score |title= SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Review: The mecha extraction datingsim |last= Reinecke |first= Timo |website=Shacknews |date= 23 January 2025 |access-date= 10 May 2025 }}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/synduality-echo-of-ada}}
Category:Action role-playing video games
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Category:Japanese role-playing video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Post-apocalyptic video games
Category:Science fiction video games
Category:Third-person shooters
Category:Video games about mecha
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games set in fictional countries