Echoes of Aincrad
Step into the legendary floating castle of Aincrad, a realm of breathtaking beauty and unforgiving danger. What seemed to be a dream adventure has now become a fight for survival. Among thousands of trapped…
Echoes of Aincrad is an adventure developed by Game Studio Inc., released 9 July 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 25 hrs to finish.
What Echoes of Aincrad is
Echoes of Aincrad is an adventure game developed by Game Studio Inc. and released in 2026. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Several video games based on Sword Art Online, a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Abec, have been released on multiple platforms. The story follows Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya after he gets trapped in the eponymous VRMMORPG. Plans to adapt Sword Art Online into a video game were first announced at a stage event at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival in October 2011. The console games span multiple genres and form an alternate timeline, featuring original characters and distinct ways of integrating the source material's storyline.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 52 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Sword Art Online series
Echoes of Aincrad is the 32nd of 32 entries we hold in the Sword Art Online series. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 74 is 9 points above the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream at 75.
How it was received
Echoes of Aincrad holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 25 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 35 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 [6GB] / AMD Radeon RX 5700 [8GB] / Intel Arc B580 [12GB]. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: India is the cheapest region we track at ₹3,999.00 (about $42.07), while South Africa pays R 1,299.00 — 1.9 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 70 on Steam, which is about $69.99.
What it launched against
Echoes of Aincrad launched on 9 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld and Splatoon Raiders. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Echoes of Aincrad yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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