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Press release:
Bath, UK – August 6, 2026 – Developer Upstream Arcade and publisher Weekend Games have announced that Echobreaker is available now on PC via Steam, inviting players to master a lightning-fast precision speedrunner where every second counts, every mistake costs, and pushing faster means risking everything.

Set in the year 2097, Echobreaker places players behind the controls of an experimental armoured rig powered by the volatile Temporal Echo Drive. Recruited by TDS Industries to evaluate the prototype, players must survive live-fire testing courses designed to push both pilot and machine to their absolute limits. Success demands precision, calculated risk, and relentless pursuit of the perfect run.

Every level in Echobreaker is a handcrafted test of speed, combat, and mastery. Players fuse superhuman movement with split-second decision-making, slowing time through the Echo State to eliminate enemies, generate explosive bursts of momentum, and uncover dangerous shortcuts that only reveal themselves at maximum speed. The faster players move, the more reality fractures around them, opening new routes while demanding ever-greater precision.

Designed with speedrunners and score chasers in mind, Echobreaker encourages constant improvement through instant restarts, ghost runs, ranked time trials, and global leaderboards. Every run is recorded, allowing players to race against their previous best while refining routes and shaving precious milliseconds from their times. Those who master each course can take on additional challenge modes that introduce new twists and push their skills even further.

Key features of Echobreaker:

Pilot an experimental time-bending combat rig in a lightning-fast precision speedrunner.

Master handcrafted levels built around speed, precision, and high-risk decision making.

Manipulate time using the Echo State to slow enemies, chain kills, and generate explosive momentum.

Discover hidden shortcuts and risky alternate routes that reward skilled play.

Compete on global leaderboards with ranked time trials.

Race against your own ghost runs to perfect every movement.

Instantly restart levels to maintain momentum and improve your times.

Unlock additional challenge modes that remix levels and test your reactions.

Echobreaker is available now on PC via Steam for $8.99 USD with a 15% launch discount.

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About Upstream Arcade
Upstream Arcade is an independent games studio founded by BAFTA-winning developers from Lionhead Studios with over 20 years of experience making games. We are lucky enough to make the games we want to play – original action gameplay with a heavily stylistic flair.

upstreamarcade.com

About Weekend Games
Weekend Games publishes and curates indie games that you can actually finish and is the publishing branch of SECRET SAUCE, a UK-based indie games agency established in 2024.

weekendgames.gg