
Saccharine Echo is a story that walks the line between psychological drama and dark paranormal romance. Your choices will shape the fate of a young woman haunted by an obsessive entity from another world.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Sep 1 → 0.43/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
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About
StoryScotland, 2020. Alice is a young woman struggling through a painful breakup. Hoping to distract herself with online shopping, she buys a vintage mirror; then whispers begin to echo through her flat. Soon, she discovers that a mysterious figure is trapped inside the mirror, and only she can help them break free by forming a deeper connection.

Black nails and lipstick. Theatrical charm wrapped in sweet words.
Who is the creature that watches through the mirror? A ghost? A demon? Something far more dangerous? And what intentions are they hiding behind that smile?
Your choices will shape Alice’s personality, how she copes with her trauma, and the nature of her relationship with the enigmatic entity known as Dinah. Are they a romantic saviour… or a dangerous escape from reality?
Is this true love, manipulation, or something far stranger?
And most importantly — who is Dinah, really?
Approx. 1–2 hours of reading.
Interactive choices that impact the ending.
A unique artistic style that blends traditional digital illustration with pixel art.
A flamboyant, obsessive manipulator as your romantic interest.
An original atmospheric soundtrack.
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Sums Steam only; Xbox publishes no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $4.99 | 30reviews | 87% | — | $2.3K |
| $4.99 | 12ratings | 88% | — | not modelled |
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Reviews
Mirror mirror on the wall…hello there?! [h3][u]Gameplay & Settings[/u][/h3] After a painful breakup Alice buys a vintage mirror while doing some retail therapy. Soon after she starts hearing strange sounds in her apartment to realize there is a being known as Dinah trapped in her new mirror. The gameplay is a meshing of pixel art and illustrations. The actual illustrations and character art are very well done. I normally do not go for the more psychological dark stories but the premise mixed with the gorgeous illustrations pulled me into this one. 🌶️ Spice Level - High. A dark, psychological thriller made for a more mature audience. It does not show any nudity but alludes to sexual themes and violence. There is no way to avoid these elements so it is best avoided if you do not prefer a darker themed story. Settings & extras include; display options, text speed, auto delay speed, skip mode speed, language, vibration (on or off), and audio controls. [h3][u]Graphics & Audio[/u][/h3] As stated above the illustrations are gorgeous in this game, as well as the sprites. I am not a fan of the pixel art parts of the story. I feel that those moments take you out of the story and for me did not mesh well together. There is some minimal voice acting like the whispers and some laughter for Dinah which is very well done, as well as some ambient sounds such as a clock ticking or a door creaking. ✨I would have loved to share some screen captures but sadly you can not hide the hud and I do not wish to spoil any of the story’s text in a capture. [h3][u]Overall Experience[/u][/h3] This is a shorter read with two interesting endings. The cg’s you unlock for both endings are beautifully illustrated. All the achievements except for the two for the different endings are earnable by just playing the game. It is a short enough experience that you can skip the dialogue in a second play-through (stopping at the choices) to get the second ending fairly easily. I highly enjoyed the illustrations and wish they were viewable without the text overlay. An in-game gallery would be delightful for this novel. The price point is also very reasonable given the length of the story. An enjoyable, short read with a darker tone that leaves you with a few questions at the end. The character of Dinah is compelling and I would enjoy learning more about them in future stories.🖤 [hr][/hr] [quote]Please follow our curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url], if you'd like to see more reviews like this one! [/quote]
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Languages: English, Ukrainian
Hours played at review time, across 30 reviews with recorded playtime.
[i]Мммм, в цій новелі є мій улюблений жарт: "ваші вибори шось визначатимуть".[/i] [quote]I swim in my reflection Mirror, answer my question Tell me what I want to hear I see a perfect creature My evil, I can teach ya I'll drown you with your vanity Helloween – Mirror Mirror (й далі, таку файну пісню майже шкода сюди, але пасує, най)[/quote] Це радше нейтральний відгук з купи причин включно з технічними, але як є. Українською переважно через це й ще тому, що пропуск тексту пропускає увесь текст взагалі, упс, тому англійською я гру прочитав буквально до першого вибору, а далі пішли титри. Також би зауважив, що попри попередження це гра радше не про дорослі теми й маніпуляцію (ну, про маніпуляцю та, але ж), а про [spoiler]грумінг[/spoiler] й сюжет не компенсує моє лє фу на цю тему. Також як персона "з тих" (с) гра засуджую, що пронаунси тут промайнули в такому тоні й хутко зникли. Було ще загадкове "Мікс", яке я з третьої спроби розгадав як "Mx", але це гендерно-нейтральне звернення ("звертайтеся до мене Мікс *прізвище*") звучить в контексті радше як ім'я, особливо зважаючи, що героїня представляється як Еліс Лідделл. Нащо взагалі робити таку загадку з Діни, якщо абсолютно всі позиціонують їх як чоловіка, включно з ними самими? Бо героїня - бісексуалка (але це не точно)? *відкрив хвіртку, ще нікуди не йде* Це було з от дуже кричущих речей, які мені муляли, їх ще буде, але так само хочу додати, що просто не вражений сюжетом загалом, окремо від всього, бо під шаром пафосу, натяків та ниття героїні немає ані відповідей, ані логічного завершення сюжету, ані пояснень. Аж один твіст мені сподобався й той зіпсувала купа омажів на Алісу Гарґрівс (вона ж в дівоцтві Лідделл) й Алісу яка в Дивокраї/Задзеркаллі, при тому омажі ці були для гравців, героїні їх прямим текстом пояснюватимуть, а вона не зрозуміє ніц. Себто для мене ця візуалка це сукупність речей, які мені муляли, муляли й намуляли так, що я направду не знаю, що тут похвалити крім мальовки, хоча й не настільки, щоб ставити негативний відгук, новела загалом непогана, просто... не новела?.. В сенсі складається враження, що гру було зроблено виключно заради умовних кінків й сюжет навіть не вторинний, а десь пасе задніх в кінці списку. Плюс так, я страшенно не люблю, коли опис на сторінці гри не відповідає дійсності й... *о, в першому ж реченні в описі гри зайве тире* - отак я її читав. Бо не можна жирним шрифтом *побачив ще дві помилки в описі* писати "хто такий Діна насправді?" й не відповідати на це питання. Ні, звісно можна, це автори й зробили, але ж. [quote]Mirror Mirror on the wall Who's the sickest one of all? Mirror mirror split in two Look at me - who are you?[/quote] Мені й хочеться написати, що це просто не моя гра, але грав в купу схожих візуалок, тож підсумую тим, що це просто не моя історія. Пишу цю рецензію довше ніж читав візуалку й досі не вигадав, що похвалити, тож наголошую: вона дійсно не погана, просто саме для мене кількість недоліків переважила все, навіть мальовку. Я аж втомився перераховувати (й це направду було не зовсім все, щось точно забув, поки писав, частину вже не згадував, бо мені символів не стане в огляді, та й то вже справді зайве). Сподіваюся, що пропуск тексту та кілька технічних багів (вже написав розробникам) виправлять, тому не акцентуватиму й на цьому теж, хоча це додало вражень, вочевидь. Загалом сказав би, що варто грати або якщо вам дуже імпонує Діна (візуально, маніпуляцією, нездоровими стосунками, вотевер), або якщо ви загалом не дуже вибагливі до тексту та сюжету (бо я - дуже, в мене максимальну оцінку отримало щось 4 чи 5 візуалок на вндб, 9 з 10 теж не сильно більше, я той ще злидень, а це просто 6) й полишу мучити себе й вас. *от тепер вийшов, хвіртку лишив провітрювати*
4/5。主角刚刚和前任分手心情沉闷,买了面镜子结果发现镜子里存在一个神秘的灵魂。游戏整部都充满一股迷蒙的氛围,角色动机未知,人物身份未知。虽然但是其实我觉得故事设定在格拉斯哥不太适合这个阴郁的调性,可能隔壁爱丁堡会好点(但格拉斯哥也确实朋克风味的亚文化年轻人会多特别多)。 这个不太算ro的ro dinah类似于无性别(?),拥有流动的微妙的气质。ta狗感好浓,比如会阻止主角和前任复合并且表明自己比主角前任好得多,但是ta又有很浓的偏执的掌控欲比如会在给主角梳头发的时候扯住她的头发。 蝴蝶的意象很美味,特别是当dinah说出“I am also your butterfly”的时候。刻在胸口的蝴蝶是某种强硬的人造的联系,当轻盈的蝴蝶变成瘢痕作为鲜血淋漓的trauma的象征的时候,主角似乎终于试图去面对自己的内心。个人觉得be里的那种无奈感比he好吃,总感觉主角的内心是矛盾的。 下面有故事重要悬疑的剧透请谨慎点击。 [spoiler]dinah是主角的另一化身,belike龙葵和红葵,揭露这个故事真相之后前面的一些异常也获得了解释。主角一直孤独地生长,从来没有人真心理解她的境况,她不想让妹妹看到自己的脆弱,也对当下的生活感到疲惫。这样看来主角这么快就能接纳dinah的到来也是情有可原,毕竟只有自己才最了解自己需要什么。喜欢dinah解释自己名字来源的那一段,ta的一切就是为了主角而生的,而且dinah的妆其实就是主角在prom照片里的妆容,水仙就是美味啊!此外游戏名的选用感觉也是别出心裁的,saccharine是人造的化学产物糖精,echo表明了两人相互呼应的命运与身份。[/spoiler]
hot sexy trauma demon save me ---- on a more serious note, this was a lovely experience and I appreciate the depth of the story. There are a few typos and misattributed dialogue lines here and there, but I'm certain those will be worked out with time. The story is enticing on both a direct look and a more thematic narrative viewpoint. In a way I am guilty myself of hiding from trauma with the sweet, saccharine feeling of passion. I liked what the game has to say about it. The illustrations are beautiful and the story choices are relatively straightforward. I enjoyed both endings and was pleasantly surprised by both in different ways. I am not sure I could fully understand what Dinah themself is supposed to be in a literal sense (though I think this is the intended effect), but from a narrative perspective it's quite clear. Kudos.
ГРА СУПЕР. Стиль просто прекрасний, очам дуже приємно. Мені дуже сподобався сюжет. Я перейнялася персонажами, хоч і за такий короткий час. Отримала живі цікаві емоції. З однієї сторони страшно було б опинитися в ситуації Еліс, з іншої..he is kinda bad tho...... Буквально єдиний мінус - коротко. Хочеться ще і ще дізнаватися про лор персонажів та світу(або світів). Але одночасно розумієш, що процес створення навіть такої гри вже дуже складний і займає багато часу. Тоді вже радісно і від того, що ця гра взагалі побачила світло. Дуже сподіваюся, що це не останній витвір мистецтва від розробників. Всім рекомендую. Дуже хочу, щоб гра отримала ту увагу на яку заслуговує.
The visuals are really nice! I like that if you look closely, there are a lot of realistic details, ranging from scratches on phones to characters whose visuals aren't quite perfect—like, for example, those same scratches around the fingernails. The atmospheric music is sparse, but it was pleasant and created all the atmosphere the story needed. An interesting and unsettling story that sticks with you. There is one downside, though, and it’s a specific one. It’s very short. I wish the story were longer. I’m sure this is just the beginning of your journey as a studio, and I hope the game takes off just so I can see a sequel or some new project that will take up 10+ hours of my free time, lol
Beautiful drawings!! I'm really glad I discovered the game through the demo category. the gorgeous illustrations instantly caught my eye. Even though it's a short experience, it offers enough depth to truly appreciate the story and its characters,The atmosphere, combined with the art style, makes it memorable and engaging. I’d love to see more of these two characters again, whether in future illustrations or perhaps even in another game. Congratulations to both of you developers for your hard work!
Доволі приємна коротенька історія. Є деяке відчуття недосмаку, чогось мені не вистачило, але загалом - залишалася дуже задоволена і приємно вражена. Красиво та зі смаком.
Saccharine Echo has an interesting premise and lots of potential, but it is very short and the big reveal at the end is very disappointing. There is a lot of buildup leading up to the reveal, but it's very anticlimactic and the game ends almost immediately after. There's about 2 different choices that actually impact the end of the game, so most of the choices you make feel pretty pointless. I love dating sims and visual novels and I was very excited to play this game, but the story was just unsatisfying. I think the pacing of the story was also not great. The ending is very abrupt. I will say that the art is absolutely beautiful though. I just wish I got more satisfaction out of the story.
The game is definitely worth your attention! First of all, I was really impressed by the dialogue. It feels completely natural - no clichés or secondhand embarrassment like you sometimes get in similar games. The language is lively (and it was especially nice to play it in my native Ukrainian), which really helps you immerse yourself in what’s happening. Secondly, I’d like to highlight the visuals. The art style is very pleasing to the eye, with interesting details and without that overly polished, artificial feel. And of course, the story is the cherry on top. It’s deep, engaging, and keeps you guessing until the very end. As for the downsides - I finished the game in about an hour and a half, and I really wish it had been longer. Much longer! Wishing the author the best of luck - I’m really looking forward to their future projects!
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