Ascent of Echoes Review: A Lane Strategy Game That Gets Hard

Ascent of Echoes is a lane battler where you draft troops and fight through different time periods. You start in the Stone Age and eventually move to colonial times, futuristic wars, and demon lands. You command armies across 20 generations by placing units on the battlefield to counter what the enemy throws at you. This is for you if you like planning army composition and reacting to enemy builds. It’s not fast-paced action, more about counter-play. If you hate waiting for resources or watching slow battles, this might bore you.

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A match starts with you drafting your army from a set of cards. You spawn them into lanes using your mouse, hoping to push past the enemy defenses. Each level takes about 5 minutes, depending on how stubborn the enemy AI is. You can't just spam one unit type; you have to adapt or your wall falls. The difficulty spikes hard after the first few levels. I made the mistake of rushing my army composition early on and got crushed by a heavy defense. You have to balance your economy and unit placement. It gets pretty chaotic when the battlefields shift to the demon-haunted lands.

Pick this if you want a strategy game that actually forces you to think. Unlike simple clickers, you have to counter the enemy's formation here. The setting changes—Stone Age to demons—are cool, but the real fun is breaking the enemy's line. It can be slow if you want fast action.