ECHOES OF SHADOWS

Echoes of Shadows is a Storytelling solo game with RPG elements. Your character wakes up without a memory in a strange forest of thorns always leading to random locations. Can you leave the forest? Will you take your shadows with you? The game is inspired by folk tales and mythology, nonetheless you will find a lot of pop-culture references. Other inspirations come from Souls games, Bloodborne, Persona series or Disco Elyseum. What to expect The game is a solo story-telling game with RPG elements. It is best played printed due to most of the game consisting of the cards. Prologue is the only part of the game not played through cards and serves as a tutorial that should teach the player about mechanics and introduces them to the story. Remnant of the game is played with cards. 16 Dialogue cards 12 Location cards 7 Skill cards 7 Trait cards 64 Item cards 16 Special item cards 4 Clue cards 4 Ending cards Player needs to have their own 6-sided dice, and may need a paper and a pen. *This game was submitted as part of the PocketQuest2025 jam.