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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online News

by Raphael Marco Genato

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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online
Release Date Gameplay & Story Pre-Order & DLC Review

Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online is an RPG from Bandai Namco set in the SAO universe! Read on to learn about the game's latest news and developments!

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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online News

2026

March 6

　⚫︎　Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online will feature a "Death Game Mode" with permadeath. The feature will not be limited to any difficulty mode.

Read more: The original story is recreated with a "Death Game Mode" that deletes your save data if you die!? Pre-play of the new action RPG Echoes of Aincrad, based on the Aincrad arc of "SAO." (Dengeki Faminico Gamer)

March 5

　⚫︎　Bandai Namco’s newest RPG has been revealed to be Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online. The company had teased the reveal just days before.

Read more: Echoes of Aincrad | Announcement Trailer (Bandai Namco on YouTube)

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Raphael Marco Genato
A lover of deck-building roguelikes and modern RPGs. Horizon Zero Dawn is an all-time classic; fight me about it.

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