Press release

Echoes of Aincrad Death Game Mode – One Save File. No Respawn.

Are you brave enough to try Death Game Mode in Echoes of Aincrad? It’s one life to play with everything at stake.
 
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today revealed a new trailer showcasing the game’s Death Game Mode, an all-stakes mode giving players one chance to survive in this engaging new action RPG set in the popular SWORD ART ONLINE universe. In the game, players become a character they create to enter a VRMMORPG, where they ultimately discover perishing in the virtual world of the game means dying in the real world. Death Game Mode puts it all on the line, where they must survive this all-too-real life and death challenge in a single play through, with no respawns. Echoes of Aincrad launches on July 10 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam®. Players can unlock Death Game Mode early with the purchase of Deluxe or Ultimate Editions of the game. For more information, visit www.bandainamcoent.com/games/echoes-of-aincrad.

Watch the new Echoes of Aincrad Death Game Mode trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKABiI9Tfhc 

Echoes of Aincrad invites adventurers into the dynamic and vibrant world of SWORD ART ONLINE. For the first time in the franchise, which has always put players in the role of established characters, the game embraces the meta behind its setting, where the protagonist will be what players create through extensive avatar customization to enter the SWORD ART ONLINE VRMMORPG. Featuring fast-paced RPG action with real-time combat, they will face monsters and bosses that will test their skills and resolve until the very end, fighting to survive alongside partners who help them in combat, including popular characters from the franchise.