Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. It is the fifteenth installment in the Fire Emblem series and a remake of the 1992 Famicom game Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second entry in the series. It follows dual protagonists Alm and Celica as they aim to bring an end to the war through opposite methods, with Alm fighting to resolve the war through battle, while Celica attempts to find a peaceful end through guidance from the Goddess Mila. Fire Emblem Echoes carries over the core gameplay mechanics of the Fire Emblem series while incorporating mechanics from Gaiden, like dungeon crawling.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q28450801, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia? How long to beat it
Total play time for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is about 68.1 hours to do everything, and around 35.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 35.1h | 306 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 46.9h | 396 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 68.1h | 57 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 86ahead of 50% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
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Common questions about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
What platforms is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia on?
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2017.
Who made Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia?
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia?
about 35.1 hours for the main story, 46.9 hours with the main extras, 68.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.