Find a way to survive in Synduality Echo of Ada, a new online extraction shooter where humanity must rely on mechs and AI companions to rebuild.

After a massive toxic rain event brings terrifying creatures to the world and drives humanity underground, mankind has developed two technologies to survive – Cradlecoffin mechs to safely forage for resources on the unforgiving surface, and your humanoid AI assistant, a Magus.

Your job is to rise to the surface with your Coffin and Magus in tow to collect resources that improve your base. Can you ascend beyond mere survival when you never know if other players are friends or foe?

Your one constant in this world is your Magus companion. As advanced machines that can assist in various tasks, a Magus is bound to their human through the Three Laws of the Magi:

1. Law of Contract: A Magus shall form a contract with a single individual. Said contract cannot be terminated by the Magus itself.

2. Law of Friendship: A Magus shall stand by their contractor, like a friend of humanity.

3. Law of Growth: A Magus must grow alongside their contractor, as long as said growth does not contradict the first two laws.

Under these directives, the Magus bond adapts to their human’s playstyle, evolving new feedback and information through continued sorties to the surface.

Law of Contract

To form your contract with your Magus, you will first build and customize them.

You’ll select from four different models, each with a different personality type. From the encouraging big brother type to the unexpectedly witty, a Magus type with different communication styles exists for all humans. Once selected, Magus also have different System types. The Weather Gazer is environmentally-focused, displaying incoming toxic rain on the HUD and equipped with a skill to shield from it. The Anti-Cradle System on the other hand is combat-focused, making up for limited environmental resource scans with an ability to read the health of other Cradlecoffin and a skill to restrain them. More Systems exist with their own benefits and drawbacks for different situations.

Further customization of the face shape, hair color, and more ensures your Magus is well-suited to your own aesthetic preferences. After you’ve selected the body, system, and customized the Magus to your liking, your Magus will be optimized in both personality and skillset to best assist you in your quest to gather AO Crystal currency and other resources.

Law of Friendship

Friendship is scarce in a world where monsters and other players with unpredictable loyalties can mean losing everything you’ve gathered in a sortie. Though you may lose equipment, materials, and even your Magus in a fight, your Magus is the only thing that will always find their way back to base with you.

The base is where you’ll spend most of your time when you’re not fighting beasts and scavenging for goods on the surface. Here, you’ll catch glimpses of your Magus doing yoga, tidying up – even dancing. Not only this, but they can offer guidance on how to build up your base to improve your facilities. With the proper resources, you can create a craft station to make equipment and materials without journeying to the surface, and a pit area to focus on your Cradlecoffin.

But to truly ascend beyond survival, one needs more than just weapons and crafting stations. At the base, you can spruce up your Magus with new outfits, and even improve their living quarters – upgrading an empty warehouse into a lavish kitchen, and even building a shiny new shower to help clean up after particularly rough missions. Your Magus may be contracted to stand by your side, but there’s no reason why you can’t reciprocate their friendship with some creature comforts.

Law of Growth

As you continue to sortie, your Magus will learn more about your playing style and the environment, offering insightful advice on which enemies may lurk in certain areas or let you know if that special resource you need to upgrade your base is lurking nearby. They’ll also give you analysis on and off the field –  filling your map with useful info as you explore more and even letting you know if that player in the distance has a history of taking out other players, so heed their advice because it might just save you!

Ruled by these Three Laws of the Magi, your Magus will assist you in every step of your way to rising in the world of Synduality Echo of Ada and with the Ultimate Edition, you’ll also get 7 days early access and one more exclusive Magus type – Mystere from the anime Synduality Noir! Unlike the others, she’s got a bit of a rougher personality, but her cool demeanor can help you in the heat of battle. Be sure to pre-order the Ultimate Edition today!

Synduality Echo of Ada arrives January 23, 2025 for Xbox Series X|S.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.

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SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada takes place in 2222, years after a mysterious poisonous rain called The Tears of the New Moon wiped out most of humanity and birthed deformed creatures that now hunt the population. Amidst the calamity, humans are forced to build an underground haven to survive. Take on the role of a Drifter whose goal is to collect the rare resource known as AO Crystals. In your quest, you must collaborate with your artificial intelligence partner to face xenomorphic creatures known as Enders and survive the hazards on the surface. SURVIVE THE SURFACE Rise from the underground to a surface world infested with hostile Enders, toxic rains, and other enemies, as you fight to loot for resources. Ride your CRADLECOFFIN, cooperate with your Magus, and stay alert around other players. One false move is all it takes to lose both your mecha and precious supplies, left to be scavenged by the remaining survivors. THE MAGUS – YOUR PERSONAL PARTNER TO KEEP This humanoid AI supports in exploration, scavenging, and combat. Each model type has a different personality, and its appearance can be extensively customized. They operate by giving tailored feedback on the objective based on analysis of your previous performance in sorties so you don’t make the same mistakes twice. Keep them close, as Magus can also unleash unique abilities when you are in a tough spot! THE CRADLECOFFIN – YOUR VEHICLE TO RIDE The CRADLECOFFIN is an all-weather bipod developed for the harsh terrain of the surface. Each mecha has a different endurance level, load capacity, operation time, and can be further customized with many body parts and weapons to suit each sortie and try new playstyles. Craft new parts by collecting resources and upgrading the garage and discover how powerful a CRADLECOFFIN can become!