Born in 1892, Emile Zima grew up in a poor Polish family in the city of Lwów (today's Lviv), then part of Austria Hungary. Shortly before the outbreak of the Great War, he immigrated to Germany in search of work and to evade the tightening military draft.

There, he settled in Berlin, eventually finding work at the newly opened Osthafen, the east harbour. Shunned by some of his colleagues due to his heritage, he eventually forged close friendships with a group of socialists.

With the memory of the suppressed January 1918 general strike still fresh, after which tens of thousands of workers were forcibly sent to the front, Emile keeps a rather low profile, quietly working long, gruelling shifts. At least for now...

Born in 1889, Martha grew up in a staunchly social democratic middle class family in Berlin. Her family used their connections to get her to attend the Central Party School, where she attended classes taught by Rosa Luxemburg. There, the two developed a friendship. Eventually, just before the outbreak of the Great War, she landed a job at Vorwärts, the SPD's official newspaper. Under Editor-in-Chief Rudolf Hilferding's guidance, she quickly developed into a prolific writer and journalist.

While initially opposing the war - and thus the official SPD line - Vorwärts' editorial position shifted when Hilferding was drafted into the Austrian army. In 1916, he was replaced as Editor-in-Chief by Friedrich Stampfer, who brought the newspaper back in line with party policy. For Martha, this marked the start of a tense period where her political convictions were no longer in line with what her work demanded.

At the start of the game, despite being disillusioned with the editorial stance, she still works at Vorwärts.

Hello everyone!

Very happy to have you all here! If you have any questions about the game, feel free to ask them here, and I'll do my best to answer them.

Some of you may have noticed the character roles, so I think it's high time to start introducing Red Echoes: Berlin's protagonists!

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Helene Schmidt

Born in 1865, Helene Schmidt grew up in a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family in the small city of Rosenheim, Bavaria. In 1897, she gave birth to her twin sons, Max and Willi, their father being unknown. Due to her being unmarried, her family cast her out of their lives, and she and her sons moved to Berlin.

At the start of the game, the only family member she is still in contact with is her cousin, Johannes, who supports her financially. Max joined the army, serving on the western front in Flanders. Meanwhile, Willi signed up for the navy, and is stationed in Kiel with the High Seas Fleet. She resides in Berlin-Wedding.

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Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/fPpupqEu8r

Hi all!

I'm the developer of Red Echoes: Berlin - an upcoming narrative turn-based strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical people while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain, Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, consider joining the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr

Or check out r/RedEchoesGames.

There, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

Happy to answer any questions!

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi all!

I'm the developer of Red Echoes: Berlin - an upcoming narrative turn-based strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical people while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain, Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, consider joining the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr

Or check out r/RedEchoesGames.
There, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

Happy to answer any questions!

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi all!

I'm the developer of Red Echoes: Berlin - an upcoming narrative strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical people while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain (which I had the pleasure of working on during my 4 years at Torpor Games!), Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, join the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr

Or check out r/RedEchoesGames.
There, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

Happy to answer any questions!

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi all!

I'm the developer of Red Echoes: Berlin - an upcoming narrative strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical figures while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain, Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, join the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr

Or check out r/RedEchoesGames.
There, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

Happy to answer any questions!

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi all!

I'm the developer of Red Echoes: Berlin - an upcoming narrative strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical figures while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain, Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, join the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr

Or check out r/RedEchoesGames.
There, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

Happy to answer any questions!

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi all!

Welcome to the Red Echoes: Berlin subreddit - an upcoming narrative strategy game about the German Revolution, set in Berlin.

Bring about a successful socialist revolution. Play as three revolutionaries, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities. Seize control over the city of Berlin, meeting historical people while doing so.

The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Suzerain, Social Democracy: An Alternate History and Through the Darkest of Times.

Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

For future updates and to discuss the game, consider joining the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/jWC4QbGGvr :)

Here, I will post regular development updates and announcements.

There'll be more news to share very soon!

Hi Comrades!

I want to share some gameplay footage from my upcoming narrative-strategy game, Red Echoes: Berlin, about the German Revolution of 1918-1919, after it was so well received the first time that I shared it with y'all :)

The goal of the game is to bring about a successful Socialist revolution. Control three characters, each with their own story and unique gameplay abilities.

In the gameplay above, you can see Emile Zima, a working-class character with a Polish background, using his ability to increase revolutionary support inside one of the city's many districts, before discussing supporting a strike in Berlin's Osthafen (eastern harbour).

The game is available for wishlist on Steam. Doing so helps me out a ton! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

A free demo will be coming out later this month.

The game is primarily inspired by games such as Suzerain (which I worked on professionally in the past) and Through The Darkest Of Times, as well as by Red Autumn's Social Democracy games.

Feel free to ask any questions, I'll do my best to answer them! And always happy to hear your thoughts :)

With marketing so far limited to some reddit and other social media posts, my first solo developed game hit 275 wishlists since it went live 4 days ago :) It's a start!

Steam for those interested:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

Hi everyone!

I've been working on my game Red Echoes: Berlin - a narrative turn-based strategy game set during the German Revolution of 1918-1919 -- for the past 5 months or so, and am really happy to share it with y'all!

Wanted to share it here because Autumn Chen's Social Democracy games definitely serve as a major inspiration, and are partially responsible for kindling my interest in the time period - I don't think Red Echoes would exist without it :)

Other inspirations are Suzerain (which I worked on in the past), and Through The Darkest Of Times. It's my first solo-developed game that will be on Steam, so wishlists help out a lot!

You can wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4566010/Red_Echoes_Berlin/

Happy to hear your thoughts and answer any questions :)