This is a DLC to Outer Wilds the same way Majora's Mask was to Ocarina of Time; that is to say, it isn't. Reasonable minds will differ on whether this is artistically superior to the base game or not; I, for one, believe Outer Wilds to be the more consistent game in terms of quality, where Echoes has larger peaks and valleys; while I didn't out-right dislike anything about Outer Wilds, there are things I dislike about this game. Conversely, though, there's nothing in Outer Wilds I like more than what I like about Echoes. What's important here is that, whatever Mobius needed to accomplish to solidify their design credentials, they achieved with a seemingly effortless confidence. This smaller-scale, stygian successor to the design philosophies of the base game manages to somehow improve the overall Outer Wilds experience.