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๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ At What Cost?

Every step leaves an Echo. Every Echo has a Price.

๐ŸŽฎ Game Description

You awaken in The Inverse, a surreal realm drained of color and filled with lost souls and forgotten guilt. In this mysterious purgatory, Echoes are everything — your life, your currency, your experience… and your sins.

Your choices shape your Resonance: fight and claim more Echoes to grow stronger, or show mercy and seek a way to Release your Burden. But nothing comes free — even puzzles demand a cost.

With limited lives, punishing traps, and multiple narrative outcomes, At What Cost? is a puzzle-infused, choice-driven RPG with soulslike tension and undertale-style morality.

๐Ÿงฉ Theme

Theme: COST (for Live2Dev GameJam)
Explore what it means to survive in a world where every action has a literal price.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Team Info

Team Name: Nealverse Production
Team Member: Elang Esa Yudhistira

๐Ÿ’ป Platform

  • Engine: RPG Maker MV

  • Platform: Windows (.exe)

๐Ÿ“– How to Play

  • Use Arrow Keys to move

  • Z / Enter / Space โ€“ Interact / Confirm

  • X / Esc โ€“ Cancel / Open Menu

  • Interact with Bonfires to save and restore

  • Engage enemies in turn-based battles

  • Echoes are your Lives, currency, and EXP

  • Get defeated? You drop a Fading Echo — return to it to reclaim your lost Echoes. Die again, and itโ€™s gone forever.

  • Choose to Claim (kill) or Release (spare) enemies.

  • Solving puzzles often costs Echoes. Choose wisely.

๐Ÿง  Core Systems

  • Echoes System: Your life, XP, and money are all one — Echoes.

  • Resonance Meter: Track whether you lean toward Burden (power and guilt) or Release (mercy and sacrifice).

  • Perilous Death: Die and leave behind Echoes. Reach them to recover, or lose them forever.

  • Multiple Endings based on your Echo count and Resonance alignment.

๐ŸŽต Asset Credits

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Plugins Used

Yanfly (YEP)

  • EventChasePlayer, HUDMaker, AltMenuScreen_KH, RetryCosts, and more

SRDude (SRD)

  • RetryCosts

Olivia

  • AntiPlayerStress, MapDisplayNameCore

Irina

  • AutoMessageColor

Galv

  • EventSpawner, PuzzleFunctions, MessageStyles

Yami

  • SkipTitle

Others

  • Community Basic Plugin

๐ŸŽง Audio / Music / SFX Credits

Time Machine: The Analog Age Music Pack
Joel Steudler

๐ŸŒŸ Special Thanks & Playtesters

This game is intended to be tested and streamed by the following VTubers:

  • Raveanne

  • Quiver Rannette

  • Njess

Thank you for helping us bring emotional, choice-driven stories to life!

๐Ÿ”š Closing

In a world where every action has a cost, will you embrace your burden...
or let it all go?

How much will you pay for your soul?

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At What Cost (AWC).rar 442 MB

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