At What Cost? (80%)
A downloadable game for Windows
๐ฏ๏ธ At What Cost?
Every step leaves an Echo. Every Echo has a Price.
๐ฎ 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.
๐งฉ Theme
Theme: COST (for Live2Dev GameJam)
Explore what it means to survive in a world where every action has a literal price.
๐ฅ Team Info
Team Name: Nealverse Production
Team Member: Elang Esa Yudhistira
๐ป Platform
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Engine: RPG Maker MV
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Platform: Windows (.exe)
๐ How to Play
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Use Arrow Keys to move
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Z / Enter / Space โ Interact / Confirm
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X / Esc โ Cancel / Open Menu
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Interact with Bonfires to save and restore
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Engage enemies in turn-based battles
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Echoes are your Lives, currency, and EXP
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Get defeated? You drop a Fading Echo — return to it to reclaim your lost Echoes. Die again, and itโs gone forever.
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Choose to Claim (kill) or Release (spare) enemies.
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Solving puzzles often costs Echoes. Choose wisely.
๐ง Core Systems
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Echoes System: Your life, XP, and money are all one — Echoes.
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Resonance Meter: Track whether you lean toward Burden (power and guilt) or Release (mercy and sacrifice).
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Perilous Death: Die and leave behind Echoes. Reach them to recover, or lose them forever.
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Multiple Endings based on your Echo count and Resonance alignment.
๐ต Asset Credits
๐ ๏ธ Plugins Used
Yanfly (YEP)
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EventChasePlayer, HUDMaker, AltMenuScreen_KH, RetryCosts, and more
SRDude (SRD)
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RetryCosts
Olivia
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AntiPlayerStress, MapDisplayNameCore
Irina
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AutoMessageColor
Galv
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EventSpawner, PuzzleFunctions, MessageStyles
Yami
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SkipTitle
Others
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Community Basic Plugin
๐ง Audio / Music / SFX Credits
Time Machine: The Analog Age Music Pack
Joel Steudler
๐ Special Thanks & Playtesters
This game is intended to be tested and streamed by the following VTubers:
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Raveanne
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Quiver Rannette
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Njess
Thank you for helping us bring emotional, choice-driven stories to life!
๐ 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?
Published | 2 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Author | Nealverse |
Genre | Adventure, Role Playing |
Tags | can-hurt-eyes, JRPG, live2dgamejam, storygame, Turn-Based Combat |
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