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2027

**Echoes Below is a turn-based dungeon-crawler RPG about what it feels like to run a guild — handling not just combat, but the drama, rivalries, romances, and stress of the hunters under your care.**

You name the guild, recruit hunters, lead them into dungeons, and live the human side too: marriages, mentorships, grief, retirement. Permadeath makes every bond real.

| **Title** | Echoes Below |

| **Genre** | Party RPG · Turn-Based Tactical · Dungeon Crawler · Relationship Sim |

| **Price** | $11.99 – $19.99 (TBD — see Slide 6: competitor band is $24.99–$39.99) |

| **Play Time** | ~40 hrs across the full guild arc (main + procedural relationship arcs + post-game) |

| **Release** | 2027 |

| **Engine** | Unity 6000 |

| **Platform** | PC (Steam) + Switch |

| **Status** | Vertical Slice |

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◆ **A guild manager job, not a dispatch console**

Your responsibility covers the whole hunter — combat tactics in the dungeon, drama between runs, rivalries flaring, romances blooming, hunters cracking under stress. You handle the people, not just the party slot.

◆ **Permadeath with weight**

Death ripples through the roster — lovers grieve for weeks, mentees inherit revenge traits, rivals lose their motivation. Loss costs the relationship, not just the gear.

◆ **Tactical depth + emotional payoff**

Turn-based grid tactics in the dungeon, character-driven drama in the village. Two audiences served without compromising either.

◆ **Modernized Mystery Dungeon**

Less luck, more strategy. Difficulty selection + insurance system welcomes newcomers without dulling the depth.

◆ **Built for streaming**

Named bonds + permadeath = clippable moments. Long-arc stories (rivals reconciling, married pairs retiring) sell themselves.

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Dungeon Generation

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Character Creation

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Tactical Combat

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Party & Hiring

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Relationship System

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Party Member Events

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Quirks

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Counseling

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**VILLAGE — Prepare** (menu hub, no time cost)

Recruit · Equip · Craft · Missions · Tavern · Infirmary · Approve retirement/grief requests

**DUNGEON — Descend** (advances 1 week)

Turn-based grid · Procedural floors · Body-swap between hunters · Tent campfire bonds · Friendly fire, near-deaths, rival glory — **bonds forged in danger**

**RETURN — Resolve**

Bury the dead · Grief weeks tick · Long-arc events fire (marriage, retirement, reconciliation) · Every cycle = new chapter

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### Other Features

Permadeath · Week-based time · Procedural dungeons (7 biomes) · 5-level skill mastery · 10 hidden personalities · Portal-world lore · Couch co-op (TBD) · Online (TBD)

### Other Activities

Crafting · Shopping · Party management · Tavern minigames (Dice / Slam / Dance) · Proving Ground tournaments · Mission Board · Recruitment · Infirmary · Campfire

> **Recruit. Bond. Descend. Survive — or grieve. Repeat.**

> The dungeon is the crucible. The bonds are the story.

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> Data gathered May 2026 from SteamSpy + PlayTracker + Steam store + steamcharts.com. **Owners are estimated ranges** (1M–2M from SteamSpy); midpoints shown. Verify before publishing.

**Reference titles:** Wildermyth · Darkest Dungeon 2 · Battle Brothers

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| **Released** | Jun 2021 | May 2023 | Mar 2017 |

| **Avg. Playtime (hrs)** | 16.5 | 33.6 | 87.1 |

| **Median Playtime (hrs)** | 6.4 | 12.6 | 23.4 |

| **Price (USD)** | $24.99 | $39.99 | $29.99 |

| **Owners (est.)** | 1.0M–2.0M | 1.0M–2.0M | 1.0M–2.0M |

| **Reviews (total)** | 18,121 | 23,040 | 27,415 |

| **Players Total (est.)** | ~1.0M | ~1.3M | ~1.2M |

| **All-Time Peak CCU** | 8,091 | 23,696 | 8,055 |

| **Active Players (est.)** | ~6K | ~25K | ~26K |

| **Followers** | 85,344 | 89,204 | 82,013 |

**Why this set matters**

- These are the games a publisher will benchmark EB against

- All three sit in the 1M+ owners / 18K–27K reviews tier — proven commercial viability for party-based + permadeath + character-driven

- All three carry sustained active player bases years after release (Battle Brothers is 9 years old, still ~26K active)

- Combined audience footprint = **~3M+ owners, ~256K followers, ~57K daily active players** — a real addressable market for EB to convert from

**Takeaways for EB pricing/scope**

- **Price band $24.99–$39.99 is the proven sweet spot** for this audience (current EB price band $11.99–$19.99 may be under-pricing)

- **Long-tail playtime expectations are high** — Battle Brothers averages 87 hrs/player; EB's "10 hr main + 20 hr side" pitch should grow as content scales

- **Review score above 85% is table stakes** — DD2's 76% is the cautionary tale; EB's relationship-driven hook needs to land or reviews will punish it

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> Where EB sits against games that share its **relationship + permadeath + party-RPG** DNA.

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| **Mentor System** | ✓ | ✓ (lineage) | ✗ | ✗ | Implicit |

| **Marriage** | ✓ | ✓ (+ kids) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ (S supports) |

| **Rivalry as bond** | ✓ | ✓ | Affinity neg. | ✗ | ✗ |

| **Procedural Dungeons** | ✓ | ✗ | Curated routes | ✗ overworld | ✗ |

**Where EB is unique in this set**

- **Only one where the manager handles the whole hunter** — drama, rivalry, romance, stress, and grief as first-class systems, not flavor text

- **Only one combining MD-style grid tactics with a deep relationship layer**

- **Only one with weekly time pressure + persistent village hub** in this tier

- Relationships fire from **tactical gameplay** (friendly fire, near-deaths, rivalry-glory), not from authored event prompts

- Body-swap control is a feature, not the hook — the hook is the manager identity

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Game Producer, Project Manager, Game Designer

Jody Ruben

Game Programmer

Ahsan Imam Istamar

Kensi Chandrawan

Jody Ruben

Sakti Harahap

UI/UX Designer

Aisyatul Faizah Ardiyanti

Infrastructure Engineer

Ahsan Imam Istamar

CEO GU-Studio

Arief Yapinus

Technical Director

Cem

Art Director

Agustinus

Senior Artist

Agung

Artist / Animator

Anastasia

Dani

Choir

Falih

Finance

Afi

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Development Fund: To complete the game, refine mechanics, and add key features. This includes hiring talent and covering production costs.

Localization (CJK and Spanish): To reach key markets, we need to focus on localizing the game for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish-speaking audiences. These regions have strong mystery dungeon players.

QA Testing: To ensure a polished, bug-free experience, we need extensive testing to identify issues and optimize performance.

Porting to Switch: Since many mystery dungeon fans are on the Nintendo Switch, we need resources to optimize and port the game for this platform.

Marketing: To generate buzz and excitement, we need a robust marketing campaign involving social media, influencer partnerships, and community engagement to effectively reach our target audience.

Production - $ 50.700,00

* Cost Breakdown Details