Cursed to the plains of Purgatory...

And trapped within this horrid dungeon, sorry souls fight for a chance to escape these depths of which they've been condemned to... striving to see a sunrise, and a day where they can truly be free.

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Game Overview

Echoes of Continuity is a 2D roguelite dungeon crawler where players embark on a perilous journey through a dungeon as they strive to escape the clutches of Purgatory. Faced with relentless enemies seeking to block their path to freedom, players must survive against overwhelming odds.

Death is not necessarily the end in this cursed realm, however; instead, each demise leads to reincarnation. With each new life, players may inherit the stats or items of their past selves, offering a chance to strengthen their resolve and overcome the challenges that lie ahead on their quest for liberation.

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Characters

Echoes of Continuity has several different characters you could play as, with each of them offering a unique playstyle and stats. Perhaps you want to play as a character who has a higher chance to crit enemies, or perhaps a character who can tank hits better than others. 

Alongside characters, there are various stats that can alter your gameplay experience

Max Health	How much health you have when you're at full health
Strength	How much damage you deal per regular hit on an enemy
Armor	Decreases the effectiveness physical damage has against you. (Damage caused from debuffs such as poisoned or burned are unaffected by armor stat changes)
Attack Speed	How fast you can use your attacks, allowing for quicker damage delivery
Move Speed	How fast you can move around, allowing for quicker traversal and easier escapes from hordes of enemies
Crit Chance	Dictates the chance of you dealing extra damage (critical hit) to an enemy on hit
Ferocity	How much more extra damage you deal upon landing a critical hit
Healing Factor	How many health points you regenerate by per regeneration interval
Regen Time	Dictates how long (in seconds) you have to wait before you regenerate another bit of health
Luck	Affects the drop rates of items and chances for items with additional effects to activate. Having higher luck means you can find rarer items easier, and activate unique item abilities easier as well

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Enemies

Echoes of Continuity has various types of enemies that have their own unique gimmicks. Bats, for example can fly over walls, while crawlers explode when near the player. Each enemy introduces their own dangers to the player. 

Additionally, the longer you survive, the more powerful enemies become, and newer, stronger enemies will begin to appear to smite you! You have been warned!

   

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Items

Echoes of Continuity features a plethora of items that can be obtained from enemy kills. These items can buff the player in various ways, whether it's a buff to one of your stats, or adding an additional ability that can activate randomly when certain conditions are met.

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Controls

Echoes of Continuity is best played on controller, but keyboard & mouse is also supported. Controls can be displayed by selecting the "How To Play" button in the Main Menu.

Controller Layout

Button East	Select (Menu)
Button South	Cancel (Menu)
Left Joystick	Moves character and navigates menus
D-Pad	Navigates menus as well Note: You can only navigate menus with D-pad in Web version. Currently known bug.
Start	Pauses the game
Right Joystick	Aim (moves your weapon around your character to hit in different directions)
Right Trigger	Primary Attack
Left Trigger	Special Attack

Keyboard Layout

E	Select (Menu)
Q	Cancel (Menu)
WASD	Moves character and navigates menus
Esc	Pauses the game
Move Mouse	Aim (moves your weapon around your character to hit in different directions)
Left Mouse Button	Primary Attack
Right Mouse Button	Special Attack

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Running the Game

Echoes of Continuity is 100% free to play, but any donations are welcome and appreciated ^-^. When you download the zip folder, extract all files to its own folder, and run "EchoesOfContinuity.exe". Enjoy!