{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9eef98ef65cd260adfa3a0e9","clusterId":"c_2433443365ec244fc61bceb5","slug":"dungeon-rpg-echoes-from-below-opens-steam-store-page","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dungeon RPG Echoes From Below Opens Steam Store Page","summary":"Gu Studio and Dark Wagon Studio published the Steam store page for Echoes From Below on August 25, 2026. The adventure management RPG casts players as a guild manager dispatching adventurers into dungeons. Its draw is the relationship system: party members can fall in love, form master-student bonds, or become rivals, affecting combat and story. The game is scheduled for PC (Steam) release, supports Japanese, and an English-only demo is on itch.io.","whyItMatters":"The store page details a relationship-driven permadeath system where bonds between adventurers, from love to rivalry, directly shape battles and outcomes, positioning Echoes From Below as a management RPG built around watching those connections evolve.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEchoes From Below puts a relationship simulator inside a turn-based roguelike. Players run a guild, send adventurers into gloomy dungeons, and watch what happens when those adventurers bond. Lovers may sacrifice themselves for a partner. Best friends chain follow-up attacks. Rivals clash.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page lists seven classes, each with three archetypes, from knight and barbarian to miner and gourmand. Combat is grid-based, mana-free, and cooldown-driven, with status ailments, traps, and destructible terrain. A morale system can drive adventurers to flee or turn on their comrades. Permadeath spreads: grief, grudges, and lost purpose ripple through the party. Keep veterans alive long enough and they can retire instead of dying.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoes From Below targets PC via Steam with Japanese support. An English-only demo is available on itch.io.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelationship system\u003c/strong\u003e: Hunters form bonds, fall in love, marry, mentor newcomers, and sometimes clash, arising from expedition events.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-drawn 2D fantasy art\u003c/strong\u003e: Detailed sprite work and gloomy dungeons sunk in lantern light.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody-swap party control\u003c/strong\u003e: Directly control one hunter and switch to another member at any time during an expedition.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurn-based grid combat\u003c/strong\u003e: The dungeon only moves when you move; mana-free cooldown-based skills, status ailments, knockback, traps, and destructible terrain.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 hero classes, each with 3 archetypes\u003c/strong\u003e: Knight, barbarian, scout, mage, miner, priest, and gourmand.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamp in a tent\u003c/strong\u003e: Heal wounds, cook food to prepare against hunger, and deepen bonds between hunters.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorale (sanity) system\u003c/strong\u003e: The depths wear a person down; at zero morale they may flee or bare their fangs at comrades.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRipple-spreading permadeath\u003c/strong\u003e: The dead never return, and the loss spreads: lovers grieve, disciples carry grudges, rivals lose reason to live.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHunger as a resource\u003c/strong\u003e: No food in the dungeon; bring a gourmand or pay the price.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving village\u003c/strong\u003e: Recruiting, crafting, shopping, accepting quests, plus a tavern, sanatorium, and training grounds.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarnable endings\u003c/strong\u003e: Keep veterans alive long enough to send them to retirement rather than a grave.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Echoes From Below opens its Steam page. A guild management roguelike where adventurers fall in love, become rivals, or sacrifice themselves. Permadeath ripples through the party. PC release planned, Japanese supported, English demo on itch.io.","twitterPost":"Echoes From Below, a dungeon management RPG where adventurer bonds shape combat and story, now has a Steam page. Lovers may die for each other, rivals clash. PC release planned, Japanese supported. English demo on itch.io.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Gu Studio and Dark Wagon Studio opened the Steam page for Echoes From Below, a dungeon-crawling management RPG where adventurer relationships are the core mechanic. Party members can fall in love, become rivals, or mentor each other, with permadeath that ripples through the group. The game is planned for PC with Japanese support, and an English-only demo is on itch.io.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/25/171199.html\",\"title\":\"Watch the bonds forged in the depths of the dungeon. 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