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Echo Weaver features time loop mechanics and sci-fi exploration
Echo Weaver is a single-player sci-fi action-adventure game centered on a time loop mechanic set in the ruined colony of Provenance. Players control the last Weaver, navigating a repeating cycle where knowledge and discovery serve as primary tools for progression.
The gameplay draws inspiration from the Metroidvania genre and Outer Wilds. Rather than traditional ability unlocks, players often discover they have possessed certain capabilities all along, such as the ability to set a boomerang-like glaive on fire. The game utilizes a loop system where players must collect crystals to extend their time before a calamity forces a reset. While resets occur, players retain map progress and learned information, allowing for the use of permanent shortcuts to facilitate traversal.