Moonlight Kids and Akupara Games have released Echo Weaver, a Metroidvania that uses the familiar concept of a time loop, drawing heavily from science fiction narratives. The game begins with the player character falling from a great height into a pool of water. Regardless of how far the hero ventures within a 13-hour in-game cycle, they will always restart in the same chamber.
The player assumes the role of a weaver, the presumed last of their kind in a world devastated by a past event. The narrative unfolds through exploring