Planned Release Date: 2028

About This Game

Become a spirit hunter. For all the wrong reasons.

Your room has always been your safe place. Then, on a walk, you run into your ex. They’ve already moved on with a spirit hunter, one of those show-offs fighting to become the best in France. You’ve never liked that world. But if that’s what it takes...

Echoes of the Broken is a personal, melancholic and funny creature-collector RPG, where the world reflects how you feel.

Combat that makes you think

Every attack costs energy. Strike now, or rest to set up your next move? Block, counter, drain your opponent’s energy. And sometimes, face your own double: same team, same moves. Only the best strategy wins.

200 creatures, each with a story

Six types with distinct roles. Catch them all, fuse them, and uncover hidden recipes in dungeons to create the most powerful legendaries.

France as your playground

Seven cities, real landscapes, and plenty of self-mockery about France and our times. Take on the city champions in any order.

No grind

Difficulty comes from strategy, not levels. Mono-type or mixed team: every approach is viable.

Your story, your choices

Encounters you can miss, multiple endings, and substantial post-game content.

Developed solo by Dehmi, inspired by his own story.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Echoes of the Broken is made by a single person, with no background in art or game development. Generative AI was used as a tool in this process, never as the creator of the game.

Visuals: some creatures, portraits and illustrations were drawn by hand, then reworked with AI tools to keep the style consistent.

Text: the story, characters and dialogue are written by the developer. The English version was translated with the help of AI, then proofread (I talk english but...like a french man hahaha).

Code: the game is programmed by the developer, with tutos and AI tools used as assistance.

No content is generated by AI while you play.

If the project is funded, part of the budget will go to hiring artists to improve the illustrations and animations.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Echoes of the Broken explores mature emotional themes: heartbreak, loneliness, and one’s relationship with oneself. Certain sequences symbolically represent the character’s depressive state.
The creatures in the game are the spirits of beings who died under difficult circumstances. Their descriptions, which are optional, may allude to these deaths.
Combat between creatures is stylized, with no blood or graphic violence.
The game includes a betting system using fictional currency before certain battles; no real money is involved.