Outline

RE∀IVE is a 2D pixel graphic action Metroidvania where you fight to revive your disabled AI partner, Lily, on the artificial island of Atripicia, which was destroyed by an AI rebellion. Switch between human and AI, link abilities, and uncover the hidden truth.

Demo Version Guide

The description on this store page is based on the official version. In the currently available demo, some regions, systems, features, content, and presentation may not be available or may be implemented with limitations.

RE∀IVE is currently under development, and the game's content and structure are subject to change prior to the official release.

Game Introduction

A world where humanity has lost most of its land due to rising sea levels and lives on artificial islands.
Among those islands, Atripisia was an island where perfect resource distribution was achieved through particularly advanced AI technology.

However, the distribution system that promised a fair life for everyone collapsed after a civil war caused by a sudden AI rebellion, and the city was divided by control, fear, poverty, and suspicion.

The only family left for the protagonist, a former soldier, is Lily, an AI android who has been with him since childhood. However, since even Lily was severely damaged during the civil war and is no longer functioning, the protagonist ventures into back alleys filled with crime and danger in search of a way to revive her.

And there, starting with an encounter with a stranger engineer, you venture deeper into the city, passing through power plants, sewers, black markets, massive waste disposal zones, ruined industrial complexes, and City Hall, uncovering the truth hidden within the civil war in the process.

What began as a journey simply to heal Lily unfolds as the story follows the vanished people, hidden records, and traces of concealed truths, leading the protagonist to confront the dark truths of the city and the civil war, as well as the question of what AI ought to be for humanity.

Characters

- Protagonist (Player)

A character who failed to achieve his dream of becoming a programmer due to the wall of reality and enlisted in the military half-desperately, but found military life suited him better than expected and even joined a special operations team.

I had been with 'Lily,' an AI android created by my parents since childhood, for a long time. However, when I returned home after suppressing an AI rebellion, I found my parents missing and 'Lily' completely destroyed, in a state where it could not be repaired on my own.

Consequently, the player wanders through Atripicia in search of someone who can repair Lily. And the truth revealed in the process is....

- Lily

A household android created by the protagonist's parents, who were AI engineers, that has been with the protagonist since they were very young.

It was created quite a while ago and does not have a professional lyrics AI protocol, so it makes many mistakes, but instead, it is equipped with communication and memory functions that the protagonist's parents put a lot of effort into, allowing for a significant level of conversation and emotional expression.

However, for some reason, it has now been completely destroyed and rendered inoperable. What on earth happened to her?

- Engineer

He works as an ordinary bartender at a small bar in a back alley, but he is actually an engineer rumored to be able to fix any machine.

The protagonist, who happened to hear rumors about her, visits her bar to ask Lily to repair something.

Instead of receiving money from the protagonist, she starts making various requests....

- Eletia

Leader of the anti-AI terrorist group that occupied the power plant. 

It is the cause of the frequent power outages in the outer areas of the island recently, and harbors extreme hatred toward AI.

What on earth made her like that?

Transform the two beings, humans and AI.

The core of RE∀IVE is the transition between humans and AI.

The protagonist and Lily approach combat, movement, and exploration in distinct ways. Even places inaccessible to one, barriers difficult to breach, and threats hard to avoid can become new paths by utilizing the other's characteristics. Switch according to the situation, coordinate movement and attacks, and turn the battlefield and terrain to your advantage.

Switching is not simply a character swap. It is a choice that changes the perspective of exploration and the rhythm of combat. Even familiar areas offer completely different strategies and rewards if revisited after acquiring new features.

Strengthen in your own way

Explore the city, defeat enemies and bosses to unlock new skills, and collect Bytes. The resources you acquire are used through the Engineer to unlock new abilities for the protagonist and Lily, or to enhance their existing skills.

Will you prioritize mobility to conquer unreached areas, or enhance combat capabilities to face tough enemies and bosses head-on? The combination of abilities and the flow of exploration change depending on which function you choose first.

The new features are not just a simple increase in numbers. They serve as a key to the next area, allow you to re-examine spaces you previously passed through, and help you develop your own unique combat style.

Exploration and Bosses

Powerful entities guarding or occupying the city await at every crossroads of Atripicia. Machines left as the wreckage of war, out-of-control facilities, and forces driven by their own beliefs each block the protagonist in their own unique ways.

Boss battles do not force you to accept just one correct answer. Identify the patterns, combine your prepared skills, and find the strategy that suits you. The strategy and unlocking direction you choose will change the feel of the subsequent progression and even the impression of the story.

Explore the collapsed artificial island

Back alleys filled with crime and danger, power plants with unstable power, sewers with hidden paths, black markets where rumors and goods circulate, landfills where massive machinery processed waste, and corporate ruins abandoned after the war.

Each region holds the scars of war and the lives of different people. Open paths, gather records, and retrace hidden memories to uncover how Atripicia became what it is today.

What needs to be revived, what needs to be revived?

RE∀IVE is a story that asks about the relationship between AI and humans.

Is an AI with memories and emotions merely a tool? What distinguishes humans from AI? And is bringing someone back to life an act of turning back the past, or is it the beginning of a new choice?

The journey that began simply to get Lily back leads to the truth surrounding the entire city and the different answers regarding him.

What outcome will you choose at the end of the story?