Limited ways out
From the Galespun artbook

Q28 · Chapter 04 · Investment & failure

Limited ways out

Where should extraction be allowed?

Selected direction

The direction

Extraction should not be available at any moment. Use limited extraction opportunities - designated exits, safe points, special exits or similar checkpoints - so leaving feels like a real decision. A rare emergency-extraction mechanic could exist later. The intended tension is: leave with what I have, or push deeper and risk losing it?

Recorded as: Selected direction

The original question’s prompt

Any time, only between waves, at special exits, or after a guardian/depth clear?

Examples in a prompt are not decisions unless the answer chooses them.

Still to decide in this chapter

Exact modifier combinations, a possible one-item insurance mechanic, rare emergency extraction and Cozy/Brave reward ratios still need tuning.

Read “Risk & returning” in the artbook

In this chapter