ETCH — PRESS FACTSHEET
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Developer:      Conductor Games (conductorgames.com)
Game:           ETCH
Release:        November 2026
Platforms:      Steam (PC); free web demo on itch.io and GX.Games
Demo:           Free demo on Steam; playable at Steam Next Fest, October 2026
Price:          $14.99 USD
Engine:         Godot
Genre:          Top-down roguelike maze-runner
Players:        Single-player
Steam:          https://store.steampowered.com/app/4398870/ETCH/
Steam (tracked link for articles):
                https://store.steampowered.com/app/4398870/ETCH/?utm_source=press_kit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=demo&utm_content=article
Website:        https://etchgame.com
Press kit:      https://etchgame.com/press/
Press contact:  press@conductorgames.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION
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A fast top-down roguelike maze-runner. You're a PSI-class Runner, the one
unit they can't capture. Slip into a Tracer-held sector, bring its cores
online, and take it back before they close in.

DESCRIPTION
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ETCH is a fast top-down roguelike maze-runner. You're a PSI-class Runner,
the one unit they can't capture. Slip into a Tracer-held sector, bring its
cores online, and take it back before they close in.

Every sector is a new maze, and none of them want you to leave. Four
protocols (Surge, Firewall, Lag Spike, Trap Mine) turn the maze against the
swarm hunting you. Six Tracer types each hunt differently, and 78 upgrades
and 47 modules (12 of them corrupted) mean no two runs build the same
Runner.

Underneath the arcade is grief: every Tracer in the maze was one of us,
once. Lose the signal, and we send the next. Every run sharpens the one
after it.

FEATURES
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- A complete single-player roguelike: tense, build-driven, endlessly replayable
- 4 protocols, 78 upgrades, and 47 modules (12 of them corrupted) for countless builds
- 6 Tracer types and 6 escalating boss designs across a 30-sector descent
- Endless mode: push past where every other Runner has fallen
- 57 Steam achievements and cloud saves
- Free demo available now

HISTORY
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ETCH is the debut title from Conductor Games, built in Godot. Its free demo
is live on Steam, itch.io, and GX.Games, and the game demos publicly at
Steam Next Fest in October 2026 ahead of a November release. ETCH is
the first chapter of a planned series set in the same universe, the
Entanglement Cycle.

STREAMING & VIDEO POLICY
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You may publish and monetize videos, streams, and screenshots of ETCH
(demo or full game) on any platform, no permission needed. A link back to
the Steam page or etchgame.com is appreciated.

ASSETS IN THIS KIT
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logo_key_art/   Transparent logo, key art, header capsule, hero banner (PNG)
screenshots/    9 native 1920x1080 PNG screenshots
gifs/           5 loop-ready GIFs, each under 3 MB
video/          Trailer (1080p60 MP4) and three gameplay clips (MP4)
