Lost Soul

This game is a 2D open-world RPG game following Canto the main protagonist getting convinced to try this post future virtual reality game. Turns out his Soul is trapped within games code. He has to travel across a vast land trying to find answers on how to escape with his sidekick Jinx the fox!. 
Though out the game the player will experience Cantos adventure trying to survive this open world while trying to find the way out, The player will learn about Canto himself and the characters around them that will push the story forward or change paths depending on choices the player can make effecting different outcomes. 
The main premise is to fight monsters in a turn-based combat system which rewards players exp and new gear to become stronger but they can also do side quests throughout there adventure, do puzzles, build and craft at there player base to add a bit of freedom to there adventure. 
The challenges the player will face will be the Hunger and thirst system in the game keeping themselves going adding a extra difficulty to the game. 
Build in game mechanics include. Crafting, lockpicking which has its own minigame, collecting Souls to enchant weapons and tools, sleeping, eating and drinking to survive. 
The playtime should take roughly 10 hours or so depending on how much players do in this vast world. 
The genre is fantasy with a hint of post future. 
The soundtrack is supposed to be like a classic retro game esthetic that makes the players feel the mood the game is trying to represent in its mood.
What makes it unique is that the story concept is intriguing, the gameplay is relatable and the style is classic 2D, which gives this game its own quarks and memorbilia.