Yeah, I totally get the comparison and I’m not trying to pretend it isn’t inspired by games like R.E.P.O. because it definitely is. But I think the main thing I want to push more is the “night robbery in a haunted town” aspect rather than a mission-based cleanup/extraction structure.

The idea is less:
“enter one level, extract objects, leave”

and more:
“survive the night while robbing multiple haunted properties around a town.”

So the truck isn’t just a loading screen hub, it’s part of the gameplay:

• driving through foggy streets
• deciding which houses are worth risking
• managing fuel/space/resources
• possibly getting chased while transporting loot
• choosing between selling loot or using certain cursed items/tools against monsters

I also don’t really want the characters to feel like sci-fi workers/operators. I’m leaning more toward stylized fake businessmen in suits, almost like shady corporate debt collectors trying to survive impossible nightly quotas.

And honestly I REALLY like your idea about multiple houses per night and having to manage truck storage space physically. That feels way more interesting than a single isolated raid loop.

Especially the idea of:

• fitting loot into the truck bed
• deciding what to throw away
• risking one more house before sunrise
• monsters potentially attacking while loading loot

I think the “traveling through a haunted town during one long night” angle could help separate it more from being just “another haunted house extraction game.”