Regretevator (game)

This article is about the main Regretevator variant. For the testing variant, please head over to this article.
Not to be confused with Elevator, which is also referred to as the 'Regretevator'.
Regretevator (stylized as REGRETEVATOR) is an adventure-type experience developed by The Axolotl Sun. The primary objective of the game is to explore several floors that can be chosen at random. 
As of November 23rd, 2024, it currently has approximately 119.4M+ visits, alongside a ratio of 237k+ likes to 23k+ dislikes. 
==History==
The earliest post that was about the game's development was posted in the official Axolotl Sun Discord server on October 16, 2021, where yeuc_c posted a now-deleted Twitter post that was possibly about early Regretevator development. 
A proper announcement would later be made on October 25th, where the game was opened for an Alpha public playtesting session.
On November 24th, a teaser image regarding an early variant of the Lobby was posted onto the Discord server, alongside a release date set to 5th December, 2021. 
Accompanying the post, another now-deleted post would also be made on the main game's development. The game would be officially released on December 6th, 2021, with the release being announced on the official Discord server. 
==Gameplay==
The main objective for when a player joins the game is to go into the elevator, however can also explore around the lobby, finding some secrets along the way.
If said player chooses to go into the elevator, it will then teleport the player to the elevator, or if a round is in progress, the spectating menu. After a round has ended, it will then put all remaining spectators to the elevator. 
Within some of the floors, there can be seen 'shop floors' a type of floor that players can purchase items from for a specific amount of coins, Players can also collect coins within other floors in order to purchase items in the Shop menu, or a shop floor, which is a floor that allows players to purchase items and effects that is not sold on the shop. 
===Floors===
Floors are areas that the player can explore within the game, and is a major part of the main game. Floors are chosen randomly between each intermission, however if a server has reached a milestone of 20 floors, a shop floor will automatically be chosen instead, or for a milestone of 50 floors, a special floor will be chosen instead as well. Floors are also divided into several categories, that being normal, special, obby, shop, multiplayer, and boss.
Players can also choose a floor from the Floor Selection menu by using Floor Tickets as well during the intermission. However, if said floor is selected when a floor has been chosen or during a floor duration, it will be chosen afterwards.
===Currency===
Read further: Coins and Floor Tickets
When in the game, players can also choose to purchase a currency known as Coins. Coins can either be bought in the shop, or through getting it in some floors. It can be used to purchase floors, alongside items as well.
There is also another currency called Floor Tickets, which can't be bought from the shop, but can be found on some floors (an example being the Backrooms). This currency is only usable for selecting the next floors. Players can only get floor tickets through either the daily reward challenges, finding a floor ticket on a designated floor (e.g. mining a rainbow block in the Flood Fill Mine floor), or printing it from a Ticket Printer on certain floors. 
===Items===
Items are held objects that players can use for a specific purpose or a decorative purpose. Items are sold in two areas; one being for the shop, and another that are only exclusive to some specific floors. (an example being Floppy Shoppy).
These items can be used a way to heal or damage players, interact with, or to serve a functional purpose (e.g. a light source). Currently, there are two types of items in-game, that being infinite-stocked items and consumable items, with the latter having to be bought again if interacted with.
===In-game products===
Within the game, there can also be seen in-game products (or commonly as 'gamepasses') that players can purchase in order to receive a benefit, whether it be for a cosmetic, promotional, or to gain significant advantage over other players.
As of now, the main Regretevator game has four gamepasses that players can purchase from. An example of a gamepass is the RED JUICE gamepass, which when bought, will give the player the RED JUICE item.
===NPCs===
NPCs (short for Non-Player Characters) are characters that players can interact with in-game, with some being able to enter the elevator. Some of these NPCs also have the ability to damage players if provoked or if said NPC is the main enemy within a specific floor.
Some NPCs, primarily the ones who enter the elevator, also have dialogue and can randomly say a random piece of dialogue or interact with other NPCs that are in the elevator as well.
==Gallery==
File:Teaser2.png|The game's teaser image.
==Trivia== 
*Players were able to submit floor requests during the game's development in the official Discord, but the channel is no longer accessible.
*During the initial announcement for the main game, yeuc_c planned to have 130-160 floors for a planned final base release of the game, alongside more.
*Regretevator was originally supposed to be a game for yeuc_c to just sit in an elevator. According to him, his reasoning for coming up with Regretevator was that he wanted to sit in an elevator with bossa nova music, and that he is autistic.https://www.tumblr.com/yeuc-c/742072552468463616
*Before May 31st, 2023, there was a bug which massive amounts of players were banned for no apparent reason.
*The game used to be called "Regret Elevator" as it stated in the description. It was removed from the description during an unknown update.
==References==
Click "Expand" to see.