Lia and the Gem Journey 2.01 (English)

Lia And The Gem Journey throws you into a surprisingly harsh RPG where everything costs way too much and nothing works like you’d expect. Poor Lia-chan starts her quest to find seven magic jewel stones but immediately gets scammed into working at a brothel because she’s broke.

The game trolls you hard with its economy. Inns barely heal you despite costing a fortune, items are overpriced garbage, and equipment might not even be worth buying. The worst part? Nobody tells you where to actually find these magic stones you’re supposed to collect. You’re basically stumbling around blind while getting financially destroyed.

It’s intentionally frustrating but somehow works. The translation uses AI so expect some wonky dialogue, but the core game has this weird charm where the unfair difficulty becomes part of the experience.