Demonschool a new school-life tactics RPG game for Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Due to the devilish minds of behind developer Necrosoft Games. Working to make its way onto Steam next year.
Demonschool, the school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema. Which also summons fast-paced, streamlined combat on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC in 2023. Developer Necrosoft Games invite fresh-faced students to a colorful island and its “prestigious” university. Where exciting sports clubs, a world class education, and the impending doom of a demonic apocalypse await.
For freshman Faye, the last living heir to a long forgotten family of demon hunters. Well, it seems school is nothing like it looks on the brochures. While her peers get to flirt with Freud and dabble in Dante. Faye and her new band of misfit friends get shunted toward supernatural inquiries. A woman who lost her face? A summoning ritual in the cemetery? Mailer Daemons!? The underworld inches ever closer to the world of humanity. Even more so since college is hell.
Demonschool is a streamlined tactics game where movement equals action. Since decisions can be rewound and speedy mechanics remove the genre’s typical cruft. Plan each student’s moves at your leisure. Then hit the action button and watch it all play out in ruin, in character-based combos. Destin, a hot blooded fighter, can knock foes forward into Namako’s debuffing dash. Also damage dealers like Faye benefit from shrine keeper Knute’s helpful wards. Adjust strategies for large bosses and unusual battle areas. Bucking typical genre styles. Unleash tide turning special moves to keep the demons at bay. Therefore, if they reach the back line, the human world is lost.
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Each surreal encounter brings Faye and friends closer to a dark plot beyond their imagining. As a result, student life isn’t all bloodstained butterflies and dolls from hell. You will also live out an entire school semester, choosing what to study, and who to befriend. And also how much trust to share. Plan your team’s class schedule to develop their skills. Acquire over a dozen new allies through myriad side quests. All in a lively world of giallo colors and lighting. Build friendships or fiery romances between them all. Building combo attacks and elemental affinities and uncovering new endings. Explore extracurriculars in and around town with a darkly comedic cast of oddities.
Demonschool worships at the ritual altar of classic Italian horror films of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Full of strange visuals and hellish grossly driven by a funky bassline. One that also renders even the most horrific scene pointless. Its tactical battles evoke genre giants like Into the Breach. Plus fluid mechanics with fewer clicks and a generous planning phase. Due make starting this class a cakewalk.
Demonschool a new school-life tactics RPG is coming in 2023 via Steam. Due to arrive, on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC.