Some games, while still in heavy production, release demos to give
potential buyers a taste of what the game will hold in the future. Demos should
make you want more of the game, enough to either pledge money to the
production, or buy the game at its release. Itch.io and Steam hold many demos
available to play, and I’ve gathered some of them together to share with you.
Please check them out for yourself, and support them with words of
encouragement, or by pledging if you’re able to do that.
1. Dr. Frank’s Build-A-Boyfriend (In development)
Source: Itch.io Page
I’ll be upfront, this is a yaoi visual novel, meaning that is boy on
boy love isn’t your thing, you may want to pass. I found the demo to be
downright hilarious, my sides actually hurt from laughing! The general premise
is this—your boyfriend has stolen your research on resurrection, and is going
to present them at the prestigious Hindenberg University Conference! So, you
decide the best way to deal with it, is to make your own boyfriend who is even
better than that jerk! We could even gather the prime specimens… That way you
can make him jealous and prove your research principles at the same time!
You get to actually pick the look of the boyfriend (however you don’t
get to SEE the boyfriend because the demo ends after that) but I love the ideas
presented. The music is good, the dialogue is laugh out loud funny, and the art
is nice as well. It’s a win all around for me! You can try to demo for yourself
for free on Itch.io *here*.
2. Fox in the Hollyhocks (In development)
Source: Itch.io Page
First thing is first here, Fox in the Hollyhocks is another yaoi game,
so if you got problems with boy on boy love you can just skip over this game
too. The demo is short, but we get to meet our main character, Hunter, and the
guy who seems familiar, but Hunter isn’t sure why—Renard. Your choices do make
a difference here, so be mindful of how you answer. Not much comes about from
the demo, but I like that it leaves a lot of mystery. I did fill out a survey
and offer to help test the game release, so I’m kind of hoping for it. If not,
I’ll still be excited to play the full release!
The music is beautiful piano music, and the art style is just lovely. I
think Hunter and Renard both are drawn very well. Anyway, you can try the demo
for yourself by downloading it from Itch.io *here*.
3. Inspirited (In Development)
Source: Itch.io Page
Inspirited is an adventure RPG, reminiscent of Dragon Quest, or the
older Final Fantasy games. I also want to mention that this game was made for
Yuri Jam 2016(the demo anyhow) so if girl on girl isn’t your thing, then pass.
Created by picoburger, this delightful RPG follows Mica, a wanderer who has
found herself in the Kingdom of Crusia—a kingdom with no spirits. Spirits were
believed to just be fairy tales until a mysterious young lady by the name of
Cyrille comes to show them how wrong they are. Cyrille wants to bring man and
spirit back together again to restore balance to the good and evil or the
world. Mica decided to help on this quest and together they get to work,
opening the spirit gates.
I did really enjoy this demo. The art is attractive, the music and
delightful, and the dialog, while nothing special, works. There were some
issues with this demo, including text and character names overlapping in
dialogue boxes, and white lines would sometime appear next to sprites(like a
break in the image). However the reason I was unable to finish this demo,
despite really wanting to, is because the item that is supposed to be used to
revive your character if they die doesn’t work. I did comment to let the developers
know, so hopefully the full release will run smooth and without issues. Despite
the issues, I still enjoyed the demo and I plan to get the full release when it
is finished, which it may be by the time this is scheduled to be posted to my
blog. If that is the case there will probably be a full blog entry about it
sometime. Anyhow, you can try the demo for yourself by downloading it for free
from Itch.io *here*. Just take care not to die!
4. Heartthrob Café: A Close Up (In development)
Source: Itch.io Page
So instead I’ll comment that the art is adorable. I mean really. I’m
not into furries, but these humanoid animals are cute. There isn’t any music
either. I like the dialogue though. Conversation has a good flow and it mimics
how people really talk, so it doesn’t seem stiff or out of place. I even got a
few chuckles.
Although I can’t say much, I’m looking forward to the full release of
this game(if they haven’t already released by the time this blog is scheduled
to post.) I’ll be sure to keep updated so I can let everyone know when it
happens for any of the demos listed so that you’ll have the opportunity to try
them for yourself as well, *here*.
As always, be sure that if you play the game, you leave some
encouragement, or even some helpful criticism if needed, to help the creators
further develop the game.
Happy Gaming, Friends!
Bell
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