Hey Neighbors! 🧟
After a longer and more complex hiatus than anyone could have predicted, we're beyond thrilled to announce that the DAMN! IP is making a fierce comeback with two major game announcements!
A Little Backstory
In 2019, we launched a Kickstarter for Demons Ate My Neighbors! with big ambitions: to create a love letter to classic 90s run-and-gun games, spiced up with the intensity of roguelite shooters like The Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon, all mixed with the goofy co-op energy of ToeJam & Earl. We were ready to bring you this vision—even got Macaulay Culkin involved! But after factoring in Kickstarter rewards, fees, and production costs, we realized we needed to scale up our resources to bring the full vision to life.
The challenges of COVID and the need for a clear plan led us to put the project on pause while we sharpened our focus. Today, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve secured outside support to relaunch the DAMN! project—and with fresh momentum, we’re announcing two titles currently in development: DAMN! Nation and Demons Ate My Neighbors!
And that’s not all—Tuned-Out Games has evolved into Curse Free Studios, which will be producing and publishing all DAMN! IP titles moving forward!
Introducing DAMN! Nation – Launching Early 2025
DAMN! Nation is a free-to-play mobile game, designed as a one-handed, single-player experience that introduces players to the world and characters of DAMN! Step into the shoes of April in this action-packed prologue to the main story of Demons Ate My Neighbors! 📲
DAMN! Nation will launch in a closed beta this December and then will be available for public consumption early 2025. It will be available on iOS, Android, and Quest headsets (as a 2D app)
While we have no plans to implement blockchain technology in Demons Ate My Neighbors!, when it comes to our partnership agreement for DAMN! Nation, we’re implementing blockchain technology to store run data, providing a transparent, public leaderboard to keep things fair and track performance trends.
We know some players have concerns about this tech, but we want to be open from the start of our new relationship with you as a potential fan: it was the best path to secure funding and bring the IP back to life.
Rest assured, despite the blockchain implementation, this partnership has enabled us to make a game focused on fun first. It’s a completely optional feature that exists to add some transaction data to the chain alongside providing those who choose to opt in additional benefits such as achievements and token airdrops on a companion app.
Our new funding will bring DAMN! Nation to life, with the hope that its success will pave the way for us to realize the original vision of Demons Ate My Neighbors! fully.
Looking Toward the Core Vision of Creating Demons Ate My Neighbors!
Our new funding will bring DAMN! Nation to life, and we’re hopeful its success will pave the way for us to fully realize our original vision for Demons Ate My Neighbors!
Our plan remains mostly the same - a fully fleshed out, “traditional” roguelike action game for 2-player co-op. We loved growing up with the vibes of Zombies ate my Neighbors, and have lost 100s of hours playing The Binding of Isaac, and if we can combine the complexity and depth with the wacky 90’s vibes, with just a pinch of ToeJam & Earl’s kooky co-op funkiness, we think we have the recipe for something really special.
Again, this will be the original vision that I think many of you originally became early fans of, and we hope if you’re not interested in DAMN! Nation, you’ll stay tuned for Demons Ate My Neighbors!
Please consider wishlisting Demons Ate My Neighbors! on Steam and help us create the buzz we need to explore additional funding and publishing opportunities! 🎮
Going forward, you can expect regular updates on both games, including details on gameplay, systems, and artwork. The vibe remains true to the original vision: in both DAMN! Nation and Demons Ate My Neighbors!, you’ll wield an upgradable squirt gun to cleanse the neighborhood of monstrous infestations in a dynamic, evolving roguelite world. 🧠💥
You’re the ones who inspired us to keep chasing this dream and hopefully bring it to reality one day. Join us on Discord to share your thoughts and let us know what you’d love to see next!
📩 Stay tuned for more updates & sneak peeks on our social channels!
Discord, X, Facebook, Instagram, as well as Curse Free Studios on Linkedin (ew) and YouTube, where we plan to upload some never-before-seen footage of some of Demons Ate My Neighbors!'s prototypes!
We can't wait to show you more and your unearthly patience.
Catch you on the flip side,
Curse Free Studios
