Hello everyone!
We’re hard at work getting a demo ready for the Steamfest in June. It aims to showcase the ideas we’re bringing to the table rather than being the final version of the mechanics you will find in Kalyskah. Still, I want to go over what you can expect:
Story
Our game is split into two eras: Prologue and Main-Story. During the prologue, you will control Kalyskah at the height of her power. The main story, on the other hand, starts when she wakes up in a world that no longer remembers her. With her power stored in a Blood Idol, she must start from scratch and rebuild everything she’s lost.
The demo will be brief but it should be enough to hint at the major plot points of the game.
Side Content
The demo will also have a place called The Garden of Earthly Delights, run by a friendly but mysterious woman called Nemesis.
This is a place between realities where Kalysakh can sate both her lust and bloodlust.
Keep in mind that our base game doesn't have explicit nudity or sexual content. However, you can unlock this content by using our free DLC. Unfortunately, since you won’t be able to activate DLCs on demos during Steamfest, this content will not be available for now. Also, some countries, such as Germany and China, block this kind of content altogether, so we won’t be able to distribute the DLC through Steam in these regions.
Combat
The demo won't contain the final and brutal vision we have for this vampire game. We’ve motion-captured new animations, but they will not be ready by June, so we’ll use placeholders for this demo. Here's a teaser of what we’ll be working with later this year.
RPG
Ours is a roleplaying game, and we want to make you feel like you’re living on the skin of this classic vampire. You’ll be able to harness the gifts of the blood to accomplish supernatural feats and dominate your foes. However, not everything is great for a vampire. You’ll have to deal with the weaknesses that come with your condition, such as garlic, the need for an invitation to get inside homes, the lack of a reflection and everything that makes Bram Stoker vampires shine. On top of that, you’ll need to blend in among the flock, hiding your true nature from those you seek to feed from and the hunters that would see you destroyed. The choices you make will not only shape Kalyskha’s disposition towards humans, but also influence how the world sees her.
Most of these parts of the game are still a work-in-progress and we don’t feel like they are polished enough to be shown at an event as big as Steamfest. But we have added a few dialogues with choices so you can have an idea of how this system will work in the future. Will she forever remain the self-centred and arrogant cult leader, or will she understand that humans, despite being fragile, should be cherished and respected? The choice is yours.