After finding out that we were one of Steam’s most-played demos during Next Fest, we decided to extend the duration of the Tales of Seikyu demo – giving you the opportunity to explore more of the countryside and to make sure you grabbed our demo exclusive Serpent Rattan armour.
It’s been so wonderful hearing about the fun you’ve been having, but all good things must come to an end, and the demo will be going offline on Tuesday the 25th of March around 9.00am UTC. We wanted to give you plenty of warning so that you can wrap up anything you want to do in game ahead of our Early Access launch, with the reminder that you’ll be able to load your demo save files when we hit Early Access if you choose!
“Will I Be Able to Get the Serpent Rattan Armour If I Didn’t Play the Demo?”
Exclusive items like this are a fun way for the community to pick up a little something extra for supporting Tales of Seikyu throughout our journey. The Serpent Rattan Armour was designed to be a Tales of Seikyu Next Fest demo exclusive item. In order to access the Serpent Rattan Armour when we go into Early Access, you will need to load your demo save data. If you’ve just downloaded the demo and you’ve not managed to find the armour yet, please check the mailbox outside of your farmhouse.
“What’s Next for Tales of Seikyu?”
We’re delighted to announce that the next time Tales of Seikyu will be playable is going to be when we hit Early Access in Spring 2025! We know you’re all itching for us to drop a launch date and, if we’re being honest, we’re absolutely desperate to give you one. HOWEVER, we received a lot of demo feedback from our incredible community and we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves by announcing a date before we’ve given your feedback the time and attention it deserves. We’ll have more information for you soon but, in the meantime, you can rest assured that we’re working hard to bring you the best-possible experience at Early Access.
“What’s the Best Way to Support the Developers Ahead of Early Access?”
We hear this question a lot from our community, and it warms our hearts every single time. Your demo feedback has been so helpful in giving us an idea of what needs a little polish before we hit Early Access, and we’re so grateful to everybody who shared their thoughts and submitted bug reports. As we approach Early Access, the best thing you can do to support us as developers is to wishlist the game. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, but it’s really important that the folks over at Steam know just how excited you are to play Tales of Seikyu, and the most direct way to communicate that with them is to wishlist the game and share it with your friends!
That concludes another update from us and we’re feeling super positive about the future of Tales of Seikyu. Spring is fast approaching and there’s so much to look forward to. From our date announcement to the warmer weather, we hope that the next few months are filled with fun and excitement for you, our wonderful community. Stay well and make sure to look after yourselves! We’re gearing up to share lots of fun and exciting things over on our social media channels in the run up to Early Access, so don’t forget to follow us on Discord, X, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.