Hey all! We're super excited to announce an upcoming playable demo for Clever Girls!
We're calling it "Dress Rehearsal". Check out the demo's own steam page!
Clever Girls is a big project with a lot yet to be done! But, we wanted to get something playable to you all as soon as possible. We're making this demo as a small "rehearsal" that demonstrates what the full game will be like, with some key differences, and some work-in-progress features. Here's a breakdown:
In the "Dress Rehearsal" Demo, Fall 2024:
- Bite-sized, non-canon, linear slice-of-life visual novel story. Get to know our main characters in a relaxed setting as they explore an abandoned campsite and perform some dramatic reenactments!
- 4 playable characters with unique combat abilities
- An early look at a simplified turn-based stealth-battle system, with 3 battles including a tutorial. Special character abilities, too!
- A mid-sized map to explore with ambience that changes as the demo story progresses, and plenty of interactions.
Features NOT in "Dress Rehearsal" that we want to have in the full game:
- Branching storylines, and an in-depth relationship system spanning across friendships, romances and rivalries between all four characters
- Full-fledged RPG progression system and new character ability unlocks
- Many more zones and environmental interactions
- Much, much more!
It's shaping up really well and we'll release it as soon as we feel it's ready! We've been working on it for a while and are targeting the remaining months of fall this year to send it out.
Check out the steam page for even more details. If you have the main game wishlisted, you'll receive an email when the demo launches.
Thanks for reading! As a special bonus, we'll leave you with some development art, a look at some studies of Sawyer, a utahraptor and an aspiring (if overzealous!) pack leader:
Stay tuned for more info (and a demo release date!) We'll send it as soon as we have it!