As announced yesterday, Minerva Labyrinth will release on November 5th, 2025! Today I'm also releasing the most up-to-date demo, which features new Aspects, new support skills, a nicer-looking subway, and a major editing pass over writing (some of these edits made it into the v0.7.9 release).
There may be a few more tweaks in the final release, but this is pretty close to what it will look like. Here are the highlights:
Character Creation
Two new Aspects:
Aspect of the Sea, an evade tank and utility fighter.
Aspect of the Stars, an offensive caster with some varied utility skills.
Four new support skills:
Abundance: Items have a chance to not be consumed. Greater benefit with more users.
Economy: Reduces the cost of rest and recovery. Greater benefit with more users.
Itemancy: Allows using items as a free action once per turn, but consumes two items.
Zeal: Revive items and skills restore double HP.
Slightly relaxed stat minimums for more flexibility.
Added a new skin tone.
Revised aspect descriptions in character creation to cover detailed pros and cons, rather than tersely explaining specific skills.
Aspect descriptions now make it more clear whether an aspect is primarily oriented towards weapons or magic, which is relevant to stat allocation.
Many existing support skills have been renamed, but most function the same.
Gameplay
Weight penalties have been simplified to impact only Speed and Defense.
Momentum (now Alacrity) has been changed to provide a large initiative bonus.
Commander (now Authority) has had the Speed penalty and defensive components removed.
Having two characters with Scout (now Vigilance) reduces trap damage by 75%.
Graphics and Text
Improved subway textures and added more color and variety to the area.
Improved some visuals in HQ.
Added a new portrait for Diana's calls in the subway and hospital.
Many text and dialogue revisions.