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Demonschool feels like Into the Breach meets Persona, with a horror twist

June 11, 2025 5 Min Read
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Demonschool feels like Into the Breach meets Persona, with a horror twist

A few minutes later Demon School Demo, I found myself distracted. Developed by Indie Studio Necrosoft Games, this game packs such a banger soundtrack and fascinating aesthetic, and you need your attention only in those areas. Fortunately, Demon School It also thrives with the massive amount of material that comes with its flashy style.

Demon School is an upcoming isometric RPG built on tactical and war-like strategies. The battle is divided into two phases: planning and action. During the planning stage, you require that players prepare for attacks on the battlefield, choose their placement, assign attack points to damage the enemies, position members of the party, and drive the power of the opponents, consisting of demons, gangs, and everything in between. The action phase, on the other hand, is attributed to the player’s strategic planning and enemy response.

Plus, there is a unique element of the battle. Player units can only move the battlefield in a straight line, unless they use a feature called Sidestep. In many cases, attacks will be affected and push back on other characters. This works favorably depending on the positioning.

Demonschool's battlefield screenshot depicts isometric views of various combatants fighting in stone structures

Image: Necrosft Games

The battle concludes that players close the demon portal and defeat a certain number of demons, or opposition parties who violate the barriers between the Objective’s Hell and the Earth. If it sounds like there’s a lot in the fight Demon Schoolbecause there is. Make sure to practice patience learning this tough yet rewarding combat system, as mechanics can be a little difficult to master and fights can be brutal to win the first attempt. But as things start to flow, the entire battle experience feels like an old-fashioned strategy puzzle game infused with bits of RPG flavor mechanics. And according to Demon School Creative Director Brandon Sheffield said that particular feeling was the overall point of the game’s design.

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“The core design of battles first came from a prototype of tactical puzzles. I was trying to come up with the smallest tactical game I could,” Sheffield told RPGFAN. “From there, things evolved and became a tactical game where the focus doesn’t require a lot of clicks or confirmation. That’s how I set out to think about moving your character and automatically making what kind of action it automatically does when it reaches the enemy.”

Playing the demo reminded me of a distinctive UI with flared texts reminiscent of Persona-like franchise, Danganronpa, in a school setting. Megaman Battle Network and In violation The game has a constant focus on rigid, tactical grid-based combat. Still, even if a lot of inspiration oozes out of this new game, Demon School These titles allow you to create a unique experience that highlights it in a fresh and innovative way.

Image: Necrosft Games

The new demos of the game offer the opportunity to experience both aspects of school life and combat. The player leads a group of classmates, Destin, Sea Cucumber and Knut to control a girl named Faye on the mission to retrieve the devil’s paintbrush.

While acquiring new levels and abilities was not included in the demo, the game drove the concept of exploring the real world and the devil’s realm, while teaching players how to make the most of their time during a typical school week. Several side quests introduced the ability to build bonds between Faye and her friends, improving chemistry on the battlefield.

oh! And there are even mini-games in the demo that showcase fishing, the beloved staple food of the RPG genre. The mini-game is rather cozy, charming and somewhat challenging, but the fish design is pretty scary and completely encapsulated Demon School It’s all.

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The game was first announced in 2022 Demon School It will eventually arrive on PC, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch.

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