Aeternum Game Studios announces that its hand drawn, 2D metroidvania Aeterna Noctis will be playable at the upcoming Steam Next Fest, from October 1st to October 7th. The demo will let players explore the first levels ahead of the game’s release on December 15th on Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch for $29.99/€29,99. You can check the latest Aeterna Noctis trailer below these lines.
Attending to their fans’ requests, Aeternum Game Studios has decided to release a demo that will let them play as the King of Darkness for the very first time. The Steam Next Fest demo will let players experience Aeterna Noctis heart-stopping combat and skill-based platforming through 16 visually stunning connected areas. “This will be just a glimpse of the full Aeterna Noctis experience”, the studio says. The studio also wants to invite its community to share their thoughts and feedback on the game’s official Discord server.
The Steam Next Fest demo comes right before the game being featured at IndieLand, the charity event hosted by The Completionist that will gather money for mental health research this weekend. For the studio, “sharing the stage with a bunch of promising indie titles during these days has been an honor, especially knowing that we are helping to raise awareness about such a sensitive topic as mental health”.
The Completionist will be the first to play the demo that will be featured on the Steam Next Fest. Stay tuned for more previews of the demo. After The Completionist’s stream, more content creators will share their experience during the whole week of the Steam Next Fest. Aeterna Noctis has been recently featured at different events overseas such as the Busan Indie Connect Festival 2021 held in South Korea and will also be present in the next Tokyo Game Show, that will take place during September 30th until October 3rd.
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