Buka Entertainment and LUDUS FUTURE has announced the release date of their upcoming 2D hack-n-slash title Demon Skin. Demon Skin is slated for release on PC on April 13, 2021, and it will release on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later this year. Demon Skin is a brutal hack-and-slash that offers 2D gameplay with a challenging combat system. Set in a harsh dark fantasy world, the game will test your will and skill against deadly environments and towering enemies.
In the game, you accept a position amongst the Order of Wanderers and become a demon slayer armed with axe and sword. The game throws hordes of demon and sinister masters at you and it will be your job to slay them all. You will have multiple combat moves at your disposal such as parrying incoming attacks, dodge traps, and out-sprint annihilation in hostile worlds. The game also comes with an intuitive combat stance system and allows you to loot demon dead bodies for new weapons and combos.
The project lead Denis Listov details that he first came up with the idea back in 2014 however he had no prior development experience however he started to learn development and made the game later with different problems still lining up in his path such as the transition from 2D to 3D models, switching game engines, rebranding and much more. He details in the official press release:
Everyone told me that if I want to do something right, I have to learn how to do it by myself. That to create a game I’d have to master programming, animation and other stuff as well. Not to mention other development tasks that needed to be done. Sure, I could have started with something less complicated, but this game was the only thing I could think about.
Key features of Demon Skin include:
- Sophisticated combat system – Improve your skills by mastering various stances for lightning-fast parrying and inflicting maximum damage with spectacular finishing moves! Keep an eye on the level of stamina and other indicators of the character’s physical condition – all these features directly affect the outcome of the battle.
- An extensive skill tree – Gain experience to learn new combos and enhance health, stamina, and attack power.
- Dozens of enemy types – From skeletons, zombies, and spiders to werewolves, lizards, and golems – fighting each of them requires a different approach.
- Huge arsenal for killing monsters – There are more than 30 types of edged and blunt weapons at your disposal and each type is only effective against a certain type of enemies. You can even destroy enemies with your bare hands – it’s not as effective but still a lot of fun.
- Secrets and artifacts – Some rare and ancient artifact weapons are hidden in the secret places of the game world. Find it to unlock the impressive super skills after achieving a certain level.
- A demon on the outside, a demon within – Collect shards of Crystal and become even stronger, build up your bone armor and turn into a fearsome demon.
- Gloomy landscapes in the spirit of dark fantasy – From the icy wastelands and deep dungeons to the twilight forests and abodes of the undead. This cruel world lives a life of its own, but terrifying creatures that inhabit it are not always hostile. On your way, you will not only meet enemies but also powerful allies.
Demon Skin is slated for release next month and if you want to know more details or add the game to your wishlist on Steam, you can head over to the game’s Steam page.
Let us know in the comments section below whether you would be interested in playing Demon Skin when it comes out next month.
