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Ysbryd Games has announced Demonschool, a tactical RPG, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series. The game is in development at Necrosoft Games and will launch in 2023. Demonschool is a horror game in which you must defeat demons that interrupt your university life. The game will also have 15 companions that you can build relationships with. More details will be revealed at a later date.

Details via Ysbryd Games:

Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.

Key Features

– Tactics – Rewind any action during the planning phase and create combos to dispatch your foes.
– Story – A light horror narrative told through huge avatars with side quests aplenty.
– Schedule – Plan your school schedule to level your characters and build their skills.
– Friendship – 15 characters with whom to build relationships.

Battle System Basics

– Units interact contextually with their environment. Enemies will be struck, objects moved, or the character will simply dash.
– Plan movements at your leisure, and execute them all at once. You can also rewind actions during the planning phase.
– Buffing friendlies and debuffing enemies compounds damage output. Note the damage numbers!
– Combos do big damage and produce unique elemental attacks, which you can use to exploit enemy weaknesses.

Characters

– Faye – Last in line of the final demon hunting family on the planet Earth. Loves to punch up, cares about everybody.
– Destin – A pugilist through and through. A good guy who believes in you to his detriment.
– Namako – Photography nerd who keeps everything packed down in a tight little knot in her stomach ’til she explodes.
– Knute – Pragmatic media enthusiast who always sees all the angles. Trying to be more positive these days.

World

Explore a mysterious island that reveals its mysteries morning, noon, and night, day by day, week by week, across a university semester. Plan your team’s schedule to enhance their skills and gain new abilities. Gain new teammates and enhance their relationships depending on who you choose to pursue.

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