1666: Amsterdam Gets New Trailer and Demo at Summer Game Fest 2026
After more than a decade of legal battles and studio changes, Patrice Désilets' long-dormant project is finally playable, making this demo a concrete milestone for a game many assumed was dead.
Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, and 1 more.
Panache Digital Games showed a new trailer for '1666: Amsterdam' during Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 6, and released a playable demo. The game is a third-person action-adventure set in 1666 Amsterdam. Players control Noah Brooklyn, a woman who hides her identity by day and uses magic to fight demons called Originals at night. The Originals blend in with the city's citizens, and players must identify and expose them. A black cat named Aaron, summoned from 1999, acts as a partner; players can switch between Noah and Aaron to use different abilities. The demo offers about 30 minutes of gameplay and is available now on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The full game is planned for early access release in late 2026. The project has a long history: it was originally developed at THQ Montreal, then moved to Ubisoft after THQ's bankruptcy, was frozen after Patrice Désilets was fired, and later returned to Désilets via a legal settlement. This re-reveal comes nearly 15 years after development began.
The demo version of '1666: Amsterdam' gives players roughly 30 minutes of the opening story, introducing the world, characters, and the central mystery. The game's narrative spans three time periods: 1666, 1999, and the present day. Noah Brooklyn is a Collector, born with inherited magic, and her goal is to reclaim power from the Originals. The partner cat Aaron can be switched to for exploration and tracking using his sense of smell. The game is being developed by Panache Digital Games, the studio Patrice Désilets founded after regaining the rights. Désilets originally conceived the title at THQ Montreal, but the studio closed in 2012. Ubisoft acquired the rights and brought Désilets on to continue, but fired him shortly after, leading to a lawsuit that was settled in 2016 with Désilets regaining control. The trailer shown at Summer Game Fest 2026 included cutscenes depicting the game's unique world. The demo is available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Early access is planned for late 2026 on PC.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「アサクリ」生みの親率いるPanache Digital Games新作「1666 AMSTERDAM」発表【SGF2026】
- 4Gamer.net デモ版の配信もスタート。1666年のアムステルダムで悪魔と戦う女性を描くアクションADV「1666: Amsterdam」，2026年に早期アクセスを開始
- Automaton 元『アサシン クリード』開発者新作『1666: Amsterdam』、すごくいろいろあった末に“再発表”。執念で作られた、1666年アムステルダム探索魔女アクション
- Denfaminicogamer 正体を隠して“魔女”として生きるアクションゲーム『1666: Amsterdam』新映像が公開。ゲーム冒頭を遊べる体験版も公開、オランダ・アムステルダムを舞台に怪物を退治していく
- Game Spark 『アサシン クリード』生みの親手掛ける『1666: Amsterdam』デモ版公開！最新映像もお披露目【SGF2026】