Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Demo Lands on Steam
A 30-year industry veteran from Vanillaware spent six years handcrafting a gamebook-style RPG with all hand-drawn art, and its demo is now available for anyone to try on Steam ahead of a July release.
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Developer Digitalis Publishing and publisher 15 Industry released a Steam demo on June 5 for Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a "reading-type" fantasy adventure where players explore a story world by turning book pages. The demo covers about 30 minutes of the game, which is led by former Vanillaware artist Yoshio Nishimura, who spent six years hand-drawing all 300-plus illustrations. The full game launches July 9.
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is a gamebook-style RPG where players read a book, turn pages, make choices, and roll dice to determine outcomes. Players can fight, negotiate, or sneak, and the world reacts differently based on their actions and dice results. The demo lets players start as either the warrior Havlock or the mage Paneri. The game will also be shown at Steam Next Fest starting June 16. Live streaming and video monetization are permitted for both individuals and corporations.
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