14 DAY TRIAL // Demon Skin is an upcoming hack-and-slash game coming to PC on April 13. Developed by Ludus Future, Demon Skin promises players a challenging combat system in the same vein as Dark Souls, but that's probably the only thing that recommends it as a soulslike game.
In Demon Skin, players must improve their skills by mastering various stances for blazing-fast parrying and inflicting maximum damage with spectacular finishing moves. Your life depends on how well you manage your level of stamina, but you'll have to pay attention to other indicators of the character’s physical condition as well since all these features directly affect the outcome of the battle.
“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!” said Denis Listov, lead game designer at Ludus Future.
The game has an extensive skill tree and dozens of enemy types, from skeletons, zombies, and spiders to werewolves, lizards, and golems. Demon Skin lets players equip more than 30 types of edged and blunt weapons, with each type being effective against a certain type of enemy.
Also, there are rare and ancient artifact weapons hidden in secret places of the game world. They will give players who find them impressive super skills after achieving a certain level. There's just one armor in the game, which can be improved by collecting shards of crystal.
While Demon Skin has been confirmed to arrive on PC on April 13, developers promised to bring it to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later in 2021.
