OAKLAND, CA — June 8, 2025 — Demonschool, the school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema from developer Necrosoft Games and publisher Ysbryd Games (WORLD OF HORROR, VA-11 HALL-A), turns in a new trailer ahead of its Q3 2025 release on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, as seen during today’s PC Gaming Show.
Survive a semester as Faye, a freshman coming ashore to enroll at an eerie island university haunted by supernatural creatures she’s only read about in family texts. Team up with newfound friends for extracurricular investigations and grid-based tactical battles with macabre monsters rooted in ‘60s and ‘70s Italian horror cinema and Japanese horror manga.
Form bonds within a four-person battle party from 15 different playable characters with distinct special skills to triumph over tricky demonic attacks. Balance their class schedules with training, side quests, and more to boost their abilities in battle, and foster interpersonal friendships to create flashy combos on the battlefield when their paths collide.
Take down hellspawn on a chess-like tactical board inspired by Into the Breach in a realm where 2D and 3D collide. Plan out the perfect strategy in the Planning phase, rewinding and redoing as needed, and watch moves and specials play out simultaneously in the Action phase. Utilize Faye’s powerful kicks, Ti’s rock columns, Knute’s reliable heals, and more flashy abilities to bury the lowliest crawling demon under the tallest stacks of haunted televisions!
“Our team took great pride in fleshing out the world of Demonschool as much as possible,” said Brandon Sheffield, creative director of Necrosoft Games. “With plenty of class and demon assignments to complete, characters to hang out with, and minigames to play, students won’t run out of things to do on Jabberwock Island.”
Demonschool kicks demon butts on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in Q3 2025 with English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language support.
Research Ysbryd Games via its official website, follow @YsbrydGames on social media, and join fellow students on Discord. Find Necrosoft Games on its official website, Discord, and @necrosoftgames on social media.
About Ysbryd Games
Publisher Ysbryd Games delivers games with stories that have the heart and soul to stay with players for a lifetime, underlined by captivating gameplay and striking aesthetics.
About Necrosoft Games
Necrosoft Games is an Oakland, California-based game developer with members all over the world. Founded by Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra alum Brandon Sheffield after he left journalism, the studio now numbers six strong after developing a string of cult indie gems like Gunhouse, Oh, Deer!, and Hyper Gunsport.
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