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The Demon Lord is New in Town!

Daijyobi Institute · Kagura Games · 2022-01-24

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jan 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A Resource Management Adventure Game -- Play as Van, a demon lord who has had his power sealed, and has been banished to the world of mortals. Make friends and work towards regaining your former glory!

74%
positive of 137 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

Moments before his defeat, the demon lord possesses the body of his attacker. However, in his haste, he botches the transition and finds himself trapped in the powerless body of a human. Now with no memory of his past and only the help of his companion, Aira, he must take refuge at the inn of a nearby adventurer’s town. It doesn’t take long for the two to find themselves penniless, leaving them no choice but to form a party with the dark elf, Chocolat, train with Liz, the daughter of the town’s lord, and aid the town’s priestess, Emma. As Van’s life in town continues, he begins to grow accusto(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (48 reviews).
  • · Top 35% of 29,427 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.7k–6.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 137 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2026-09-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

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2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGAnimeFunnyIndieMemesComedySportsAdventure

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