| Demon Turf | |
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| Developer | Fabraz |
| Publisher | Playtonic |
| Director | Fabian Rastorfer |
| Producer | Fabian Rastorfer |
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| Writer | Fabian Rastorfer |
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| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | November 4, 2021 |
| Genres | Platform,action-adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Demon Turf is a3D platformeraction-adventure game developed by Fabraz and published byPlaytonic Friends.[1] The game was released November 4, 2021 onMicrosoft Windows,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One, andXbox Series X/S.[2][3][4] A follow-up game,Demon Turf: Neon Splash was released in 2022, with another title,Demon Tides, scheduled for release in 2025.
Demon Turf is aplatformaction-adventure game set in anopen world environment and played from athird-person perspective. The player takes control of Beebz, a young demon girl, and travels between four different worlds called "Turfs", each of which is separated into separatelevels.[5] The objective of every level is to find and steal a "Battery", and every level has three "Sweets" hidden in them as a secondary objective. Instead of direct combat, Beebz is able to use her projectile to push enemies off of the level or into spikes in order to defeat them. Beebz is also capable of learning new special abilities called "Turf Abilities" that expand her platforming capabilities, such as allowing her to take flight or slow time in a localized area.Demon Turf has elements of a "collectathon", with a "Photo Hunt" mode where the player is encouraged to take pictures of specific objects in the game world.[6]
The game has nocheckpoints, instead giving the player the ability to decide when and where to set one of three different Checkpoint Flags that they can teleport to and respawn at.[5][7]
The game was conceived by Fabraz studio head Fabian Restorfer. Fabian said in an interview withIGN that the studio felt content that they done everything they wanted to do with 2D platformers with their previous game,Slime-san, but they were not entirely sure they fully explored everything that a platformer can be.[8]Demon Turf started development as a2.5D platformer, and a successor toSlime-san before being finalized into its current form.[9] The game was programmed by Fabraz studio's head programmer, Ben Miller.[10] It was developed using theUnity Engine.[citation needed]
In the lead up to the launch of the fullDemon Turf game, Fabraz studios released an extended demo of the game calledDemon Turf Trials.[4] In addition to containing the first three levels of the game,Demon Turf Trials also featured a special "Trials Mode" where players could compete to get the best time in specially designed weekly challenges. The player with the best time every week will get a portrait of themselves, a pet, or a family member in theDemon Turf video game.[4]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 68/100[11] NS: 76/100[12] PS5: 75/100[13] XSXS: 75/100[14] |
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| Destructoid | 5.5/10[7] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5[15] |
| MeriStation | 7.2/10[16] |
| Nintendo Life |   [17] |
| Nintendo World Report | 8/10[18] |
| Push Square | [19] |
| Video Games Chronicle | [10] |
| Metro | 8/10[20] |
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Demon Turf received "generally favorable" reviews for most platforms according toreview aggregatorMetacritic;[12][13][14] the Windows version received "mixed or average" reviews.[11]Nintendo World Report noted in their review that combat felt less integrated in the game then other mechanics.[18]Destructoid was more critical, citing the art style as one of the few strong parts of the game that was also unique.[7]
A followup game,Demon Turf: Neon Splash was released on April 14, 2022.[21]
A sequel, titledDemon Tides, is scheduled to be released in 2025.[22]