Demo Released!

Released a few days ago on Steam, I've now released the demo for Born in Reverie on itch.

The demo is playable until the end of the prologue, and will take between 2 and 4 hours. The game runs natively at 1920x1080 resolution and as such will work best on 16:9 displays of equal or higher resolution. A controller is recommended for rumble features, but mouse and keyboard will work too.

What even is this game?

This is the culmination of 2 years of work on this project (with a few more still to come). For those unaware, this is a solo indie project developed by me, Axial Escape (real name is Taylor). I believe games should be equal parts profound and entertaining. They should be fun and enjoyable, without sacrificing depth of ideas and real genuine purpose behind their creation. Moreover, games as an interactive and evolving medium have an amazing opportunity to create experiences that cannot be replicated in the world of film, TV, traditional literature, or music. Unfortunately, I think too many AAA developers these days are too safe in their ideas, and do not exploit the unique nature of games to make something really powerful. This is the driving philosophy behind this game's creation and narrative so I hope you'll find something worthwhile during your time in Geill. In these 2 years I've worked with some amazing artists and composers to help bring my designs and ideas to life, and I love what we've created so far. As you'll soon discover playing the demo, Born In Reverie is rather, shall we say, heavy on dialogue and narrative. A significant portion of these 2 years of development was spent designing and outlining the story from end to beginning, and now that it is all set in stone, I expect the rest of development to be more straightforward (although still a ton of work). I anticipate the final game being roughly 15 - 20 hours long. If you like what you've played or resonate with my philosophy and want to see updates on the game's progress, feel free to follow me on Twitter where I begrudgingly take time away from developing the game and do my best to meme like a pro. Or better yet, if you want to help me market the game, then by all means reach out to me ;)