Top Hat Studios Announces Two New Publishing Deals and a May 13 Launch for ‘Labyrinth of the Demon King’ [Trailer]

Top Hat Studios hit gamers with not one with three news items as part of their showcase yesterday. Not only did they announce two new publishing deals with two titles, but also dropped a May 13 launch date for their upcoming throwback first-person Survival Horror Labyrinth Of The Demon King.

First, Top Hat Studios will publish developer Anji Games’ psychological horror game Silly Polly Beast, which is scheduled to launch for consoles and PC via Steam later this year. A demo is currently available on Steam.

The story centres on Polly, a high school girl named Polly who escapes a nightmarish shelter, only to find herself trapped in the underworld. You’ll encounter the denizens of this otherworldly realm, and while not all of them are against you, none of them are on your side. Blending world exploration with shooting battles from side and top-down perspectives, you must master forbidden spells in a fight for freedom.

Top Hat Studios also announced that they will be publishing Numor Games’ turn-based RPG narrative-driven cosmic horror title The Backworld, which is due out on consoles and Steam next year. The nonlinear game requires you to sneak past threats, find alternative solutions such as diplomacy, and to fight when necessary.

With reality crumbling, you and your friends must face The Backworld to stop the chaos before it consumes everything. Slip between the cracks of reality into a broken world where danger awaits at every turn. Explore endless dimensions to defy beings born out of pure chaos. Use your hoverboard to fly across gaps of darkness, hack into cyberspace with an alien engineer, and absorb the soul of a dead god.

Lastly, Top Hat Studios and developer J.R. Hudepohl will be bringing their previously-announced Labyrinth Of The Demon King to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 13. The King’s Field-inspired dungeon crawler is set in a world inspired by feudal Japan, and centres around Ashigaru, a footsoldier in the service of Lord Takeda Nobumitsu. The world has entered The Latter Age Of The Dharma, with society crumbling, and war, disease and famine having killed thousands. Not to mention that there are demons roaming around.

Deceived by a powerful demon king, Nobumitsu led his army into an ambush, with you being the only survivor. Against your wishes, Nobumitsu sacrificed his life to aid in your escape from the battle. You have made a vow to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life. To do so, you must enter the Labyrinth Of The Demon King.

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