Developer Update #2 — Vertical Slice Demo Now Available (itch.io)

We’re excited to announce that the first Vertical Slice Demo of City God Alice is finally complete. This version was originally prepared for the Japanese online exhibition INDIE GAME WEB EVENT “MY GAME FES” Vol.3, and was initially released with Japanese support only.

After the announcement went live on our itch.io page, we received many requests from players who were hoping for an English version. At the same time, we also noticed a growing number of English-speaking visitors on our Steam store page, which truly surprised and encouraged us. Because of this, we took the opportunity to urgently add full English support to the demo, allowing more players to experience the world of City God Alice.

At present, some of the localization and translations are still being refined (such as the cover image, certain UI labels, and tutorial triggers), but this does not affect the core story or gameplay experience. As a vertical slice, the current build includes:

• One complete escape-room-style puzzle stage

• A partial gameplay demonstration of the combat system

This version is not a full demo, but a focused milestone build designed to verify the core gameplay direction, narrative pacing, and overall atmosphere.

Before all core systems are fully implemented, we will continue to use itch.io as our primary development and playtesting base, steadily pushing forward the remaining content and features. Once the core gameplay systems are complete, we will announce the update on Steam and release a full playable demo there.

We sincerely invite you to try this demo and would greatly appreciate any thoughts, feedback, or suggestions you may have. Every piece of feedback is extremely important to us and will directly influence future development decisions. If you enjoy the style and direction of City God Alice, we would also be deeply grateful if you added the game to your Steam Wishlist —it would mean a lot to our team.

▶ Play the demo on itch.io

https://highfive-dog.itch.io/citygodalice

大家好， ːsteamhappyː

我們很高興宣布，《城隍愛麗絲》的第一個 試玩切片版（Vertical Slice Demo） 已正式完成。 這個版本原本是為了參加日本線上展覽 INDIE GAME WEB EVENT「MY GAME FES」Vol.3 所準備，最初僅支援 日語版本 。

在我們於 itch.io 頁面同步上架公告後，收到了許多玩家對 英文版的期待 ，同時 Steam 商店頁也湧入了不少英語圈玩家的關注，這讓我們感到非常意外與鼓舞。因此，我們也把握這個機會， 緊急追加完成了英文版本的試玩內容 ，讓更多玩家能夠搶先體驗《城隍愛麗絲》的世界。

目前部分 在地化翻譯內容仍在持續修正中 （例如： 封面圖、部分 UI 標籤與教學觸發 ），但這些並不會影響核心劇情與遊玩體驗。作為「切片版」，目前版本包含：

• 一個完整的密室脫逃關卡體驗

• 一場戰鬥系統的部分功能演示

本版本並非完整 Demo，而是用來驗證 核心玩法方向、敘事節奏與整體氛圍是否成立 的階段性成果。

在核心功能尚未全部完成之前， 我們將暫時以 itch.io 作為主要的開發與試玩基地，逐步推進後續內容與系統的完成度；待核心系統完成後，將再於 Steam 上公告，並釋出完整試玩版本。

我們誠摯邀請你體驗這次的試玩內容，也非常歡迎你留下任何想法、回饋與建議。 你的每一則意見，對我們來說都非常重要，並將直接影響後續的調整方向。 如果你對《城隍愛麗絲》的風格與方向產生了期待，也歡迎將本作加入你的 Steam 願望清單 ，這對我們團隊會是極大的支持。

▶ itch.io 試玩連結

https://highfive-dog.itch.io/citygodalice