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Steam News11 May 20261mo ago

First Playtest Event Soon!

Demra: Rifts of War is a retro RTS focused on a singleplayer campaign and skirmish maps.

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  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
changedDemra: Rifts of War is a retro RTS focused on a singleplayer campaign and skirmish maps.
changedPlay three skirmish maps with different difficulty levels
changedDemra: Rifts of War combines simple RPG mechanics and direct hero control with classic small-scale RTS gameplay:
changedThree tech tiers (upgrade your main building)
addedDirectly control heroes, attack manually, and unlock new abilities
changedThe game is further enhanced by real-time gameplay on a grid-based battlefield, aiming to deliver a fresh and compact retro RTS experience.

Demra: Rifts of War changes

changedDemra: Rifts of War is a retro RTS focused on a singleplayer campaign and skirmish maps.
changedPlay three skirmish maps with different difficulty levels
changedDemra: Rifts of War combines simple RPG mechanics and direct hero control with classic small-scale RTS gameplay:
changedThree tech tiers (upgrade your main building)
addedDirectly control heroes, attack manually, and unlock new abilities

Demra: Rifts of War is a retro RTS focused on a singleplayer campaign and skirmish maps.

In this playtest you can:

  • Test the first four campaign missions

  • Play three skirmish maps with different difficulty levels

  • Play as the human faction “Iron Fist”

  • Fight against the demon/undead faction “Shattered Creed”

Demra: Rifts of War combines simple RPG mechanics and direct hero control with classic small-scale RTS gameplay:

  • Three tech tiers (upgrade your main building)

  • Gather resources (capture mines to generate passive income)

  • Base building

  • Train units

  • Indirectly command units with flag-based commands

  • Directly control heroes, attack manually, and unlock new abilities

The game is further enhanced by real-time gameplay on a grid-based battlefield, aiming to deliver a fresh and compact retro RTS experience.

With your help, we want to test the game early — especially to improve the controls and find bugs. Communication and feedback threads will be set up in the Steam forums.

PARTICIPATE: Join playtest button on steam shop page.

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Steam News / 11 May 2026

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