Steam News24 July 202623d ago

Demo Version Back Online! (Release Notes ver. 0.20.0)

Factory Managers, sorry to keep you waiting! The demo for Lazy Witch’s Factory is back on the store page! The latest version is Ver. 0.20.0. If it still shows as Ver. 0.19.

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changedThe demo for Lazy Witch’s Factory is back on the store page!

changedAvailability PeriodThe exact date and time of the release suspension will be adjusted to coincide with the Early Access release. We will announce this at a later date.

changedContent AdjustmentsPlayable Difficulty: Reduced from Hell 3 to Hell 1

changedContent AdjustmentsUnlockable Rewards: Adjusted so that clearing Hell 1 isn’t made too easy

changedContent AdjustmentsVersion 0.19.0 offered approximately 20 hours of gameplay in the demo, effectively providing a full-fledged product for free. If we continued to offer it as is, players might think, “I’ve already played the demo to death…” and refrain from purchasing the full version. Although it pains us to do so, we have restricted the scope of the release.

changedContent AdjustmentsIn lieu of limiting the amount of content, we have included various features in the demo version, including improvements to usability.

Lazy Witch's Factory changes

changedThe demo for Lazy Witch’s Factory is back on the store page!

changedThe exact date and time of the release suspension will be adjusted to coincide with the Early Access release. We will announce this at a later date.

changedPlayable Difficulty: Reduced from Hell 3 to Hell 1

changedUnlockable Rewards: Adjusted so that clearing Hell 1 isn’t made too easy

changedVersion 0.19.0 offered approximately 20 hours of gameplay in the demo, effectively providing a full-fledged product for free. If we continued to offer it as is, players might think, “I’ve already played the demo to death…” and refrain from purchasing the full version. Although it pains us to do so, we have restricted the scope of the release.

Factory Managers, sorry to keep you waiting!

The demo for Lazy Witch’s Factory is back on the store page!

The latest version is Ver. 0.20.0. If it still shows as Ver. 0.19.0, restarting Steam should update it to the latest version.

Availability Period

Available today through just before Early Access begins

We’ve determined that separating content between the demo and the full version would incur significant costs, so we’ve decided to suspend the demo to prioritize improving the quality of the Early Access version.

The exact date and time of the release suspension will be adjusted to coincide with the Early Access release. We will announce this at a later date.

Content Adjustments

Playable DifficultyReduced from Hell 3 to Hell 1
Unlockable RewardsAdjusted so that clearing Hell 1 isn’t made too easy

Version 0.19.0 offered approximately 20 hours of gameplay in the demo, effectively providing a full-fledged product for free. If we continued to offer it as is, players might think, “I’ve already played the demo to death…” and refrain from purchasing the full version. Although it pains us to do so, we have restricted the scope of the release.

Please note that the estimated playtime to clear Hell 1 is approximately 5 hours.

In lieu of limiting the amount of content, we have included various features in the demo version, including improvements to usability.

Please see below.

Implementation of the New “Statistics” Feature

You can now check your factory’s resource balance and income breakdown.

You can open this screen using the “V” shortcut key or the button in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Results Screen Revamp

You can now view “Statistics” and “Contract History” from the Results screen

Factory Layout Quality of Life Improvements

We’ve made changes to improve the convenience of line design and prevent unintended overwriting of conveyors.

Set so that splitters cannot be overwritten by conveyors
Set so that conveyors do not overwrite other conveyors
Added setting: “Allow conveyor overwriting by default; disable with key press” (Default: Off)
- Turning this on restores the previous behavior.
New Feature “Allow Conveyor Overrides (Long Press)” (Shortcut Key: Long-press Ctrl)

Other Additions and Fixes

New Feature “Align Objects in a Straight Line” (Shortcut Key: Long-press Shift)
Existing Feature“Disable Snap” Shortcut Changed from Shift to Alt
Existing feature“Disable Conveyor Drag Follow” shortcut changed from Shift to Alt

New Meetings

Lucifer: “Sisterly Love”
Leviathan: “Case 13”

Added expression variations for each character (expressions in some existing episodes have also been replaced)
Improved translations for non-Japanese ADV versions
Adjusted episode numbers so they are consistent across all sponsors (excluding Gehenna)
Adjusted episode display order
Set unlock conditions for each episode

Contract Adjustments

Balance adjustments were made based on feedback collected from the demo version.

All Contracts with “Rare” Rarity

Reusable -> Not Reusable

Given that keeping all Rare or higher contracts that appear has become the optimal strategy in many games, thereby reducing the diversity of playstyles, we addressed this by limiting the number of times a contract can be obtained.

We expect this to make it easier for players to experience the thrill of securing victory by adapting to the specific conditions of each playthrough, such as the distribution of Uncommon or lower Contracts, Portals, and Orders.

Contract “Origin Labeling”

Effect +2 -> +1

Contract “Make It Carefully”

Rarity: Common -> Uncommon

Contract: “Placebo”

Additional targets for effect: Cobalt, Alkaline Crystals

Contract: “Brilliant Hit”

Cannot be reused -> Can be reused

Contract: “100% Additives”

Can be reused -> Not possible

Contract “Lightest Metal”

Number of Gems Required: 100 each -> 25 each

“Common” Rarity Staff Skill Contracts

Cannot be reused

Source

Steam News / 24 July 2026

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