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Steam News3 June 20261mo ago

Demo Update for Steam Next Fest!

If you've been following The 9th Seraph socials, you may know that The 9th Seraph demo will be taking part in Steam Next Fest, so in preparation I took some time updating and improving a fair bit of it.

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
addedFree Roam mode added for those who just want to experience the gameplay and freely explore the world so far without being tied down to the limitations of the story. Start with Bryn and Cerys in the party. Just start a new game and select Free Roam. Story mode is still available.
addedTwo more enemies have been added: the Piracculus and the Albarbus .
changedUpdated character art , namely Bryn and Cerys's party images and the Alder of Serafina's dialogue portrait.
changedDifferent footstep sounds when walking on flowers as opposed to grass.

The 9th Seraph changes

addedFree Roam mode added for those who just want to experience the gameplay and freely explore the world so far without being tied down to the limitations of the story. Start with Bryn and Cerys in the party. Just start a new game and select Free Roam. Story mode is still available.
addedTwo more enemies have been added: the Piracculus and the Albarbus .
changedUpdated character art , namely Bryn and Cerys's party images and the Alder of Serafina's dialogue portrait.
changedDifferent footstep sounds when walking on flowers as opposed to grass.

If you've been following The 9th Seraph socials, you may know that The 9th Seraph demo will be taking part in Steam Next Fest, so in preparation I took some time updating and improving a fair bit of it.

  • Free Roam mode added for those who just want to experience the gameplay and freely explore the world so far without being tied down to the limitations of the story. Start with Bryn and Cerys in the party. Just start a new game and select Free Roam. Story mode is still available.

  • Some dialogue tweaks, additions, etc.

  • Two more enemies have been added: the Piracculus and the Albarbus.

  • Updated character art, namely Bryn and Cerys's party images and the Alder of Serafina's dialogue portrait.

  • Made changes to a few things in Bryn's dream.

  • Tweaks made to parameters and values of items, weapons, armours, enemies, attacks, and so on.

  • Different footstep sounds when walking on flowers as opposed to grass.

  • Probably some other tweaks I can't remember right now.

Thank you for checking out the demo! Any feedback or bug reports are welcome.

Source

Steam News / 3 June 2026

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