Introdemo (Your Introduction to Demonomics)
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
This is the demo for Introdemo, or, if you want to call it by its longer title, Your introduction to Demonomics.
When a punk rock idol and a late night TV host begrudgingly join forces to solve a murder mystery, they uncover a demoniacal world beyond their own (and maybe they'll confront their pesky inner demons along the way too).
It's also a story about: a boy and his giant dog, baseball, card games, baseball card games, romance novels, getting grounded and missing the Fennel concert, and crocheting.
The demo is almost 15,000 words long and it includes two minigames (a pop quiz and three card monte), animations, and tons of art!
full game will also include:
- a cool original ost
- more paths, more choices, more endings (multiple endings, in fact)
- more minigames
- more animations
- more demons and......................vampires (?!)
- more. more. MORE, MORE, MORE!!!
You can keep up with Introdemo's development here!
(and if you have time, feel free to fill out this survey after playing the game)
Updated | 23 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (91 total ratings) |
Author | dotssu |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | demons, Horror, motion-comic, murder-mystery, Mystery, Ren'Py, Singleplayer |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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Development log
- 2.1.3...? update coming soon81 days ago
- 1.1.3 IS HERE!!!Dec 18, 2022
- How’s da game going????? (Devlog)Oct 05, 2022
- Introdemo: The Art (E)Book is Here! All Proceeds WIll Go to a Reproductive Right...Jul 06, 2022
- Introdemo v1.0.3 UpdateJun 15, 2022
- Introdemo v1.0.2 UpdateJun 13, 2022
- THANK YOU For Playing + Another (Small) Update Coming Soon!Jun 09, 2022
- Introdemo v1.0.1 UpdateJun 01, 2022
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Hey downloads aren't working for me, i have a windows laptop, help?
hello!
are you having issues with running the exe file? and are you using the itch app to download it / having issues with unzipping the folder?
downloading, when I click "install' there are no files that can be downloaded, ive tried clicking the actual files themselves but they just dont come u
thank you so much for bringing this to my attention! i believe that is was the problem. very embarrassing oversight on my end, geez, haha. try downloading it again and please let me know if that works! i'll definitely remember to tick off thse boxes in the future.
Yay!! it works, np, ty for the help, cant wait to play this
Where will this game be updated and will it still be here?
Hello!! Right now, the plan is to release another update for the demo. I've also been experimenting with the presentation of the story and art...I'm hoping this will make progress go a lot faster, haha.
I am looking forward to future updates. I like your plot and character design
I think it takes time to perfect the plot, and I look forward to your complete work
ICAN'TEXPLAINHOWMUCHILOVETHIS!!!
Please this game looks so visually awesome, the story has so much potential and THE MUSIC! like pls. It really shows the love and effort you've put into all the aspects of the game, and I hope it gets more visibility cause is that amazing.
I'm actually working on a game and this is literally my main inspiration to it, so im glad you keept working visibility♡♡♡
I JUST TRIED THIS GAME OUT AND THIS GAME IS AWESOME SAUCEE!! I LOVE IT!! ><
GOSHHH THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! the artwork is such an original concept and the characters were all so engaging in their own lil ways GAH I LOVED IT!! looking forward to the next update if its still in ur plans!! c:
Cobson
HOMESTUCK 2 REFERENCE?!!!?!?!!
i love this game SO MUCH, new obsession I love it
Holy shit, literally one of the best games I've ever played. The whole intro sequence with the old video and the constantly changing visuals, I can't even imagine how long it took!! I can't wait for the whole thing.
thank you for the kind words!
Just started playing and I LOVE it so far, the artstyle, the characters, IT'S AMAZING! Quick question tho, do the answers we pick change anything in the long run?
(such as different routes)
hello and thanks! :D
and yes, they do! the choices you pick effects what parts of the story you see too. for example: your choice to talk or not talk to your fans. the conversation you have with them later in the greenroom will reflect on that. same goes for the amount of "good" or "bad" choices you make, or whether you play clyde's first mini game or not (this one decides who follows you around later in the full game...*hint**hint*)
I tried to make sure that the choices matter because I wanted to make a game that was replayable! I also originally only planned for 2-3 endings and that's mentioned at the end of the demo if you got a neutral end but with the way the writing is going...theres going to be a lot more haha.
AHHHHHHHHH! AWESOMEEEE! Again, I LOVE it sm already! Definitely is one of the best and most unique small indie vn games ever!
yeah no prob and thank you!! 😄
hello! :)
short answer: maybe! i am considering it!
longer, rambly answer: maybe! i am considering it! i play a lot of games on mobile and on handheld devices and i know not everyone has a desktop, so i would love for introdemo to be on *something* portable (though, at the moment, that *something* will be android devices). i definitely want to create a mobile port for the full game. as for the demo...while i never want to say *never*, it's currently not my focus, but since i do need to teach myself how to port a ren'py game over to android anyways...it's not completely off the table either.
hopefully that makes sense (?), haha.
Fennel legit unleashed the gay in me. but with all due seriousness, definitely a great game and im excited to see how all of this turns out! A pretty good game overall and the visuals are just...PERFECT
IM IN LOVE WITH FENNEL!!!!!!!!!!!! MY TOES ARE CLENCHING I LOVE THE STORY AND THE ART
OBSESSED with this game i have so many screenshots of fennel on my laptop now. genuinely cannot wait to see more from this game. the art-style (so-so-so pretty by the way), the conversations, the humor. i just love it. visual novels typically arent my thing, but i couldnt NOT try this game.
i really look forward to it being finished. take your time of course, im just admittedly attached to fennel and spot <3
BROOOOOO THIS WAS SUPER COOL AAHH (probably bad english incoming)
i really liked the characters, they were so cool!! I love the art style changes, that was so fun and original to see!
AND CLYDE JESUS! i don't like him so much but he has a thing that makes you say "this dude has another side..."
and Fennel...well...what can i say about him? He's just perfect
i'm really looking forward for the full release!
Saludoss ♡
thank you!! and your english is fine :-)
and yeah...theres a lot to clyde, he's an interesting guy for sure!
Totally not drooling over Fennel that be weird....>3>
ayyy, thanks for playing!! I look forward to watching the second part (and fennel says thanks for the compliments :^) heheh)
Anytime, just made the second vid it will up later Tuesday, also i couldnt help but react to Sleuthy Sluts, cause my groups is called the Horror Thots XD
here ya go lol
i just watched!! clyde is...definitely something alright :'-) lol
happy you enjoyed the game!
Here is the first part of my playthrough!I hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed playing it!
I just watched it! :D I like your commentary and quips and the voice acting you did for bailey too! I'm really foward looking to part 2 (I think I know what ending you're gonna get on this playthrough but I'll see...🤔 haha)
Thank you so much! I think it's the good ending in part 2, I love that you get it by being nice to the fans.
HOOOO My Gosh this was amazing to play! You've really hit it out of the park with this phenomenal artwork and the little joke cut aways, and all the amazing details in the backgrounds, the entire thing was like a full course meal for my eye balls! And all the characters have so much personality, I adore them all! I thought I would start simping for Fennel but I'm actually more interested in Clyde!♥ Did I mention that the art is astonishing and deserves to be hung in a museum because I don't think I've gush about the art enough!! I'm really intrigued about the story now, but I will wait patiently for updates! I will post a video here for you to see when it's done!
whooa thank you so much!!! ;-; and please do, i look forward to watching the vid!
I love the artstyle of the introdemo demo. 10/10 so far
10/10 demo I am going to chew on them
Was so excited when I noticed there was a demo out for this game, been following your work for a while and seeing your art in action was amazing. I cant wait to see what this project holds for the future !!!!!!! so much personality and quirkyness, usually im driven away from vn's because I get bored so easily :o( but with this i wasn't left a moment without beautiful panels or moments that made me laugh. The characters are absolutely the strongest thing about introdemo, which is so inspiring as someone trying to put their own stories out there!!! I will be spreading the word about this game from here on out.
thank you so much!! :D
I saw this game recommended to me on Youtube a while back and I thought... "Seems kind of odd, by the title of the video and the thumbnail. But the art is fantastic... I'll give it a try." and while I spent the first few minutes confused by what exactly I was seeing, once I came to understand the game's plot, I fell absolutely in love with it. Fennel is utterly incredible. At first, I wouldn't like people like him... At least based off of what he presents, but when we get revealed who he is under that "stage personality", he's really very interesting to see and watch interact with people around him. Clyde, from the start, I really liked him. He initially presents himself as kind of a snobby, uptight news anchor... but after seeing him talk for a few minutes with Fennel, we start to see there's a little more to him. As we go on through the story, he also develops more and more with every second he's on screen and he immediately becomes VERY likeable, like, a really outstanding character. Both the mains here are completely worth playing the game for, and then the PLOT. The plot, too, it gets deeper by the second leaving me with some already basic theories about who and why and what's happening... and I'm sure I'll be wrong, but isn't that fun too? I've been sitting here checking on this page every month ever since 6/7 and waiting for its release. I'll definitely be one to buy it, I think this game is very well made and the design of the game itself feels unique. The plot too is unexpected and has left me wondering for a half a year who... I'm really hoping dotssu stays well and continues to be motivated to finish this game. I've talked to all of my friends about it, and look forward to playing it and maybe trying to Twitch it in the future. I don't Twitch much but some games are really worth playing and sharing as much as possible... and this one is. I hope it gets as well known as I feel it deserves to be.
thank you so very much for the wonderful comment! i'm happy that you gave this game a chance and enjoyed it :-) there is an update coming out this weekend that will expand *a bit* more on the story. the update also features new art (and updated art) and some other quality-of-life additions. i think it'll be worth checking out, especially if you plan on replaying it!
the game should be out by 2023 for sure though. i can't exactly say when, but it'll be 2023. i'm really looking forward to finishing it i can't wait to share all the shenanigans clyde and fennel get up to haha.
This was so much fun! It's only just the demo but I'm already so invested in the story and can't wait to see how it goes. Love the art style and the effects. Also love the way the characters act and interact with each other, especially Fennel >:3c He's so cool!!! Looking forward to the full version :D
thank you, thank you! i'm also looking forward to the full version as well. :Dif everything goes as planned, it should be out by spring of next year!
This was an absolute blast to play through and I had a smile on my face the entire time! I /adored/ Clyde and Fennel, their banter was a delight to read.
all the transitions and effects! Wow!!! I'm so inspired to have more fun with my own coding/transitions now. This is such a wonderful game and I cannot wait to play the full version.
thank you for the kind comment! :")
Damn! What a demo! absolutely blown away by the art style and just the game style in general! Never seen a story game like this where each scene was somehow vastly different from all the others, be it different transitions or other ways of presenting information! Beautiful job! Hope you enjoy my video, and can't wait to enjoy the full story!
thank you so much for playing! :D and im glad you noticed the little details too, i wanted to make sure that each playthrough was a new/different experience! (even tho that's kinda limited in the demo haha)
Uwah, It was good. I like the plot and the characters. I also like the humor and the art xD Idk how many times i laughed lmao. Looking forward to new updates
I ship Fennel and Clyde so hard lolol. can't wait for the fanfiction this inspires ;w; anyway, absolutely amazing style, humor, and writing in general!! the world is so vivid! <3 I'm excited to get back into it with the next update, or the full game~ thank you for all your hard work, and keep it up! you've got an amazing thing going (as I'm sure you know haha) <3
thank you! :") and pffft ahaha I would love to read a fennel/clyde fanfic. they have such a fun dynamic, I had such a fun time writing the banter between them
this game has soooooo much style it feels super original and fresh!! i hope development goes well, either way i enjoyed the time i spent in this world
I absolutely loved this game! Fennel and Clyde are both great characters and I really loved the art style. I can't wait to see the full game.
thank you so much for playing!! :D
LOVED IT! hoping to see more interactions between clyde and fenne! (well hopefully...) EVERYTHING IS AMAZING! really really good and higly recommended to try!
I LOVE THIS GAME!! IT'S SO FUN!! I love all the characters so far! ^_^ Plus the story is really interesting I'm not a big reader nor do I have a long attention span so I'm impressed that the story was able to keep me entertained for so long. Props to game dev!!
thank you!! :")
Loved it!!
Both Clyde and Fennel are great characters, they really made me invested in the story! Very unique vibe and atmosphere! Also I have no idea what the manager's deal is, but it's really fun and I love it.
Can't wait to play the full game!
Thank you for playing! :D
Wow. I did not expect something this GOOD. I was hesitant to play it 'cuz I don't really play demos because of the cliffhanger lol but this? THIS is something else
I am looking forward to the entire game, because if this is the DEMO, I can't even imagine how the full game will look like. I literally loved every single part of it.
thank you for taking a chance on this demo!! :"D I'm happy that you had fun playing it!
the full version of introdemo should be out by fall this year, or winter at the latest :)
Thank you for playing my game :) The full game should be out sometime in the fall (hopefully)!
It must've taken so long to do all the art and I think it's worth it because it looks amazing. The characters are great, especially Flannel (Flannel pls notice me, I'm your fan!) I hope the mystery gets fleshed out more in the future.
thank you!........and maybe he'll notice you someday!
Loved the characters in the game, you really have created some varied personalities, which really work well together. Also really love the art style of the game when it seems like a simple design really has so many expressions for the characters. Can’t wait to see the way you take the story in the full game, with the demo really opening up a lot of ideas especially what seems like the triggering event between the good and bad ending.
Looking forward to the full game.
Wow thank you for playing it!! And yeah it was a lot of work but it was definitely worth it haha :D I'm excited to get the full game out there too, can't wait to share it!
This is really cool! I hope more people play it. I love the story and art style a lot. I can't wait to see what happens next. :D
(Edit: I was on my way to getting a good ending!)
Thank you so much!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!