Action · December 13, 2018
Book of Demons (2018)
Wishlist our upcoming games WARRIOR / ROGUE / MAGE GAMEPLAY PREVIEW About the Supporter's Pack To learn more about the Supporter’s Pack click here. If you already have Book of Demons in your library and want to upgrade to the Supporter’s Pack version, please purchase the Book of Demons to Supporter's Pack Upgrade. This product only works for owners of the game. If you wish to support us and buy the game and Supporter’s Pack as one, please purchase the Return 2 Games Supporter Pack. FREE DEMO Want to try Book of Demons without any commitment? Click here to try the free Demo. About the Game Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself! Procedurally Generated Dungeons Roguelike Mode for fans of extreme challenge 70+ different types of monsters, with different traits and custom mechanics Xbox and Steam controller support Dungeons & Streamers - Twitch and Mixer integration Monthly and all-time Leaderboards, 200+ Achievements Book of Demons is the first installment of Return 2 Games - a series of original mid-core titles, inspired by the early golden days of PC gaming. Cards and Deckbuilding It’s not a card game, but items, spells, and skills are all expressed as cards. The strategy lies in adapting your hand to each situation. Cards can be upgraded with runes and you can find many variants with diverse bonuses. Legendaries are the most epic but hard to acquire. Tailored sessions with Flexiscope Book of Demons respects your time. It features the Flexiscope engine which allows you to divide the game into sessions of any size. It even learns your pace of gaming and predicts the time to complete the next session. Unique Mechanics Simplified movement and fight mechanics is where Book of Demons differs the most from other hack & slash games. There is often not enough time to click-remove all of the obstacles such as monster shields , enemy spells , poison , or knocked cards , so timing, card selection and order of execution are critical. Hack & Slash in the world of Paperverse Book of Demons takes place in Paperverse , a world that exists entirely inside a pop-up book. It’s a tale of good and evil about saving the world from the ultimate devilry. Sounds familiar? Inspired by the dark and gloomy atmosphere of the first Diablo game, Book of Demons is part tribute part parody of hack & slash classics. Comfort of Gameplay Many Book of Demons features were designed with gameplay comfort in mind. Points of interest are marked at the top of the screen and get revealed once you get closer. Your character leaves footprints, which can be used to track your way back or notice paths already visited without opening the map. Challenging Endgame On average it takes about 10 hours to complete the campaign with a single class, but maxing out a character and mastering all of the higher Freeplay difficulty levels and Quests takes much longer. The Roguelike mode offers another level of challenge with permadeath, restricted healing and even more obstacles to overcome. Dungeons & Streamers
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175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Dungeon Crawler · 244
- Roguelike Deckbuilder · 228
- Hack and Slash · 190
- RPG · 180
- Deckbuilding · 174
- Singleplayer · 169
- Isometric · 158
- Action RPG · 136
- Dark Fantasy · 131
- Fantasy · 124
- Demons · 120
- Card Game · 113
- Action · 108
- Adventure · 92
- Action-Adventure · 90
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 12.0k Steam reviews | Top 36% in Action |
| Positive rating | 80% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69% |
| Metacritic | 72/100 | Genre average 77 — top 77% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 7 h average | Top 62% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Polish
- French
- Italian
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- German
- Turkish
- Spanish - Spain
- Bulgarian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
80%Mostly Positive · 12.0k reviews
9.6k positive · 2.4k negative
Metacritic
72/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.8/10
Curator recommendations
9.7k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on TV
Accessibility
- Captions available
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
7h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
202
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Thing Trunk |
| Base price | $6.24 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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