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📣 Demo launches Jan 30th 📣

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Excited to announce that Folk Emerging's demo will launch on January 30th at 10am EST!

For those who playtested, here's what will be NEW in the demo since the last playtest:

  • 1 additional playable faction, encouraging a different playstyle

  • New map seed - a new continent to explore and survive in

  • New character portraits, adding more variety

  • New events, immersing you in the lives of prehistoric hunter-gatherers

  • Tons of bugfixes & improvements, thanks to all your valuable feedback!

Also, here is the recent big content update everyone will get to experience in the demo:

If you'll have time to play the demo on Friday when it comes out, even just for a little bit, that would be amazing!

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