With a promise of commitment and reconnection concealing dark secrets and terrible violence, does the curtain rise on BABELOMANIA! With the release of this Demo, we embark on the path to full release!
I'm Meinos Kaen, head of Team JPDE, and I bid you welcome to the nightmare.
BABELOMANIA is a technogothic horror game, inspired by Japanese Adventure games but developed with an European point of view. Not only am I, the writer and director of the game (among the many other roles the quasi-solo dev life forces me to take) European born and raised, but so are the main concept artist -Halebob-, GUI artist -Skolaztika- and Composers - OddTillTheEnd and Nailik Noteworks-.
The story takes place in a bizarre estate in post-modern France, which main character Shigeo Arata travels to in hope of reconnecting with a childhood friend. The two drifted apart in the wake of tragedy, only for Shigeo to suddenly find himself invited to his friend's wedding...
The ceremony soon descends into a nightmare. To survive, Shigeo will need to use his wits, keep an open mind and be fully aware of all the attendees, especially a mysterious red Android...
Demo #01 contains the prologue and first chapter of the game. It will introduce you to the characters and setting, and jumpstart the scenario. You will familiarize with the game mechanics and gameplay loop, and get a first taste of how far the game can go in its depiction of horror. As the game is still in active development, the Demo is not intended to be fully representative of the final product.
BABELOMANIA is not for everyone. The disclaimer on the Store Page and contained in the game itself will be more explicative but, suffice to say, while there's an option to censor certain graphical elements the themes and events depicted in the story may not be stomachable to some.
Until then, here's what you can expect coming your way!
Meet the Team Posts - We will be introducing the artists working on the game. Give you a peek at the behind the scenes and the thought process going into all elements.
Update Focus Posts - Meet the characters and locations as they get introduced. Discover more about the lore of the post-modern world of BABELOMANIA.
STEAMDECK Verification - We're aiming to get our game -and its demos- STEAMDECK verified.
NextFest Demo - We will be aiming to join the February Steam NextFest with a new Demo. It will contain many little slice of life updates and an extended story trial which will introduce the second playable main character...
Thank you so much for your interest in BABELOMANIA! Hope you enjoy the Demo and, if you did, please wishlist the game and join the community!