Daan & Jonas here, proud to announce that the Bibidi Bibidi! Demo for Next Fest is now live! Now, Next Fest has not started yet, but the Demo is up and running already. So if you want to try it out before all the hubbub, you can do so right away! Don't let us keep you waiting! Otherwise, feel free to read on. Oh yeah and here's the trailer!
We wanted to take this moment and reflect on what a journey it has been so far. We started out on Jonas' apartment floor, playing an improvized pen and paper prototype He was wearing an ad hoc wizard costume and Daan made him shout the spells he was combining. That was back in March 2025. Soon after, we turned that very same prototype digital and shared it around friends and creative peers. The initial reactions were pretty good!
To this very day, the DNA of the game has remained close to its origin. Some of the cards and monsters from the very first pen and paper prototype are still in the game right now!
Then in July of 2025 we launched the public playtest here on Steam. We've since had about 400 people play the game in its early stages and continued to rely on their feedback to make the game better and better. We could've never gotten to this point if not for all our lovely playtesters, so for that, thank y'all!
What can one expect from playing this Demo? Everything that we've put in the game so far!
3 Floors to explore, each with their own unique encounters and bosses.
2 Playable Heroes, one of which you must unlock first.
77 Spell Cards for you to find and combine.
55 Sigils to enhance your own personal style of spell casting.
25 Quests to unlock in the Skymap. These will grant you more potential cards and sigils in the reward pool and shop.
And then, what does the future hold for Bibidi Bibidi? For now, we'll be focusing on improving the Demo until at least after Next Fest. During that time, we'll close the playtest for new admissions too. Depending on how Next Fest goes, we'll decide our next steps, but at the very least we'll be updating the game with new content in the next few months.
Previous playtesters who already have access will keep getting updates as they are use to.
If you've stuck around for this long and want to join our community of silly little wizardfolk, check out our Discord!
That's all for now. Happy casting!
~ Daan & Jonas