Demonheart: The Cursed Trial — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Update v1.49 | 2026-08-14 | Welcome back to the devlog, demonhearts!Update v1.49 is now live for both Windows and macOS on Steam, with some content changes!Here is what's new (avoiding spoilers):Made some changes to the ending where Ran survives and it results in a certain someone's death. Rewrote two dialogue choices with Ran so that one is clearly about the other character, and the other is clearly not, so if you want to focus on that character you won't accidentally miss it. Added different lines of narration to show the protagonist's feelings about that death, depending on the choice you made as well as relationship levels with both characters.Partially rewrote the |
| Community items: Trading cards, badges and more! | 2026-05-13 | Hello, everyone!Demonheart: The Cursed Trial community items have arrived!If you're looking to collect the character cards or decorate your profile with a new background, now is the time to jump back in. ːWitchAriːWhile playing, Steam will periodically drop trading cards into your inventory. Any cards earned from your previous play time should also appear in your inventory.Thank you for being part of our community. Happy collecting! |
| King's Angel: Otome - Coming soon! | 2026-02-28 | https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/04cc65f7b9a8c74479f0d5393450581bb93cdb6e.jpg Hello, everyone! I've been working on King's Angel: Otome, which now has a Steam page. This is a remake of my visual novel Jester/King with a female protagonist and a new romance path with Madion the jester. If you enjoyed the dark vibes of my other games, please check it out. Wishlists are incredibly helpful! There's also another upcoming game - one in the Demonheart world, but for now I've only posted some updates about it on Patreon. Hoping to set up a Steam project for that one soon! Cheers! - Lamb |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial out of Early Access! | 2025-05-27 | Today, Demonheart: The Cursed Trial has transitioned from early access to fully released! The game is now complete with all seven chapters, partial voice acting and multiple endings! A macOS version is now also available. https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/1e668665040bf3a50180ed0ab3479e39661474b0.jpg |
| 🎉 Fully Released! | 2025-05-27 | It took a little longer than expected, but we made it! After more than two years of development and polish, Demonheart: The Cursed Trial has officially fully launched! Thank you so much for your support and patience! Whether you've been here since the beginning or just joined recently, this milestone wouldn't have happened without you. What's new: Out of Early Access The visual novel is complete with all its planned features and fully playable from the start to the bitter end! ːedgardoː With multiple endings. Partial voice acting added All seven chapters now include some voice lines to better establish the characters. Mac version now availabl |
| Update v1.39 | 2025-03-30 | v1.39 This update should fix the Sole Survivor achievement and make it obtainable. If you've already finished the game, you'd need to replay the part where you permanently eliminate that last character in order for the game to register that it happened. v1.38 In this update, I've had to remove one conversation choice from Chapter 5 and reword another, since there was a logic clash with something that happens in Chapter 7. :') |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Final chapter released! | 2025-03-29 | The final chapter of Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is live! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/921c24afc2131b1ccf16dc450c5eb54da1ee9aa9.jpg The game now has 7 endings reachable from the last chapter, in addition to a couple of "bad endings" it had before. The total word count is now over 160.000 words, making it my longest VN so far. ːdazed_yetiː Plans for the future involve implementing partial voice acting and making a Mac OS version of the Cursed Trial, as well as planning a new potential game in this universe. ːhappy_yetiː |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Final chapter released! | 2025-03-29 | The final chapter of Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is live! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/921c24afc2131b1ccf16dc450c5eb54da1ee9aa9.jpg The game now has 7 endings reachable from the last chapter, in addition to a couple of "bad endings" it had before. The total word count is now over 160.000 words, making it my longest VN so far. ːdazed_yetiː Plans for the future involve implementing partial voice acting and making a Mac OS version of the Cursed Trial, as well as planning a new potential game in this universe. ːhappy_yetiː |
| The Final Chapter is Here! 🎉 | 2025-03-29 | Hello, demonhearts and VN enjoyers! The wait is over - the final chapter of Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is now live! What's new? Chapter 7 is now included in the game (as of version 1.36) The total word count is now over 160.000 words The game now has 7 endings, other than the couple of "bad endings" it had in an earlier chapter A small feature added: A triangle button in the lower-right can hide the UI, in addition to middle clicking Plans for the future The plan is to: Fix any potential issues with the content, logic, etc Implement partial voice acting Make a Mac OS version Create an artbook DLC When all this is done, the game will transit |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Chapter 7 Progress | 2025-02-15 | Hello, demonhearts and visual novel enjoyers! I'm glad to say that we've been making good progress on the last chapter of Demonheart: The Cursed Trial. A certain player choice will branch the story, the characters will say some different things as a consequence of previous choices, and there will be multiple endings. Because of this, the last chapter has a much higher word count, so there is more content to polish than in the previous chapters. We have yet to see how it will affect the actual play time. I am currently editing the script, adding smaller player choices. The major ones are already implemented. While I shared some early screensho |
| Devlog - Chapter 7 Progress | 2025-02-15 | Hello, demonhearts and visual novel enjoyers! I'm glad to say that we've been making good progress on the last chapter, although it's taken longer than the previous ones because it has more content. A certain player choice will branch the story, the characters will say some different things as a consequence of previous choices, and there will be multiple endings. Because of this, the last chapter has a much higher word count, so there is more content to polish than in the previous chapters. We have yet to see how it will affect the actual play time. I am currently editing the script, adding smaller player choices. The major ones are already i |
| Update Notes v1.33 | 2025-01-12 | I've been polishing the existing content in various places. One scene that got some new lines is a scene in Chapter 4 where the main character thinks about Vita in a nostalgic way. I realized this was another instance where your relationship points should be taken into account, so I've added some new conditional lines. Now hopefully, if you don't like Vita, the scene will sound more creepy and less nostalgic. And if you have some Evil points and low "Vita Approval", there will be a new line mentioning her "annoying face." |
| Update Notes v1.32 | 2025-01-01 | In this update, I've edited and polished some lines in the existing chapters for better flow. The meaning has stayed the same. The only exception is a line that used to say the city of Ravage "was already a ruin" by the time MC was born. This was supposed to refer to the sad state of Ravage as seen in Demonheart: Hunters, but it sounded misleading. It made some players wonder if Janiya is old enough to have visited Ravage before the MC was born, which was not the intention. Stay tuned as we work on the final chapter, and thank you for your patience! |
| Devlog - Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, Chapter 7 | 2024-11-27 | Hello, demonhearts and VN enjoyers! Since the update which added Chapter 6 to Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, I have been working on the text for the remaining, final chapter. So far, I've finished the first version of "Kaisar's route," which still needs some player choices. I also need to set up all the backgrounds and character sprites to appear when needed. Then I will be able to test and polish this content. https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/13a6b1c76612b4f4df97eea3ddf752419282199b.jpg For now, I've taken some screenshots with the boys to share with you. This content may still change. ːhappy_yetiː https://clan.fastly.steam |
| Update v1.31 | 2024-11-22 | This update adds some more lines and changes some existing ones, in chapters 2 through 5. The main focus of these changes has been the relationship between Kaisar and Bane, which we may revisit in the upcoming final chapter. ːhappy_yetiː The changes include: Added more interactions between Kaisar and Bane in Chapter 3 during the trial. In Chapter 5, Kaisar will mention Bane while he's raving, if the player stayed with Kaisar on the night between days 4 and 5. In Chapter 5, changed the conversation between Ran and Kaisar, if Bane was the one who stayed with Kaisar for the night. Other, minor line edits. |
| Update v1.29 | 2024-10-01 | In this update, I've reduced the amount of Kaisar Approval needed for some options and consequences in Chapter 6. Some of you have said that Kaisar didn't invite you to the tower even in your playthrough where you were nice to him. Now it will be easier for him to invite you. He is supposed to do it even if you betrayed him earlier, and this leads to some unique responses after the romance scene. But previously, it may have been difficult to reach that path since the betrayal itself lowers his approval. There are many mini-branches and choices where you can gain points with him, and while I thought the approval conditions in this chapter were |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Chapter 6 Released! | 2024-09-24 | My latest project in the Demonheart world just got a major update! Demonheart: The Cursed Trial Chapter 6 is out! With around 21.900 words of new content, this takes the game over 133.000 words - my longest game so far. The story continues, with only one more chapter left to go (which will have multiple endings.) I hope you'll enjoy the new addition! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/9839c1bd8183b6c3b1bd295c68fb720df5b72fe6.jpg The Cursed Trial is a murder mystery / romance in which Raze ("The Seer") has captured a group of humans for the entertainment of his demonic master. (Raze doesn't really have a master, he just made a |
| Chapter 6 Released! | 2024-09-23 | Hello, demonhearts! ːRedTridentː I have some good news - Chapter 6 has been included in the game build today! With around 21.900 words of new content, this takes the game over 133.000 words - my longest game so far. ːdazed_yetiː The story continues, with only one more chapter left to go (which will have multiple endings.) I hope you'll enjoy the new addition! ːWitchAriː |
| Update v1.27 - Steam Achievements | 2024-09-21 | This update adds a few features and small fixes, to prepare for the upcoming Chapter 6! You can expect the new chapter to be added in the following days! v1.27 changes: Added Steam achievements! Currently, the game includes achievements for finishing the existing chapters, finding two bad endings, and the achievements for maxing out different alignments, just like in the first Demonheart! Added an in-game achievements section, viewable from the main menu -> Extras. Implemented a way to delete save files, through the X button in the corner of each save slot. Added one new background - the interior of Leona's house. Fixed music in one scene. Ch |
| Small Update v1.26 | 2024-08-22 | As of this update, the game will track if you accused Leona while defending Kaisar in Chapter 4, so there will be a reference to it in Chapter 6, which is still in development. If you don't replay, it will be treated like you backed Kaisar but did not accuse Leona (it doesn't make a huge difference.) Also, the wording in some lines near the end of Chapter 5 has changed, but the meaning hasn't. |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Devlog | 2024-08-17 | Hello, demonhearts and VN enjoyers! ;) Here's a quick progress announcement on Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, which is in early access. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/343041a500bcd58e525763a41c86f7010cce1ea4.png I've finished the first version of the textual content for Chapter 6, and a new CG with Kaisar is also ready. Some of the mysteries are finally going to be revealed in this chapter, with some remaining for the seventh, last one. There is going to be a big choice concerning Ran. Another choice will be about Kaisar, possibly only available if you have a certain type of relationship with him. I was also replaying the |
| Update v1.25 | 2024-08-15 | In this update, I added a few lines for the Seer and Elos to make them acknowledge if you named your character Bright. (Like the protagonist from the first Demonheart - the Seer knew her personally, and the bard knows some tales about her.) There has been another update recently that affected more of the characters' lines. You can read about the changes here: Update v1.24. Meanwhile, I'm working on Chapter 6 and more updates! |
| Update v1.24 | 2024-08-12 | In this update, I edited a lot of lines in the existing chapters and added some more choices. Many lines have been rewritten for better flow or to better reflect the intended meaning without changing the story. Here is a list of lines that changed meaning and new choices added: When you meet Vita, you can now clearly answer that you never "made the wrong people angry" without criticizing Vita. Added a choice to be extremely nice to Kaisar when you first meet him + a choice to tell him he should visit Raven Falls. Changed Elos's reaction to Janiya when they first meet. Instead of smiling deliriously, he questions if she is offering him water f |
| Update v1.23 | 2024-07-27 | This is an update of the existing chapters: Changed the wording in some lines to clarify the intended meaning or improve the flow. Edited one verse of Elos's song to match the song in the music video. :) Fixed Janiya's name in a few places, when it appeared before she introduced herself or instead of "Janiya's Note." Thank you for your patience and continued interest! |
| Rolling Crown Summer Sale! | 2024-06-27 | Steam's Summer Sale has begun! ːwinter2019coolyulː https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/d99caba578606127e4a3f3e1c2114a9b3ec8e7bb.jpg All Rolling Crown games are discounted - find them here, and let the blood-chilling mysteries and villains keep you cool this summer! ːlaughing_yetiː https://store.steampowered.com/app/578900/Demonheart/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364560/Demonheart_The_Cursed_Trial/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1711620/Demonheart_The_Ice_Demon/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/897930/Demonheart_Hunters/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424300/Jester__King/ |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Chapter 5 | 2024-05-27 | https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33404344/149fe25a44431a9dbcbdd7b6d12fc416fafccf2d.jpg Hello, demonhearts and dark fantasy fans! ːhappy_yetiː I'm excited to announce that a new chapter has been added to Demonheart: The Cursed Trial! The trapped companions can now live through their fifth day together. Or at least those of them who manage to survive. At least the love interests are still alive, so let's go! ːlaughing_yetiː |
| Chapter 5 Released! | 2024-05-27 | Hello, demonhearts ːDevilHeartː I'm excited to announce that the latest update is now live! Here's what's new: Chapter 5 has been added to the game, taking the total word count over 110.000! There has been a slight redesign of the user interface, including displaying your character's name on the "Character" screen (previously "Alignment".) There have been some small changes to Chapter 4, in particular the approval values. In a previous update, I added the new opening video to the game. Thank you for your continued support and feedback. I hope you'll enjoy the new chapter! |
| Update 1.20 - Trailer | 2024-05-20 | This update adds the new trailer. It will play the first time you start the game without having watched it. After that, you can watch it again from the Extras section. Chapter 5 will also come out soon, the aim is to get it published next Monday! |
| Demonheart: The Cursed Trial - Chapter 5 is coming soon! | 2024-05-10 | Hello, demonhearts! I'm thrilled to announce that the text for Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, Chapter 5 is not only finished but also fully scripted into the game (at least for me!) I'm excited to be one step closer to sharing it with all of you. While the text is pretty much done, as usual, there's still some polishing work ahead. The next steps involve thorough testing and tweaking. I'll also be adding the final touches like music, sound effects, and any missing choices. If I failed to include a conversation choice you would really like, you can tell me after the chapter comes out. I could include it, unless it requires me to write a whole n |
| Chapter 5 is almost ready! | 2024-05-10 | Hello, everyone! I'm thrilled to announce that the text for Chapter 5 is not only finished but also fully scripted into the game (at least for me!) I'm excited to be one step closer to sharing it with all of you. While the text is pretty much done, as usual, there's still some polishing work ahead. The next steps involve thorough testing and tweaking. I'll also be adding the final touches like music, sound effects, and any missing choices. If I failed to include a conversation choice you would really like, you can tell me after the chapter comes out. I could include it, unless it requires me to write a whole new game around it. ːlaughing_yeti |