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Guns Undarkness playable demo launched via Steam

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Guns Undarkness playable demo launched via Steam
Persona series composer Shoji Meguro is serving as lead developer on stealth strategy role-playing game Guns Undarkness. The playable demo for Windows is now available, premiering during Steam Next Fest.

In the year 2045, the world is recovering from a devastating nuclear war instigated by The Thousand Plateaus military regime. The player assumes the role of Commander McGovern, a member of a private military company carrying out special operations, joined by up to three human and android allies. Between battles the BTI Alpha Team holes up in Maroon, an amphibious submarine hideout.


Character design is by illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov of animated series "Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045." Persona 3 vocalist Lotus Juice will collaborate with Meguro in recording of the game's alternative rock soundtrack. The demo trailer is streaming on publisher Kodansha's YouTube channel. The Early Access build on Steam is planned for this spring.

Guns Undarkness secured funding through a Kickstarter campaign, launched in 2022. Stretch goals provided funding for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch console ports. Soundtrack sample tracks "Thirst" and "Light in the Dark" are streaming on SoundCloud.


From the Steam product page:
This is a "stealth RPG" from Shoji Meguro, known as the composer and director of the "Persona" and "Shin Megami Tensei" series. In a devastated world after a nuclear war, you become a member of the PMC (Private Military Company) and carry out missions with your peers.
Steam - Guns Undarkness