{"id":2996,"date":"2026-04-07T08:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amongthetrolls.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:22:00","slug":"devlog-10-crafting-the-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amongthetrolls.com\/fr\/devlog-10-crafting-the-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVLOG #10 – CRAFTING THE DEMO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey adventurers, 

It\u2019s been another hectic month for our dev team. Since our last update, we\u2019ve been hard at work behind the scenes, digging into all the insightful data and feedback from our recent private playtest (a huge thank you to everyone who participated on our official Discord<\/a>!). Watching you all step into Anna\u2019s shoes for the first time has really helped us figure out what\u2019s next and push forward towards our next big goal.

Today, we\u2019re super excited to share that Among the Trolls will be part of the upcoming Steam Next Fest<\/strong>, and along with that, we\u2019re releasing our very first public demo for everyone to try out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crafting… the Demo \ud83d\udd28<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Preparing a demo for a game like Among the Trolls is, to be honest, a bit of a challenge. Unlike a traditional sandbox where every tool is handed to you from the start, our world is a slow burn. The forest doesn\u2019t give up its secrets easily – neither does the story.

We ran into a pretty tough challenge: how do we capture the full feel of the experience in just a small snippet?<\/strong>

A lot of our key features – like the NPC interactions, complex survival and creating mechanics, and the way we tie in both natural and supernatural elements – are actually woven right into the story itself. In the full game, these mechanics are introduced gradually as Anna discovers her roots and learns the old ways of her grandfather.

We therefore had to carefully consider how to build a demo experience, keeping in mind that if we give you everything at once, we spoil the mystery, and if we give you too little, you\u2019ll miss the \u201csoul\u201d of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect in the Demo<\/strong> \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To solve this, we\u2019ve carefully curated a section of the archipelago that highlights the pillars of our survival-adventure. You\u2019ll be able to play non-consecutive sections of the game to experience: <\/p>\n\n\n\n