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The first public demo for Eternal Eclipse is out.

It's a 2D top-down dark fantasy RPG where your creatures aren't just used for battles. You actually build a whole gameplay loop around them.

🐾 Catch creatures in dungeons
⚔️ Battle with your team
👑 Defeat dungeon bosses
🌱 Farm
🔨 Craft
🥚 Breed creatures at the barn
🐾 Keep your extra creatures in the Field System

The first dungeon is playable in the demo, including creature encounters, catching, battling, and the dungeon boss.

The game is inspired by Pokémon, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, and Stardew Valley while being built around an original world and creature roster.

The demo is free:

https://anarxhy.itch.io/eternal-eclipse

We're trying to grow the game from this first demo toward a full Steam release, so feedback from monster-taming fans would be extremely useful.

The first public demo of our indie game Eternal Eclipse is live today.

It’s a 2D dark fantasy creature-catching RPG that combines:

• Creature collecting and battling
• Dungeon exploration
• Dungeon bosses
• Farming
• Crafting
• Creature breeding and daycare
• Creature management

The demo is free to play on itch.io:

Eternal Eclipse Demo

Our next major goal is bringing the full game to Steam.

We’re trying to figure out the best way to approach the next stage, including building Steam wishlists, creating the Steam page, marketing the demo, finding playtesters, and preparing for the full release.

If you’ve taken an indie game from an itch.io demo toward Steam, what would you prioritize first?