Back in May a bunch of you asked to try our 1920s mafia co-op survivor — the demo is public now, no key needed
Two months ago my colleague posted here asking if anyone wanted to try the closed demo of Mafia Hero: Streets of Survival. A lot of you said yes, and then gave us feedback that was blunt in the way that actually helps. This is the follow-up.
The demo is public on Steam now. Free, no key, no sign-up.
What changed since you last saw it:
- Controller support. There was none. One of you had to hand-map every input to play it on Steam Deck. Xbox and PlayStation layouts are in now.
- You can see what's happening. The game was too dark and you couldn't pick your own character out of the crowd. Turned out to be a contrast and silhouette problem rather than a lighting one.
- The first two minutes stopped being a wall. We'd balanced the opening on ourselves after months of daily play, which is the worst possible reference point.
What's in the demo: online co-op for up to 4 with enemies scaling to party size, four playable characters, waves that escalate every two minutes from neighbourhood vigilantes up to the army, and the armored truck boss — it hunts you with rocket barrages and bullet rings and you can't hurt it until you force its shields down.
Full game is out in August with the rest of the bosses.
If you try it, the thing we most want to know is whether you want to start a second run after the first one ends. That's the question that decides if the game works.
Trailer (48s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-oNWxMS2Uo
Demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4882360/Mafia_Hero_Streets_of_Survival/