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Anna Koselke

Upcoming Persona-inspired tactics RPG Demonschool was delayed due to Silksong, even though it doesn't share the Hollow Knight sequel's genre – and it's all thanks to our "capitalist society"

Demonschool art showing two characters .

Upcoming Persona-inspired tactics RPG Demonschool was recently delayed following the Hollow Knight: Silksong release date reveal, with developer Necrosoft Games dubbing the Metroidvania "the GTA of indie games" after postponing its own launch.

The delay didn't make all that much sense to fans, however, with Steam threads seeing users tell devs to "not delay" Demonschool as "your target audience is not Silksong players" – a sentiment that Necrosoft Games is all too aware of, as creative director Brandon Sheffield tells Aftermath in a new interview. Although the studio itself didn't initially want to delay its game, publisher Ysbryd Games thought it'd be the right move.

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