I picked up the Romancelvania demo at Steam Next Fest on Alice Bee’s recommendation, and she was quite correct when she described it as “extremely relevant to [my] interests”. So relevant, in fact, that I’m starting to wonder if this wasn’t an attempt at psychological sabotage disguised as a friendly gesture. (You wouldn’t do that to me, would you, Alice?)
Romancelvania is exactly what it sounds like: dating sim meets Castlevania. No idea how I missed it during my own perusal of the demo list, because unsurprisingly it’s immediately become my favourite thing I’ve ever played at a Steam Next Fest. I was so drawn in, in fact, that I’ve been having a tough time putting it down, even when I really need to — hence my suspicion that this was some sort of test on Alice’s part. No idea if I’ve succeeded or failed.
The demo starts on a promising note, awakening you in the persona of a comically brooding and exaggeratedly shirtless hunky Dracula. (The final game will include the option to play as a Lady Drac, if you prefer, who will not be shirtless, but not by a large margin.)