HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon Gets Steam Next Fest Demo

Ars Goetia and Dear Villagers have released a Steam Next Fest demo for HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon. The demo covers the opening hours of the dark fantasy dungeon crawler and will stay available after the event, up to the planned Steam release in Q3 2026.

The sequel returns to the Demon World, now torn apart by thousands of years of war between six demon lords. The new threat is the Archon of Judgment, a force sent to end the infernal conflict by destroying what remains.

Players can build a character from six classes, including a spectral assassin and a plague-bearing mage. Demonic powers expand the skill system, so builds can mix class abilities with corruption-based upgrades from the demon lords.

Combat keeps the turn-based structure of the first HellSlave, with new mechanics and a time-based layer that affects each action. The demo also gives access to exploration across a top-down overworld, dungeons, ruined villages and sanctuaries with quests, loot and lore.

HellSlave II is being developed by solo creator Baptiste Miny under Ars Goetia. Dear Villagers is publishing the game. The press release lists the genre as RPG, roguelite and indie, with Steam as the announced platform.