What’s in the October demo
| Champions | Malum Caedo, Trooper Kozlowski, The Legend of Catachan (40K); Neave Blacktalon, Ulgromthier, Lyssa Revenya (Age of Sigmar) |
| Stages | Imperial Bastion (Tyranids), The Great Parch (Skaven) |
| Run length | About 25 minutes until the Extremis Boss (Norn Emissary / Vizzik Skour) — unkillable in the demo, ends the run with a bonus (player reports) |
| Evolutions | 11 recipes charted by players — see evolutions |
| Meta-progression | Gold → permanent Power Ups per universe; Bonus Ranks shared across universes (community description of the Oct 6 change) |
Demo history
- May 21: first demo at Warhammer Skulls (Caedo and Blacktalon). 100,000 players in a week, 130,000 by June 2, 190,000 by July; over half played more than an hour.
- June 2: hotfix to Age of Sigmar drop rates (“a little too punishing”).
- July 22: first demo delisted.
- October 6: new demo with the release date; October 19 Next Fest post lists the changes. Auroch also ran a Discord community challenge (Oct 23) and a Reddit AMA on r/Games (Oct 27).
Known demo complaints
Auto-aiming weapons (Auroch: by design, some aim and some don’t), inaccessible chests (fixed for launch), and “is it just Vampire Survivors reskinned” — the official FAQ answers that it’s a standalone game built with poncle, with content made from scratch.