{"id":66010,"date":"2026-05-01T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66010"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:14:01","slug":"demons-timeline-is-a-deduction-game-where-you-surf-a-fictional-social-media-network-to-solve-paranormal-crimes-with-the-help-of-a-demon-girl-sidekick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/demons-timeline-is-a-deduction-game-where-you-surf-a-fictional-social-media-network-to-solve-paranormal-crimes-with-the-help-of-a-demon-girl-sidekick\/","title":{"rendered":"Demons\u2019 Timeline is a deduction game where you surf a fictional social media network to solve paranormal\u00a0crimes\u00a0with\u00a0the help of a demon girl sidekick\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;ever watched or read Tsugumi&nbsp;Ohba\u2019s&nbsp;Death Note and thought that you could do a better job than the detectives, then&nbsp;<strong>Demons\u2019 Timeline<\/strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;similar to&nbsp;that, only with a more supernatural&nbsp;vibe. As the cyber detective known as L (I told you this would be like Death Note), you scour the internet&nbsp;via point-and-click&nbsp;interactions&nbsp;to&nbsp;solve demon-related incidents&nbsp;(known as \u201cParadoxes\u201d)&nbsp;alongside your&nbsp;demon&nbsp;partner&nbsp;Nyasuteria&nbsp;Hakouchi&nbsp;and two AIs.&nbsp;Developed by&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;indie&nbsp;developer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antoraion?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DigitalCats,&nbsp;<\/a>Demon\u2019s Timeline&nbsp;launched on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4198660\/Demons_Timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;April 30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demons&#039; Timeline Trailer Movie\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsRMZgzL9-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike&nbsp;your run-of-the-mill&nbsp;devil, the term \u201cdemon\u201d in Demons\u2019 Timeline refers to a human with supernatural powers.&nbsp;Rather than visiting crime scenes, L and&nbsp;his companions&nbsp;conduct their investigations by reading witness statements, news posts, and social media messages&nbsp;found on the fictional social media webpage&nbsp;Parotter.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the information gathered, you&nbsp;find&nbsp;clues that reveal a person\u2019s age, gender, occupation, as well as&nbsp;the online identity of their personal and alternate accounts.&nbsp;Even&nbsp;deleted&nbsp;data can be recovered using restoration passwords, which can lead to Secret Boxes that hold vital information about the incidents.&nbsp;Once you have enough information, you can confirm your suspicions by using the hashtags from the&nbsp;Parotter&nbsp;timeline to&nbsp;complete&nbsp;the final&nbsp;deduction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1534\" height=\"861\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-66010-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-66010-001.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-66010-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-66010-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapters&nbsp;in Demons\u2019 Timeline feature one or two timelines,&nbsp;incentivizing&nbsp;multiple playthroughs. While&nbsp;cases strictly&nbsp;have&nbsp;right-or-wrong answers, there are no time limits or game overs&nbsp;to&nbsp;pressure you.&nbsp;Should you find yourself stumped or overwhelmed by the sheer amount of text you have to read, a hint system will allow you to easily progress&nbsp;forward.&nbsp;Featuring seven chapters, each with a playtime of 1-2 hours, Demon\u2019s Timeline&nbsp;pushes inquisitive players to their limits while still being accessible to&nbsp;those who want to play it exclusively for the story.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demons\u2019 Timeline&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antoraion?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>is&nbsp;currently&nbsp;available for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4198660\/Demons_Timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>)&nbsp;at 15% off. The first chapter can be played for free via&nbsp;the&nbsp;Steam&nbsp;demo, with&nbsp;save&nbsp;data carrying over to the full title.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-intuition-based-mystery-game-crimsooon-sun-in-which-you-investigate-a-college-girls-disappearance-by-spotting-contradictions-coming-to-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese intuition-based\u00a0mystery\u00a0game\u00a0Crimsooon\u00a0Sun, in which you\u00a0investigate a college girl\u2019s disappearance by spotting contradictions,\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0Steam\u00a0in 2026\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese indie mystery game Demons\u2019 Timeline is out now on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":66012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-66010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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