{"id":67126,"date":"2026-05-26T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67126"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:50:41","slug":"brigandine-abyss-a-fantasy-strategy-game-with-over-200-hours-of-content-gets-free-steam-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/brigandine-abyss-a-fantasy-strategy-game-with-over-200-hours-of-content-gets-free-steam-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigandine Abyss, a fantasy strategy game with \u201cover\u00a0200 hours\u00a0of content,\u201d\u00a0gets free Steam demo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Publisher&nbsp;Happinet&nbsp;just released the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3211430\/BRIGANDINE_ABYSS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free Steam demo<\/a>&nbsp;for its upcoming turn-based strategy game,&nbsp;<strong>Brigandine Abyss<\/strong>.&nbsp;Players will be able to&nbsp;experiment with party compositions and engage in combat&nbsp;as the Gran&nbsp;Dragnica&nbsp;and Scarlet Will factions&nbsp;until&nbsp;Chapter 2&nbsp;of the main story,&nbsp;although&nbsp;save&nbsp;data from the demo will not carry over to the full release.&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=\"Brigandine Abyss - Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5z0L0ba4r8k?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>Brigandine&nbsp;Abyss\u2019s&nbsp;narrative&nbsp;centers around a coup led by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Kingdom of&nbsp;Solginat\u2019s&nbsp;chancellor&nbsp;in the&nbsp;formation of&nbsp;a new empire.&nbsp;The game\u2019s Story Mode has players&nbsp;take on the role of&nbsp;one of six faction leaders&nbsp;as they&nbsp;attempt&nbsp;to resist the&nbsp;empire\u2019s oncoming invasion.&nbsp;While this is the third&nbsp;title&nbsp;in the series, each entry&nbsp;stands well enough on its own that&nbsp;playing&nbsp;the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;games&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;a requirement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1631\" height=\"913\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-003.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-003-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-003-1536x860.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gameplay\u00a0starts with the Organization Phase. It is here where you manage your troops, buy resources,\u00a0upgrade your base,\u00a0and plan your next move.\u00a0Efficient resource and task management\u00a0is\u00a0key, as it\u00a0largely determines\u00a0the strength of your troops as well as your future options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0chosen\u00a0a land to\u00a0invade\u00a0for\u00a0resources and stronger troops, the Attack Phase begins. Combat takes place on a hexagonal grid, where\u00a0you must move your troops and defeat enemy units.\u00a0Each\u00a0faction has\u00a0its own\u00a0set of soldiers, monsters, and actions,\u00a0allowing for vastly different playstyles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1518\" height=\"848\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-005.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-005-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-005-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to&nbsp;its&nbsp;Story Mode, Brigandine Abyss has a Mission Mode that allows you to select from 24 faction leaders, each with&nbsp;their&nbsp;own win conditions.&nbsp;All in all, the game is purported to&nbsp;offer&nbsp;over&nbsp;200 hours&nbsp;of content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1516\" height=\"849\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1516px) 100vw, 1516px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-004.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-004-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67126-004-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PC players&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;be the only ones who get to experience the game ahead of time, as&nbsp;Happinet&nbsp;announced that it will provide details&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;free demos for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S&nbsp;editions&nbsp;at a later date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigandine Abyss is set to release on August 27 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3211430\/BRIGANDINE_ABYSS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), Nintendo Switch 2,&nbsp;PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happinet has launched the Steam demo for Brigandine Abyss, with demos for other platforms planned for the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":67130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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