{"id":69250,"date":"2026-07-07T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69250"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:49:15","slug":"paranormal-social-media-detective-game-demons-timelines-hits-10k-sales-and-overwhelmingly-positive-steam-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/paranormal-social-media-detective-game-demons-timelines-hits-10k-sales-and-overwhelmingly-positive-steam-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"Paranormal social media detective game\u00a0Demons\u2019 Timelines hits 10k sales and \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d Steam rating\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s\u00a0been a little\u00a0over\u00a0two months since Japanese indie developer\u00a0DigitalCats\u00a0released its social media deduction\u00a0game\u00a0<strong>Demons\u2019\u00a0Timeline<\/strong>. Since then, the game has sold over 10,000 copies and achieved an \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating\u00a0following recent reviews\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4198660\/Demons_Timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E3%81%AE%E8%A6%B3%E6%B8%AC%E8%80%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30df\u30ab\u30af\u30c6\u30a4\u4e8b\u4ef6\u306e\u89b3\u6e2c\u8005<\/a> \u304c\uff11\u4e07\u30c0\u30a6\u30f3\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9\u3092\u9054\u6210\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<br><br>\u307e\u3055\u304b\uff12\u304b\u6708\u3067\u3053\u3053\u307e\u3067\u4f38\u3073\u308b\u3068\u306f\u601d\u308f\u305a\u3001\u3081\u3061\u3083\u304f\u3061\u3083\u9a5a\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u611f\u60f3\u3084\u30ec\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u3082\u5168\u90e8\u898b\u3066\u307e\u3059\uff01<br>\u904a\u3093\u3067\u304f\u308c\u305f\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3001\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\uff01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLTsgKL0MU\">pic.twitter.com\/QLTsgKL0MU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30a2\u30f3\u30c8\u30e9\u30fc\/antler (@antoraion) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antoraion\/status\/2072984948303426009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Post translation:\u00a0Demons\u2019\u00a0Timeline has sold over 10,000 copies!\u00a0I never imagined it would grow this much in just two months, so I\u2019m absolutely amazed.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been reading all your comments and reviews! A huge thank you to everyone who\u00a0has played the game!<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demons\u2019&nbsp;Timeline&nbsp;<a href=\"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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">puts you in the shoes of a cyber detective<\/a>&nbsp;known as L. As L, you scour&nbsp;the&nbsp;fictional&nbsp;social media webpage&nbsp;Parotter&nbsp;via point-and-click interactions to solve demon-related incidents (called \u201cParadoxes\u201d) alongside your&nbsp;demon partner&nbsp;Nyasuteria Hakouchi and two AIs.&nbsp;Unlike your typical horned devils, \u201cdemons\u201d in&nbsp;this game refers to humans with supernatural powers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the information you&nbsp;gather, you piece together a person\u2019s real and online identities, the latter of which&nbsp;can include&nbsp;personal and alternate accounts. Once you have enough evidence, you can make a final deduction by using hashtags on the&nbsp;Parotter&nbsp;timeline.&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&amp;apos; 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provject was developed by a four-person team\u00a0helmed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antoraion?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antler<\/a>, whose\u00a0previous\u00a0works include\u00a0several Unity puzzle games, mystery worlds in\u00a0VRChat, and some adult-oriented titles. For\u00a0Demons\u2019\u00a0Timeline\u2019s\u00a0development, they launched a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/camp-fire.jp\/projects\/872383\/view#menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campfire\u00a0crowdfunding campaign<\/a>\u00a0on August\u00a024,\u00a02025\u00a0and raised over 1.18 million JPY (roughly $7,300\u00a0USD)\u00a0in a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demons\u2019&nbsp;Timeline currently has&nbsp;an \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating on Steam&nbsp;based on&nbsp;recent reviews and a \u201cVery Positive\u201d rating overall.&nbsp;Based on data from review analyzer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.togeproductions.com\/SteamScout\/steamAPI.php?appID=4198660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SteamScout<\/a>, 83.3% of reviews are&nbsp;in Japanese, followed by 7.1% for English and Simplified Chinese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demons\u2019 Timeline is&nbsp;available for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4198660\/Demons_Timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). The first chapter can be played for free via the Steam demo, with&nbsp;save&nbsp;data carrying over to the full title.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/idol-livestreamer-psychological-horror-game-announced-for-steam-investigate-a-disappearance-by-sending-super-chats-and-snooping-through-fan-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Idol livestreamer psychological horror game announced for Steam. 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