Team Ninja’s Wo Long Fallen Dynasty demo is available now on Steam and the Microsoft Store, and is already making its way up the Steam charts as gamers flock to play Team Nioh’s dark fantasy RPG, Three Kingdoms, Soulslike. As we are only a week away from the release date of Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, many people are taking the opportunity to try it out early.
The Wo Long Fallen Dynasty demo launched on February 24 on Steam and the Microsoft Store, alongside PlayStation and Xbox consoles. It’s already proving popular, with a Steam player count of 50,790 (and growing) at the time of writing, putting it just behind Sons of the Forest as the second most trending game on the tracking site. .SteamDB, with more than double the active players of the new Atomic Heart version.
The demo will allow you to transfer your save data into the full game and will grant those who manage to complete the demo a special “Crouching Dragon Helmet” DLC that can be used when the game launches on March 3. Wo Long has been on PC Game Pass since day one – with the demo also available through Microsoft’s platform, it’s likely that even more players than the 50,000 registered on Steam are already trying out Wo Long.
If you haven’t tried it for yourself yet, Wo Long Fallen Dynasty definitely has the hallmarks of Team Ninja’s Nioh 2, although our time with the game revealed a slightly more accessible combat system with slightly less mechanics. complex. Instead, his key tool is his dodge, a powerful maneuver that works like a less risky Sekiro deflection.
Smartly dodge an incoming enemy attack and you can counter it, using its own momentum against it to push it down and open for a devastating blow. It’s an incredibly compelling mechanic, and it’s just one attraction in a world filled with fantastical enemies, including a giant serpentine woman, apparently a hybrid of Lamia and Gorgon in design; a huge monkey; and several mounted warriors seen in the game’s launch trailer above.
There are certainly plenty of reasons to give the demo a try, so not only will you be able to get to grips with this fantastic take on the Three Kingdoms lore a little earlier, but you’ll also get some nice extra loot for doing so.
Take a look at our Wo Long Fallen Dynasty impressions to see what we thought of our own experience with the game. While you wait for the full release, there are plenty more of the best fantasy games on PC to keep you busy, as well as plus top games like Dark Souls if you like a challenging action location.