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The Demon Lord is New in Town!
A Resource Management Adventure Game -- Play as Van, a demon lord who has had his power sealed, and has been banished to the world of mortals. Make friends and work towards regaining your former glory!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“I bought this game soley because I did tried Shinsai no Otome: Radiant Soul (a game by same dev), and I want to see their previous game (because it was so good). Overall, the dialogue system makes it kind of hard to read, and the pacing for this game is kind of horrible,…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“The Demon Lord is New in Town! is a fantasy role-playing adventure developed by Daijyobi Institute and published by Kagura Games. Rather than beginning with a powerful ruler poised to conquer kingdoms, the story takes a more unusual direction by introducing Van, a defeated demon…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2025-06 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Adventure · RPG · Indie · Anime · Singleplayer · Simulation · Visual Novel · Funny · Memes · Sexual Content · 2D · Dating Sim (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * |
| Official site | https://www.kaguragames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.