Could You Beat The Devil At His Own Game? Play The Killing Stone Demo During Steam Next Fest
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 12:39 pm
Could You Beat The Devil At His Own Game? Play The Killing Stone Demo During Steam Next Fest
A folk horror card battler with beautiful stylized art, animated figurines, dazzling effects, haunted sound and music, and an original first-person narrative set in the 17th century in a remote region of the Arctic circle. Investigate the mystery of the late Mariken Svangård as the masked Maven, her pupil in the dark arts and final friend. Use your wits and skills to compete in an ancient game against a series of demons to cleanse the souls of the late Mariken’s family before the Devil comes to claim his due.
The voices for Maven and the Devil were recorded twice — once in modern English and again in a period 17th century style English — and you can switch to the version you’d prefer at will. Voice actors Emma Gregory (Baldurs Gate 3) and Liam O’Brien (Critical Role) lend their talents to Maven and The Devil respectively in both narrative styles. You’ll find a rich atmosphere, strategic deckbuilding, diabolical enemies, great voice acting, helpful animal familiars, and bargaining for souls.
The free demo is live now on Steam as part of the October Next Fest. We’d love for you to try it out, and please wishlist it if you’re interested!
Demo Feature Highlights:
Story Introduction and Early Content, Explore in first person the remote Svangård mansion. Learn of the family curse brought on by the late matriarch, talk with animal familiars, and get the lay of the land.
Challenging and Rewarding Turn Based Gameplay, With a unique Reserve system, players can position buffs and creatures above the battle line that drop into place and allow for chaining sequences that allow for clever tactics and fiendish turnarounds.
Play a full Ritual run, Build a deck with one of the family members in an initial Ritual with several pages full of card battles and opportunities to modify your deck. You can repeat this ritual as many times as you like after you beat the demo to try out different combinations of Creatures, Incantations, and Chants.
The Killing Stone is coming soon to Steam for PC. Join the community on Discord and leave your feedback directly with the developers. For more information, or to wishlist the game, you can visit the Steam page, or follow on X or Bluesky.
About Question Games
Question Games is a small independent studio team known for their original titles The Magic Circle and The Blackout Club – and their focus on giving players agency to tell their own stories through the interactive medium. The team are led by Jordan Thomas and Stephen Alexander, perhaps best known for their lead roles on the BioShock series at Irrational and 2K Marin. For more information on Question, visit https://www.questiongames.com/
A folk horror card battler with beautiful stylized art, animated figurines, dazzling effects, haunted sound and music, and an original first-person narrative set in the 17th century in a remote region of the Arctic circle. Investigate the mystery of the late Mariken Svangård as the masked Maven, her pupil in the dark arts and final friend. Use your wits and skills to compete in an ancient game against a series of demons to cleanse the souls of the late Mariken’s family before the Devil comes to claim his due.
The voices for Maven and the Devil were recorded twice — once in modern English and again in a period 17th century style English — and you can switch to the version you’d prefer at will. Voice actors Emma Gregory (Baldurs Gate 3) and Liam O’Brien (Critical Role) lend their talents to Maven and The Devil respectively in both narrative styles. You’ll find a rich atmosphere, strategic deckbuilding, diabolical enemies, great voice acting, helpful animal familiars, and bargaining for souls.
The free demo is live now on Steam as part of the October Next Fest. We’d love for you to try it out, and please wishlist it if you’re interested!
Demo Feature Highlights:
Story Introduction and Early Content, Explore in first person the remote Svangård mansion. Learn of the family curse brought on by the late matriarch, talk with animal familiars, and get the lay of the land.
Challenging and Rewarding Turn Based Gameplay, With a unique Reserve system, players can position buffs and creatures above the battle line that drop into place and allow for chaining sequences that allow for clever tactics and fiendish turnarounds.
Play a full Ritual run, Build a deck with one of the family members in an initial Ritual with several pages full of card battles and opportunities to modify your deck. You can repeat this ritual as many times as you like after you beat the demo to try out different combinations of Creatures, Incantations, and Chants.
The Killing Stone is coming soon to Steam for PC. Join the community on Discord and leave your feedback directly with the developers. For more information, or to wishlist the game, you can visit the Steam page, or follow on X or Bluesky.
About Question Games
Question Games is a small independent studio team known for their original titles The Magic Circle and The Blackout Club – and their focus on giving players agency to tell their own stories through the interactive medium. The team are led by Jordan Thomas and Stephen Alexander, perhaps best known for their lead roles on the BioShock series at Irrational and 2K Marin. For more information on Question, visit https://www.questiongames.com/