A long-forgotten enemy rises and brings portents of doom – the Demon King is coming, and without a champion to strike him down, the world will surely fall to his corruption. Seek out powerful weapons and artifacts by day, stand against his minions by night, and prepare to be hunted by powerful entities from ages past in this roguelite role-playing game.
Every three days, a terrifying new minion of the Demon King begins his hunt, drawn from a pool of over 30 potential bosses. Study each monster’s strengths and unique powers, and adapt your build accordingly. Explore the realm in search of the weapons and equipment best suited to defeat this powerful predator, but be wary of other fell creatures that roam the world by night. With limited time, will you opt to sharpen your blade at hidden ancient forges, pay a high price for rare trinkets from greedy merchants, or seek out mighty armor and magical shields? Choose the tools that work best against the powerful enemy that hunts you today, without sacrificing your preparedness for what comes next, overcoming the guardians of each realm until the Demon King Himself stands before you.
Pursue a multitude of strategies and synergies with over 350 items at your disposal to confront the unique challenge of each monstrous boss. When hunted by the Razorclaw Grizzly, whose fierce attacks ignore all armor, how much armor will you sacrifice for equipment that prioritizes maximum health, speed, or damage? The lesser monsters stalking the realms will wage a war of attrition against an unarmored hero, and should the Razorclaw Grizzly be slain, three days may not provide enough time to gather enough armor for the next great foe that hunts you. You may, in place of armor, find several items that enhance your speed and attack strength, allowing you to strike first and hard, vanquishing your enemy swiftly – sometimes before it’s able to strike at all. Then, if you luck upon the Saffron Feather, you’d be able to take advantage of your high speed to help regenerate wounds during battle. But should you find yourself hunted by the Black Knight, who absorbs your attack power as his own, high armor becomes a priority over raw attack strength – with the aid of Razor Scales armor to reflect damage back upon your enemy, and enchanted Ruby Earrings to inflict damage every other turn, the Black Knight would face steady damage without raw attack power to absorb for himself. But if you happen upon a powerful magical weapon, do you dare take it up, knowing it will strengthen the Black Knight for the fight ahead, but come to your aid should you survive it?
There are a plethora of options for each threat, with a variety of powerful combinations to be discovered and exploited at your disposal among the countless items, and constant tradeoffs between the near and long-term threats – with limited space in your inventory, you must choose wisely and adapt constantly.
He is Coming also features an asynchronous multiplayer mode, Kingmaker – seek out the fallen Demon King’s crown in an ultimate test of your strategies where your champion faces off against the powerful builds of other players. Plan around the equipment and abilities of these would-be heroes in the hunt for the crown, and face a constant onslaught of unique combinations and unforeseeable circumstances – how will you rise above all others?
You will face both great victories and noble defeats. Each run will contribute to your progression as you complete over 100 unique challenges that add powerful new artifacts to the pool of items available for future runs – while your first hero may not defeat the Demon King, their efforts will not be in vain.
The world descends slowly into chaos as the Demon King grows in strength – the trees wither away, the grass turns to ash, and the bogs turn putrid with the stench of death. Take on the mantle of a hero and prepare yourself – for He is Coming.
Posted on: September 14, 2025
Early Access review
LordKnickwitz
Verified ownerGames: 118 Reviews: 1
Game doesn't save (Linux)
Sadly the game's save function doesn't work (tested on Manjaro Linux with wine). Quitting the game and starting it again deletes all progress, settings and whatsoever. Looks like a good game tho...
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Posted on: September 15, 2025
Early Access review
DCBueller
Verified ownerGames: 1162 Reviews: 2
Great potential, but wait...
These days I don't have a lot of time to dive into super tactical strategies and spending hours upon hours researching builds, so something like this that captured the look of older RPGs while utilizing some fun modern day mechanics of auto-battling, with a mix of chaotic RNG was right up my alley! I played a couple of runs and then shut it off to get back to work. When I got back however, all my progress was lost and I had to redo everything. Testing again, I did another run, shut it down, turned it back on...progress lost. I'm giving it a 5 because I see the potential and I know it will be my go to lunch game or in between stuff game, but I would say wait until they correct the bug that is causing all progress to be lost. Hopefully it gets fixed soon!
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Posted on: September 16, 2025
Early Access review
thebestsarayet
Verified ownerGames: 11 Reviews: 1
Addicting, Challenging, and Witty!
I LOVE strategy, turn-based roguelikes like this game, so I may be a bit biased - but this game is really phenomenal so far. It was a bit trial and error to understand the meaning and impact of certain decisions, items, etc., at first, but it's easy to catch on. No single play through is the same - you face a different boss sequentially each time. So far, a huge amount of it is strategy, but there's obviously a lot left up to chance and the decisions you make, such as having (1) 'tick' of day/night time spent with every 5 steps. The achievements are super fun and witty, referencing a lot of old memes and pop culture, etc. I still haven't gotten past a 3rd boss yet, so we'll see how it goes with another hour or two of play!
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Posted on: September 16, 2025
Early Access review
Jazzteroid
Verified ownerGames: 145 Reviews: 6
Pure Old-School Procedural Fun, No Fluf
This game is gorgeous in its marvelous simplicity. The runs are snappy and exciting, with just the right amount of randomness to keep the thrill of exploration and discovery alive, always pushing you toward just one more try. And what to say about the graphics—it's like traveling back to the ’80s and treating yourself to a feast of elegant ZX Spectrum beauty. Addictive as hell! P.S. Running on Windows 11 — no saving issues so far.
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Posted on: September 20, 2025
Early Access review
medusa1312
Verified ownerGames: 14 Reviews: 1
WA WAWA WA
i love this game while being bad at it
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