Everyone will have a chance to try out the latest game from Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka next week, as a demo for Balan Wonderworld will be available on consoles and PC on January 28.
Balan Wonderworld is an upcoming platform game by Yuji Naka, which will be his first title since leaving Sega for Square Enix in 2018. The player takes on the role of either Leo Craig or Emma Cole, as they enter the strange world of Wonderworld, led by the mysterious Maestro. The player will discover over 80 costumes in Balan Wonderworld, each of which gives them access to different powers. Balan Wonderworld also features co-op play, allowing two players to take Emma and Leo on an adventure through Wonderworld together.
Balan Wonderworld is due to be released in March, but you'll have a chance to try it out next week. Square Enix has announced that a demo for Balan Wonderworld will be available on PC (through Steam), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on January 28, 2021.
The demo for Balan Wonderworld will feature a local co-op mode for two players. It will contain three stages from the full version of the game. The stages include World 1, which is set on a farm, World 4, which is set among floating islands in the sky, and World 6, which is set in a clockwork village. The player will also have access to the Isle of Tims, which is the hub world for the demo. The Isle of Tims is home to magical creatures, known as Tims, and the player can feed them magical droplets to evolve their abilities.
The 3D collect-a-thon platformers have seen a resurgence of interest in recent years, even if highly-anticipated games like Yooka-Laylee failed to stick the landing. Balan Wonderworld has some of the best minds in platform game history behind it, so it has the potential to become something truly special. We'll have a chance to see how special Balan Wonderworld is when the demo launches next week.
The Balan Wonderworld demo will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on January 28, 2021. The game will be released on those same platforms on March 26, 2021.
Source: Square Enix