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Updated · Yahoo · Jun 5
Duskfade Releases Free PS5 Demo, Earns 4.7 Rating Across Nearly 200 Reviews
Updated
Updated · Yahoo · Jun 5

Duskfade Releases Free PS5 Demo, Earns 4.7 Rating Across Nearly 200 Reviews

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo · Jun 5

Summary

  • Nearly 200 PS Store ratings have pushed Duskfade’s newly released free PS5 demo to 4.7, giving the upcoming action-platformer an early fan boost.
  • The demo lets players sample Weird Beluga Studio and Fireshine Games’ clockpunk 3D platformer, which blends jumping, grappling and combat in a PS2-era-inspired style.
  • Duskfade follows Zirian and his mechanical Cuckoo as they try to save his sister from a mysterious Clock Tower that has cast the world into eternal night.
  • No release date has been announced, but the game is already live to demo and wishlist on the PlayStation Store ahead of its planned 2026 launch.

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