
Itâs never too early to start thinking about Halloween, especially as the perfect spooky treat has just landed.
Developer Absolutely Games and publisher Secret Mode is gearing up to launch cozy title Fangtopia on October 26 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
PC players are the winners here though, as a free demo for Fangtopia has been released on Steam already, offering that platform an early taster.
If you're burnt out on cozy life sims, Fangtopia could be the perfect game for you. While you will build a monstrous town, thereâs none of the usual farming or decorating fare included.
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Instead, Fangtopia offers tile-based puzzle gameplay.
Players will âland tiles from a stack, connecting terrain of the same type to score pointsâ. As you do so, youâll expand your kingdom.
As you progress, your town will boast âmisty mountains, dark woods, ghostly railways, snaking rivers, charming towns, and moreâ.
When players meet certain score goals, theyâll unlock additional landmarks - and the more you expand your kingdom, the more secrets youâll uncover about the gameâs world. Itâs very satisfying.
Fangtopia boasts an ASMR audio mode for peak relaxation

Of course, a kingdom is nothing without inhabitants. In order to lure in spooky monsters, youâll want to complete something known as âportal objectivesâ.
You can then choose where the best place is to house, say, a werewolf or a yeti.
While Fangtopia is spooky themed, itâs not at all frightening, boasting a wholesome and cozy aesthetic.
It shouldnât stress you out either, as thereâs no time pressure involved with players invited to work through Fangtopia at their own pace.
There are over 100 tiles featured in Fangtopia in total, with global and friend leadership boards available if you are competitive.
As with all good cozy games, thereâs a collectible too in the form of an interactive sticker book which you can fill in throughout your playthrough.
And if thatâs not relaxing enough, how about an ASMR audio mode for âadded comfortâ? Yes please.
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PC players can now enjoy a free demo ahead of the gameâs October launch
Again, a brand new demo is available for Fangtopia now - and you can select from Fangtopia Mode or Island Mode.
The former teaches you the basics in a âshort and cozy sessionâ. Island Mode, on the other hand, tasks you with connecting remote islands via a ghostly railway with more modes to come in good time.
âWith plenty to unlock in the demo (and much more to come at launch), we hope youâll enjoy discovering and building your perfect pumpkin-filled realm and inviting fiendish friends to take up residence in Fangtopia lush and sprawling kingdom,â devs wrote to Steam.
It doesnât look as if save data will particularly carry over from this bite-sized taster.
You do have somewhat unlimited access though. Each session in the demo has a 1,000-point limit, but you can play as many times as you like, perfecting the formula in preparation to build bigger towns when the full version of Fangtopia launches next month.
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