Hyper Demon is a trippy, surprise new FPS from the Devil Daggers devs Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Hyper Demon is a trippy, surprise new FPS from the Devil Daggers devs The FPS wrought as satanic golf News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 20, 2022 18 comments Imagine waking up in the morning and finding out there's a brand new FPS from the creators of trippy skull-obsessed shooter Devil Daggers. Well, that's exactly what's happened for some of us today. Hyper Demon seems to be all about the disembodied, infernal craniums too, but don't call it a sequel. Brace yourself as you watch the nightmarish trailer below. It's a wild one. Watch on YouTube Devs Sorath say Hyper Demon's about aiming to reach the end as quickly as possible. That's different from Devil Daggers, which you had to survive in for as long as you could. However, slaying baddies in Hyper Demon makes them spawn faster, which naturally ups the difficult somewhat. You're free to blow them away more slowly, of course, but that won't net you many points now, will it? Wonderfully, there's a par scoring system telling you how many monsters you should be slaying, so I fully intend to don my Pringle jumper while dodging ethereal tentacles. Sorath say they wanted it to look like a "dream from the future" now that we're living in an age of retro-style shooters. I think the game's spherical projection resembles a 90s hip-hop music video stripped of Sean Combs and Missy Elliott, instead populated with ululating malevolence from beyond space, time and our ken. I'm here for it. Don't think I'll survive all the demons for too long, like, but I'm here for it. It has a super-move called "laser storm" so how could I not be? Sorath's previous game, Devil Daggers, has been a long-time favourite in the RPS Treehouse. When Adam (RPS in peace) reviewed the game back in 2016, he said: "In case it isn't clear, I'll come right out and say that Devil Daggers is a brilliant game. It's small but perfectly formed, tough but rewarding, and it reminds me of my favourite elements of nineties first-person shooters without mimicking their structure. It's like the final battle, when every boss you faced through the game's running time appears in the same room and raises hell." Hyper Demon is out now, and it's on Steam for £11/$15/€13. I'm fully expecting it to haunt whatever sleep I can get after seeing that trailer. Alice0 will also be writing up some impressions very soon, so watch out for those too. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here