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Is the We Were Here Tomorrow Demo Still Available?
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Demo timeline
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | First demo on Steam, revealed at the Triple-i Initiative. One week only; the opening area of the Norček facility with three co-op puzzles. |
| April 10, 2026 | Demo patch 0.9.1: a DX11 Safe Mode launch option and other fixes for AMD crashes and lag spikes. |
| April 17, 2026 | First demo closed. Total Mayhem said more than 45,000 Explorers played it. |
| June 15, 2026 | Demo returned for Steam Next Fest (June 15–22) with bug fixes and performance work. |
| June 22, 2026 | More than 100,000 Explorers had claimed the demo; it stayed available after Next Fest. |
| August 3, 2026 | Demo taken down so the team could focus on the full game. |
What was in the demo?
The April announcement describes the opening area of the Norček facility and three cooperative puzzles built around teamwork, observation and communication. In June the studio called it the opening area and the first assignments of the facility. The studio’s wrap-up post mentions players aiming a hook gun at themselves.
Was there a PS5 or Xbox demo?
Every demo announcement put it on Steam; none mentioned PlayStation or Xbox. Separate hands-on builds were playable at gamescom and Tokyo Game Show.
How long was the demo?
Total Mayhem Games did not give a play time for the Steam demo. GameWatcher describes the separate gamescom build as a roughly 20-minute section played with a developer.
Why did the demo crash?
Patch 0.9.1 on April 10 targeted AMD crashes: it added a DX11 Safe Mode launch option on Steam, turned VSync off by default, removed MSAA and reworked shader pre-warming to cut lag spikes. The full game’s requirements are on the system requirements page.
Will the demo come back?
No return has been announced; the studio took it down to focus on the full game, which launches on October 20, 2026.
Sources & verification
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: demo launch at the Triple-i Initiative, April 9, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: demo patch notes 0.9.1, April 10, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: “Thank you for playing the demo”, April 17, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: “The Demo Has Returned!”, June 15, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: “The Demo Is Here to Stay (For a Little While Longer)”, June 22, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: “Last chance to play the demo”, July 23, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- Total Mayhem Games on Steam: “Coming this October”, August 26, 2026Official · 2026-10-15
- GameWatcher: gamescom hands-on preview and interview with Luite Douma and Martin Mittner, September 10, 2026Media coverage · 2026-10-15