About This Demo

⚠️ Warning! HIRAETH is not a simple and easy game

Even in its Demo version, HIRAETH challenges players with depth and complexity. To truly understand its potential, we strongly recommend starting with the Training Center.

🎓 Training Center

• Learn the basics of survival, controls, and core game features

• Training is optional, but it will save you a lot of confusion and frustration

• In the Demo version, Training does not support save/load, due to ongoing updates

• Completing it should take around 10 to 15 minutes

• For completing the Training Center you will receive a Steam Achievement.

📘 Check out the Steam Guide for gameplay fundamentals and character development. You’ll find the link on the Steam Demo page under “View the manual” and in the pinned thread under “View Discussion”

💬 Join our Discord for the best support from the community. The link is also available on the demo page

🏝️ NEW GAME – the main experience on Nesoi Island

• Offers unlimited gameplay time

• The save system works while sleeping – resume your game via CONTINUE from the main menu

• You start with plenty of resources, but no new supplies will arrive – focus on hunting and gathering

🌦️ Weather system

• Starts off mild and friendly

• After a few in-game days, expect cold and snow

• Later, sandstorms will appear, along with other dynamic weather conditions

🔍 Survival tips

• Search for food, medicine, weapons, and other resources

• Every choice matters – your survival depends on awareness and adaptability

🛠️ About This Demo Release

This is the first playable demo of ☵ HIRAETH, released ahead of the upcoming Early Access launch. While the experience already showcases the core atmosphere and mechanics, it’s just the beginning. Expect frequent updates in the coming weeks as we refine systems, expand content, and respond to player feedback. If you see potential in this early stage — know that it’s only going to get better. Your insights are invaluable, and your support helps shape the future of ☵ HIRAETH.

Add the game to your wishlist to stay updated and be among the first to return to Ahra Prime when Early Access begins.

💬 Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and help shape the future of HIRAETH. We invite you to take part in discussions on the Steam Community Hub, but for the most direct connection, join our official Discord server. There, you’ll find not only the developer actively engaging, but also a growing group of players and testers ready to help you navigate the world of HIRAETH and survive the challenges of Ahra Prime.

☵ HIRAETH Demo – Survive the Unknown. Explore the Depths. 🌌

Welcome to Ahra Prime, a forsaken planet where survival is earned, not given. This demo offers a hands-on glimpse into the immersive systems, haunting atmosphere, and unforgiving beauty of HIRAETH — a sci-fi survival experience like no other.

🧭 What Awaits You in the Demo?

• Explore Nesoi Island — a secluded region of Ahra Prime, rich in secrets and danger.

• Dive beneath the surface — swim and explore underwater zones with seamless transitions.

• No time limits — your survival is the only boundary.

• Dynamic weather & day-night cycle — adapt to shifting conditions that affect gameplay.

• Advanced survival mechanics — manage oxygen, health, stamina, and resources.

• Limited character progression — level up select skills to preview RPG systems.

• Save only while sleeping — plan wisely, or risk everything.

🧪 Demo Scope & Limitations

This demo is a sandbox experience designed to showcase core mechanics. Some features from the full game are intentionally restricted:

• Playable zone: Nesoi Island only

• Character development: up to level 2

• Difficulty: preset (medium)

• Certain items, injuries, and crafting options are unavailable

• Save system: only during sleep

🚀 Beyond the Demo

The full version of HIRAETH will expand into a vast open world with story-driven gameplay, deeper mechanics, and multiple difficulty modes — including the brutal VOID RIDER setting.

Love the demo? Add HIRAETH to your wishlist and be among the first to land on Ahra Prime when Early Access begins.