About This Demo

Three classes. One hero. Another terrible idea. Try it free.

You Have Been Slain: An Idle Tragedy is an idle RPG built around the things that kept your old MMO group up far too late: grinding out XP, testing a new build, farming rare drops and min-maxing to your heart's content. The demo gives you the real game up to level 20: all 16 classes, three continents to explore, and your progress carries into the full game.

What's in the demo

Create a hero on any of three continents and level to 20. Clear the starter dungeons on each one, sail between them, and earn up to 50 Alternate Advancement points along the way. Every tradeskill is open up to skill 85. If you're feeling brave, a roaming warband terrorizing the countryside.

16 classes. 560 combinations!

Pick three of 16 classes and combine them into one hero. Build around healing, spell damage, weapons, pets, or an idea that sounds cool on paper and totally doesn't work in reality. A Troll Sorcerer / Monk / Ranger is certainly a decision... not one I'd recommend, but maybe you can make it work!  Will you level them all?!

Decide how your hero fights

Automatic combat is part of your build: set autocast conditions, prepare your spell bar and balance damage, healing, crowd control and survival. If an encounter is too tough, change your tactics or your build. Or keep smashing your face against the wall; some people enjoy that.

Give every loot run a purpose

Target farm rare drops, merge duplicates to rank up your gear, and set loot rules to keep the grind moving. Pet builds gear up their companion too.

Get the old group back together

Form a party with up to three Steam friends, carry them through dungeons, and flex on the damage meters. Play solo at your own pace, or group up when the crew is around. Online co-op requires an internet connection.

Secure a camp. Come back to progress.

Your hero keeps fighting while the game runs in the background, or you can secure a farming camp before logging off and come back to experience, gold and loot. Offline progress is capped and earns at a reduced rate, so checking in still matters.

Your progress carries over

Everything you earn in the demo is waiting for you in the full game: your characters, levels, gear and Alternate Advancement. When you're ready for level 50, the deeper dungeons and the raids, pick up right where you left off.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some background images and creatures were created using generative AI. The game itself was not generated: every class, system, encounter and item was designed and tuned by me over months of development. No AI generates content while you play.