The Legend of Khiimori, which according to our very own Joshua Wolens is basically Death Stranding but you get to ride a 13th-century Mongolian horse instead of Norman Reedus, was meant to launch into early access in a couple weeks following a triumphant showing in the recently-concluded Steam Next Fest. I’m sorry to say that’s not going to happen: The Next Fest demo went so well that the development team has decided to give it a few more months in the oven.
“The wonderful reception during Steam Next Fest has led to us sitting down with our publisher and together we have decided to take more time to create a more feature and content-rich experience!” the team wrote. “While this does mean that you all have to wait a little longer to get your hands on Khiimori, it also means we’ll be able to make sure you get a better game when we do release into Early Access.”
You might think that the decision to push back the early access launch reflects a negative reception to The Legend of Khiimori demo, but the dev team says that’s not the case—and to prove it, they’re leaving the demo up on Steam until November 30 rather than taking it down today as originally planned, so more people can sample it.