, which according to our very own Joshua Wolens is basically Death Stranding but , 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 . "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 [[link]] that's not the case—and to prove it, they're leaving the demo up until November 30 rather than taking it down today as originally planned, so more people can sample it.
That's especially noteworthy when you consider that The Legend of Khiimori isn't exactly [[link]] aimed at a mainstream gamer audience: You play as a horseback courier in 13th-century Mongolia, delivering mail, running errands, and taking care of a remarkably detailed and—based on Josh's telling—often finicky mount. But in a good way.
The release date isn't accurate anymore but this is still a pretty cool trailer.
I'm pretty jazzed for The Legend of Khiimori myself. Horses make me nervous and I'm too much of a fan of indoor plumbing to willingly give it up, but imagining that fresh, bracing Mongolian air while galloping across the steppes from the comfort of my expensive office chair? Yeah, that [[link]] sounds like my cup of . I'm downloading the demo now.