I'm the developer of FOOD DEVILS, a Strategy-RPG / Roguelike also inspired by JRPGs. AMA!
Hello everyone,
First of all, a big thank you to the mod team for having me here on r/JRPG again. It's always a pleasure being allowed to share my games with you guys!
I'm the Director of Studio Daimon, the Italian indie team behind "Path of the Midnight Sun", a JRPG/Visual Novel released in 2023 which I shared here in the past and which was really appreciated (thanks!).
Over the past year, I reinvested everything that I earned through my previous game into a new, more ambitious project: FOOD DEVILS, a SRPG / Roguelike game with anime aesthetics. A bit Persona 5 here, a bit Toriko / Delicious in Dungeon there, and you have our post-apocalyptic foodie atmosphere.
Click here to watch the trailer!
The game basically plays like Fire Emblem, with a gameplay loop similar to Darkest Dungeon or Dave the Diver: you organize expeditions to collect ingredients from monsters, return to your base, "summon" better adventurers (through your cooking!) and develop relationships with your party.
Human adventurers can sign contracts with the Food Devils to temporarily reclass, gaining new outfits, stats and skills. During expeditions you then find semi-randomized skills and events, similarly to other roguelikes like Slay the Spire, Monster Train and Hades.
Permadeath is a trait which is common to both Fire Emblem and roguelikes, so it's a big factor in our game too, but I also know that some RPG players aren't the biggest fans of roguelikes so we will have flexible difficulty options to (hopefully!) meet everyone's expectations. :)
If you're curious about me, I started developing games as a hobby in 2012 when I modded Fire Emblem 8, then in 2019 I quit my full-time job to focus on indie development, and in 2023 we released Path of the Midnight Sun. I have yet to enjoy the fruits of my labor because I used all the money to pay the team and make Food Devils, but I regret absolutely nothing. I've dreamed of doing this job ever since I read the Nintendo Official Magazine as a kid, and I consider myself lucky enough to be able to work as a director and interact with many amazing people every day.
⭐ Useful links:
Kickstarter (290% funded, only 5 days left!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studiodaimon/food-devils-a-strategy-rpg-x-roguelite-x-base-builder
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861730/Food_Devils/
Twitter AMA announcement: https://x.com/StudioDaimon/status/1795821874049699991
Thank you again for your attention, and if you want to know more about me, the project or the team, AMA!
-Alfred