Steam app 3615330
Hillthorn demo
The Hillthorn demo is a free, separate Steam download. The store page calls it an overview of a few locations, puzzles, and the game loop. I could not find a demo listing on the Nintendo, App Store, or Google Play pages I opened on 13 Nov 2026.
Public demo videos run from about 19 minutes to about 44 minutes. The publisher has not printed an official demo length, so I am not going to invent one.
| Fact | Reading | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Steam only. Install from the Hillthorn Demo store page. | 2 sources |
| Price | Free. | 2 sources |
| Reviews | 105 reviews, 96% positive, on the demo page. | 1 source (Steam demo) |
| Languages | The language table lists 13. An older "Demo Facts" blurb still says English and French. A developer post says 11 languages were added. | sources disagree |
| Save transfer | The Simplified Chinese demo page says the save can be kept for the full game. The English, Korean, and Japanese pages I opened do not say that. | 1 source (Chinese Steam wording; other locales silent) |
How to download it
Open the Hillthorn Demo page on Steam and use Install Demo. The full game is a different app. Buying links for Switch, iOS, and Android are on the platforms page. None of those three pages listed a demo when I checked them.
How long the demo videos are
De-demo's 4K demo video is 19:11. Miss Sensational's full demo playthrough is 20:54. Other public videos land at 23:26, 38:22, and 44:03. I would describe that spread as roughly 20 to 45 minutes of footage, not as an official clock.
The Steam description says the demo is an overview of the loop. A second-hand guide says the complete time loop is outside the demo. I keep that as one guide's claim, not as a publisher sentence.
Does the demo save carry into the full game?
Only the Simplified Chinese Steam demo page says, in Chinese, that your save file can be kept in the full game. The English, Korean, and Japanese demo pages do not carry that sentence. I found no steps, no mention of automatic detection, and no promise that a Steam demo save appears on Switch or a phone.
If you already finished the demo and want the paid story, continue with the office prologue in the full game.
Video
Miss Sensational's Hillthorn demo playthrough, uploaded 25 June 2026, 20 minutes 54 seconds.
Questions people ask
Is the Hillthorn demo free?
Yes. It is a separate free Steam app.
Is there a Switch or phone demo?
I did not find one on the Nintendo, App Store, or Google Play listings checked on 13 Nov 2026.
Will my demo progress move to the full game?
The Chinese store page says the save can be kept. The English, Korean, and Japanese pages do not. There is no cross-platform promise.
What broke in the demo?
A developer post said a language-font bug was fixed, and that a temporary route was to start in English and switch language in the options.
Related reading
Sources
- Developer demo language announcement — checked 2026-11-13
- Steam demo page — checked 2026-11-13
- Steam demo, Simplified Chinese — checked 2026-11-13
- Miss Sensational demo video — checked 2026-11-13
- De-demo 4K demo — checked 2026-11-13