‘First Look at Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons Gameplay, Launching on VR & Flatscreen in Late 2025’

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So, Resolution Games just threw a little sneak peek our way, finally showing some gameplay bits—yeah, like actual bits—from their soon-to-drop Dungeons & Dragons twist on Demeo. In case you’ve been under a rock, Demeo is that VR, tabletop action RPG everyone’s been buzzing about.

This thing, they’re calling it Demeo x DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Battlemarked. And they just gave us a glimpse—well, more like a snippet, really—of how it works, where it’s going down, and what sort of scenery you’ll be navigating. It’s kinda like the usual Demeo stuff, where you dive in with a few other online pals and attempt not to get your butts kicked by dungeon critters. I mean, never know how these things go, right? Maybe you’ll get eaten by a giant rat, fun times.

The gameplay seems to stick to its roots—as in, the same formula. You’ve got your group of four peeps exploring monster-infested dungeons. If you’ve never tackled Demeo, let me paint the picture: it’s all gridded landscapes, moving around with action points, and rolling a die to determine if your sword actually hits something. Simple yet stress-inducing, you know?

This new Battlemarked ditty keeps that good ol’ die, the one with just three faces that decide your fate: a sword for a hit, double swords for when you’re feeling lucky, and a skull for those oops-I-did-it-again moments. Toss in some action cards, and you’re good to go with different attacks and skills tailored to whatever character you fancy playing.

Oh, and they’re teasing this hybrid gameplay thing—VR and flat-screen altogether. It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure for screens. So, whether you’ve got a Steam account, a PlayStation 5 hooked up, or one of those snazzy VR headsets, you’re golden.

A bit more newsy stuff: launching everywhere by late 2025. Beyond that, they’re kinda playing coy—promising more details soon, including when exactly we can lose all our free time to this thing and spoil which platforms it’ll dance onto next.

They’re also pulling in some big guns for this one—a story guy named Matt Sernett, who’s practically lived in the D&D world longer than most of us have been lurking online. This dude’s been part of famous games like Baldur’s Gate. Yeah, real veteran stuff right there.

So, if any of this tickles your dice-loving fancy, you can wishlist Battlemarked on a bunch of stores already, from the Horizon Store for Quest devices to the Steam platform for PC VR peeps. Might as well prepare your wallets and time, right?