An upcoming indie game called Ancestral Harvest promises a combination of gameplay mechanics that seem reminiscent of Zelda, but in a creepy, dystopian setting and with a pacifist twist. A demo is currently available on Steam, but only for a limited time.
Ancestral Harvest is made by solo developer 1011, real first name Fred. Its Steam page went live in March 2025, describing a dystopian adventure centered on a child shaman searching for a way to cure a world ravaged by humankind.
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A month later, 1011 launched Ancestral Harvest's first demo, which can still be accessed via Steam as of mid-June 2025. The trial version of the game is technically a playtest, but comes with an unrestricted player pool, allowing anyone interested to download it while it remains available. Ancestral Harvest's sole developer will be closing the playtest soon, but then follow up on it with a full-fledged demo, having said as much in a recent social media post. The current plan is for the demo to launch on Steam sometime in July 2025....
