DEEMO 4+

So I got this game in 7th grade. 6 years later and I’m in college and still play this game at least once a week. I cannot recommend how good this game is and how much it is worth the money. The story is great, the gameplay is great, and the music is great. Given that I’ve played as long as I did (with some breaks here and there) you would think I’ve ran out of content, but there are still challenging songs and songs that I can barely even pass. And because there are so many good songs there are always 6-7 good songs that are perfectly within your difficulty.

As far as other rhythm games (Cytus I/II, Phigros, Arcaea) it’s this one I always come back to. Cytus I is ridiculously unforgiving. Cytus II is rediculously forgiving. Phigros is fun but all the challenging maps are gimmicky and if you play them enough you’ll eventually get a score if you want. Arcaea is impossible to play at high difficulty on phone. Deemo, however, is different. Difficult maps feel possible on phone, and there’s no better feeling than getting a score you’re happy with.

So please. Buy the game AND the Forgotten Hourglass. It literally triples the games content. Best purchase I’ve ever made in my live no exaggeration.

So, I actually started playing this game even before the full thing had released after a friend had recommended it to me (the game originally ended right after you grow the tree to its fullest height). And that was I think about 5 and a half years ago now. And I can not tell you enough that this game is absolutely incredible, and not a money waster. Deemo is a true masterpiece among games. The visuals are stunning, the music is gorgeous, and the story is beautifully written. The story progression is so well done, as you slowly unravel the mystery of the world you have found yourself in (the ending is going to leave you a changed person. And no, that is not an over statement), all while you get to play beautiful scores that feel like people put real heart into them. And there is so much free content, let alone all of the albums you can buy. Each piano piece you play comes with wonderfully drawn art. I guess you could call it the music cover art? And GOOD LORD just the game itself is a ton of fun to play. So, even if you don’t care about story in anyway shape or form, if like or love rhythm games, BUY THIS THING.

Thanks for reading, if you got this far, and I really do hope you get this game. You will not regret it. Trust me.

I first got this when I was pretty young like 13? I sucked at it, and barely got anywhere; but a few years later I got back into it and was having a lot of fun! I introduced all the friend I could to it, and a lot of them got it; but the thing is, I described the game based on what I first encountered. To me it was a super cute game where a girl falls through a ceiling into this lonely things realm aka Deemo. So me and my friends are constantly playing this game and enjoying it so much; I realize now that we were Stimming, as I’ve realized I’m autistic, and it was an amazing way to escape the world and experience sensory bliss~ But the thing I mainly want to touch on is that discovering the new areas I hadn’t discovered before made me realize there was more to the game!
I’ve now played until the ending 3 times at various points in my life, and I start crying every time right at the end. It’s hard for me to cry, but the area right before the end makes me tear up and the ending always has me bawling my eyes out and sniveling. 10/10 one the best games ever, the gameplay is incredible, the music is amazing, and the ending will rip your friggin heart out. Enjoy!