"Little Devil Inside" burst onto the scene at last year's PS5 online launch as part of Sony's "Future of Gaming" initiative Amidst the sleek looking titles, this colorful RPG emerged with the promise of something out of the ordinary Described by developer Neostream as a "survival action RPG focused on exploration," Little Devil Inside offers single-player and cooperative play

Sure, the premise may sound well-trodden, but this is no ordinary game You play as Billy, part of a research team, exploring your surroundings and hunting the local fauna

The goal of this monster-hunting expedition is to compile a complete encyclopedia of the supernatural Where to sign up

Here's everything we know about "The Little Devil Inside," including release date and trailer

Those familiar with "The Little Devil Inside" already know that the seeds for this project existed as early as 2015 At the time, it was planned to be released on Wii U as early as 2016 And in 2021, Little Devil Inside will be released on all platforms, including PC, PS5, Xbox One, and even older generation consoles like Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Game development is a marathon, not a sprint, and John Choi, director of business development at Neostream, reiterated this idea in a recent interview with GamesRadar when discussing the lengthy development process of "Little Devil Inside" He reiterated

The game has gone through several years worth of development, in part due to the careful attention to detail that underpins the game's aesthetic GamesRadar also quoted Choi as saying, "It's hard to find local talent in South Korea, where online and mobile games make up the bulk of the market"

According to the Little Devil Inside showcase trailer, the game could be a timed exclusive on PS5 As such, it is expected to be released a little later on Xbox and Switch

While a specific release date is unknown, there are some clues as to when the game will be available After the Sony Square press event, SVG reported that the game could be released as early as July 2021: Tokyo and Stray will be released in October

Little Devil Inside was launched as a Kickstarter campaign The game's Kickstarter page is still running in the background, sending out news, updates, and tasty information that project backers might be interested in

Since then, we have learned a few details about what we can expect from Little Devil Inside's gameplay The game focuses less on running around in open-ended environments (although it definitely can) and more on interacting with the nuances of your surroundings

The game's art style is unfussy, almost Lego-like, with a blocky texture; Little Devil Inside is the kind of game that makes you wonder what tilt-shift camera technology would have been like in the 19th century

Choi said in an interview with GamesRadar: "We're not going to go too far in pursuing RPG traits that will be compared to other hardcore hack-and-slash RPG games We want to express more with less and leave room for the player to fill in the blanks themselves"

The latest trailer for Little Devil Inside is a two-minute video that appeared at Sony's Future of Gaming event

The video focuses on Billy as he moves between the dark, desolate and rich, lush environments of "Little Devil Inside" and what's to come On horseback or on foot, Billy encounters a pack of spine-chilling monsters, but we still don't know who or what they are

As Billy hides in front of a rock, a gleaming-eyed colossus appears This clawed predator has fangs as long as its legs and makes no attempt to chatter

Other supernatural beings are downright creepy There is a hooded, sheep-like being standing on two legs in the fog, but there is certainly nothing sheepish about this character

However, the popularity of The Little Devil Inside has not been without setbacks Shortly after the trailer was released and social media collectively applauded it, viewers noticed what appeared to be racist character designs for some of the game's enemies [In a now-suspended account, Twitch streamer LordBalvin noted that some of the enemy character designs were rooted in racist portrayals of black people in the popular media; Neostream quickly retracted, and Little Devil Inside's Facebook page and issued a lengthy apology The company promised to revise the character to remove stereotypical design elements

With its house in order, Little Devil Inside appears to be on track for a successful release And importantly, the game is free of any of the design elements that led to its initial criticism