DEMONS
STRATEGY + CHANCE + DUALISM
The game will launch in Spring 2025 via
From multi-award-winning designer Niall Roper
What are Schemata?
It's the plural form of the Ancient Greek word schema, meaning shape, form, or figure. It's commonly used in psychology, philosophy, and media theory to discuss imagined models of reality and how things work within them.
The English language adapted the word schema to make the words scheme, meaning diagram or plan, and schemer, meaning someone who makes secret (possibly evil) plans.
When playing games, even the most abstract, we are engaging with their unique schemata.
The diagram on this page illustrates schema by showing a medieval understanding of the cosmos with the Earth at its centre. This vision of reality was derived from the philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC) by the astronomer Ptolemy (100-170AD) and expounded by the Catholic church until 1758. The Vatican has never formally admitted it was mistaken.
Can I buy games now?
Not at present, as we are launching via Kickstarter in the Spring of 2025. After the launch, Demons will be available for purchase here and from retailers
A limited number of advance copies of DEMONS are available on loan for review. These have the same print and component quality as the final manufactured game.
Influencers & Reviewers
If you want to present or review Demons, send a message to niall@schematagames.com
Wholesale & Retail
If you want to discuss ordering Demons, send a message to niall@schematagames.com
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