Cyberpunk Roguelike City of Ants Gets Free Steam Demo

ChillyRoom has a fresh treat for anyone craving a stylish cyberpunk roguelike. The studio just rolled out a brand-new trailer for City of Ants, and better yet, a playable demo is now live on Steam.

You'll want to move fast on this one though. The demo is only sticking around for a limited time, running until November 10, 2026. Plenty of room to get your hands dirty, but not forever.

So what exactly is City of Ants? It's a cyber-mythology action indie game where you step into the shoes of Su, a synthetic human who's been officially marked as "should be destroyed." Sounds rough, right? Every time you die, you're rebuilt and wake up again, dragged right back into an endless cycle of death and reconstruction.

The combat is all about clashing blades and timing. Picture tense attack-and-defense duels where a split-second read on your opponent is the difference between landing the hit and getting wrecked. It's the kind of moment-to-moment judgment call that keeps your palms sweaty.

And because you keep looping through death, you get to build your own fighting style over time. Each run feeds into the next, letting you shape a playstyle that's uniquely yours.

Waiting for you in that chaos are ancient mythological beasts, so expect plenty of pressure and pandemonium as you carve out a path to survive. Beyond the fights, you'll dig deeper into a world that keeps shifting beneath your feet, gradually piecing together the truth and facing some tough choices along the way.

If that sounds like your kind of loop, the demo is the perfect place to start. Are you planning to jump in and see how long you last against those mythic monsters? Let us know what you think if you give it a spin.