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Oct 10, 2025

The Legend of Khiimori, the deep open-world adventure game gets Steam Next Fest demo ahead of its Early Access release

From Press Release:

Mindscape and Aesir Interactive have announced that their upcoming epic open-world adventure game, The Legend of Khiimori, will have a playable demo as part of Steam Next Fest, running from October 13-20. This demo comes ahead of the game’s Early Access launch on November 4.

Set in 13th century Mongolia, The Legend of Khiimori invites players to step into the role of a brave courier rider navigating a vast, untamed landscape on an unforgettable adventure. As they immerse themselves into the game’s expansive world full of wonders and intriguing tales, players will need to breed and train horses with specialized abilities, plan their routes strategically across diverse environments, and master the challenges of the wilderness to complete their quests. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game showcases stunning, high-fidelity graphics and unparalleled realism in equine behavior and animation, delivering a truly immersive horseback exploration experience.

In the demo available during Steam Next Fest, players can:

  • Begin their journey by delivering goods and messages across a vast, beautiful open world to build their prestige and reputation

  • Ride, care for, and manage their horse’s health, stamina, and mood to ensure their horse stays strong and reliable

  • Craft medicines, purchase upgrades, and trade or breed horses with unique traits

  • Defend themselves against wild predators using archery and survival skills

The limited-time demo offers players a glimpse of the rich gameplay systems and majestic world they will get to fully experience when The Legend of Khiimori launches in Early Access next month.

Check out the demo and wishlist the game via Steam here.

Mindscape and Aesir Interactive have announced that the game will now be known as The Legend of Khiimori. This change reflects the project’s evolving creative direction and vision of what the game can become – shaped by the community feedback and support – while preserving the core gameplay experience.

To stay up to date on the latest news surrounding The Legend of Khiimori, visit the official website and follow the game on Instagram, Threads, X, TikTok, YouTube and Discord.

About The Legend of Khiimori

Embark on an epic adventure in The Legend of Khiimori and unravel the mystery of the “wind horse”. Cultivate your Mongolian nomad camp and complete quests to build your legacy as an ancient courier rider. Tame and train horses with specialized abilities to explore every aspect of a diverse landscape.

About Mindscape

Established in 1991, Mindscape has been at the forefront of the development, marketing, publishing, and distribution of video games for over 30 years. Capturing the minds and imagination of millions of gamers around the world, from children to adults. Mindscape is best known for distributing big brands such as The Smurfs, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Bluey, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 and Story of Seasons. Publishing and developing games like the Windstorm-games, Pool Party, Speed 3: Grand Prix, Prince of Persia 3D, Myst, Riven, Life in Willowdale: Farm Adventures, Games Advent Calendar, and Unpetrified: Echoes Nature. In the coming years, Mindscape will deliver more fun and accessible games. For more information, visit www.mindscape.com.

About Aesir Interactive

Aesir is an ambitious development team with 105 dedicated professionals and a proven track record of driving both internal and external IPs from inception through to LiveOps. Aesir Interactive strongly believes in the power of team spirit and individual excellence. This commitment empowers Aesir to conquer any challenge and deliver extraordinary games.