Octopath Traveler II gets a free Steam demo: try the 3-hour prologue now

Octopath Traveler II hit on February 24, 2023, and Square Enix has now put it on Steam as a free download. There’s a catch, though: this isn’t the full RPG. What’s free is a three-hour prologue demo.

The Steam page says you can start with any of the eight protagonists and play through that character’s opening story. If you decide to buy the full game afterward, your save carries over. That makes this a more generous sample than most demos, and it lines up with Square Enix’s usual habit of putting out fairly substantial RPG trials with transferable progress.

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The full game has been out since February 24, 2023, and it still sits at a Very Positive rating on Steam. A lot of that comes down to the polished break-and-boost combat, better writing than the first game, distinct storylines for each lead, the HD-2D art style, and a soundtrack people haven’t shut up about since launch. It also helps that Octopath Traveler II stands on its own, so you don’t need to play the first Octopath Traveler beforehand.

If you’ve been meaning to see how the combat feels or just want to spend some time in Octopath Traveler II’s HD-2D world, this demo is an easy one to try. It’s up on Steam now. The full game is also available on PS4, PS5, Switch, and PC. Square Enix has also said that Switch 2 versions of both Octopath Traveler games launched in Japan in July 2026 and will release worldwide on October 1, 2026, with no upgrade path and no save compatibility from the original Switch releases.

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Author: Emmanuel Pina

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