The cozy MMO I've waited 4 years to play on PC finally has a Steam demo

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I have patience for most things to arrive on PC in due time, but Sky: Children of the Light, the online flying and platform puzzling game from Journey studio Thatgamecompany was not one of them. I've been playing the tiny MMO-alike game for two years on my Nintendo Switch because the online goblin in me just couldn't wait. Sky: CotL still doesn't have an official release date on PC, but it is participating in the Steam Next Fest so you can try it out, or migrate your existing account, right now.

Sky is pretty derivative of the things that everyone loved about Journey: minimalist storytelling, emergent friendships with strangers, and the pure joy of flying about and sand surfing to emotional orchestral music. Honestly, I'm still a bit shocked that it all actually gels in a live service game with season pass events but dammit it really does. It's everything cozy about Journey but slightly more online.

Most of Sky is spent in its six main realms finding spirits, solving flying and platforming puzzles, and rounding up nearby strangers to unlock secret areas and shortcuts together. Oh, and collecting fashion and emotes—the one true motivation in any live service game. On the regular, Sky kicks off new seasons of content with new areas to explore, so the game has expanded its map area quite a bit in the time I've played. There's going to be a lot of exploring for new players to do and on the occasions where you just can't solve a secret, I recommend the well-tended player wiki that's got a permanently open tab on my phone.

Sky's developer Thatgamecompany says that progress in the Steam Next Fest version of the game will be tied to your account and carry over to the game's full launch on PC. If you've already got an account,