Hela: Little Mouse and the Magic Forest demo launches October 19
Shochiku Games released a standalone demo with its own map and story, and joined Steam Next Fest running October 19 to 26, 2026.
Shochiku Games released a playable demo of Hela: Little Mouse and the Magic Forest on October 19, 2026, and began its participation in Steam Next Fest the same day, according to gamebiz.jp.
The demo is a standalone package rather than a slice of the finished game: it uses a dedicated map and tells its own story separate from the full release.
Players traverse the forest with a magical frog backpack, hooking its tongue onto branches to swing across gaps and to glide. In single-player, the mouse can call on a magical clone to help solve and navigate the stages.
The demo also supports local two-player co-op through split-screen, letting two people play together on one display.
Steam Next Fest runs from October 19 to October 26, 2026. Shochiku Games is the game division of Shochiku, the film studio founded in November 1920; in its fiscal year ended February 2026, Shochiku reported sales of 98.249 billion yen and an operating profit of 6.173 billion yen.
Quick answers
When is the Hela: Little Mouse and the Magic Forest demo available?
It launched on October 19, 2026, the same day Steam Next Fest opened.
How long does Steam Next Fest run?
From October 19 to October 26, 2026.
Does the demo support co-op?
Yes, it offers split-screen local co-op for up to two players, and single-player uses a magical clone.