Public Demo

Public Demo
Screenshot of the title screen of the public demo.

The public demo is the demo version of Sea of Stars that takes place on Sleeper Island. It initially released in 2023 on February 8 for the Nintendo Switch, June 19 for Steam, July 11 for Xbox, and July 25 for the PlayStation 4/5.

The public demo was removed from Steam on March 1, 2024.

Main Story

The public demo's story is a direct slice of the final game's story with minor differences. In the final game, this section occurs after leaving Evermist Island for the first time.

The demo starts with a cutscene of Y'eet's golem ball flying through the air towards Sleeper Island, which is then caught by X'tol. Garl, Zale, and Valere give commentary upon exiting the golem ball, and after the cutscene ends, the player is given control of party, where they explore X'tol's Landing and fight a couple of Wanderers. When the party exits the area, the camera pans up to Seraï, who is referred to as "???" in her singular dialogue box consisting of ellipsis. She observes the party from a tall cliff then leaves through a portal she creates with her daggers. After some narration, the demo instantly skips to The Humble Boast in the Port Town of Brisk.

A story cutscene introduces the party chatting with Teaks about the nearby band of pirates, and afterwards, the player is given control of the party again. They approach and speak with Yolande, agreeing to her deal, which results in the next story cutscene, involving an arm-wrestling match. After losing the match against Valtraid, the party is directed by Captain Klee'shaë to head to the Abandoned Wizard's Lab to retrieve the Coin of Undeath Accord. There, they explore the lab, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. They gather the Green, Blue, and Red Crystals, creating a portal in order to reach the Chromatic Apparition. They defeat it, and the demo ends as the screen fades to white, followed by the completion screen.

Major Differences

Story

• After leaving X'tol's Landing, the sections involving everything from the Moorlands to the Coral Cascades is skipped, and after some narration, the party is instantly transported to The Humble Boast at the Port Town of Brisk.
• The placement and dialogue of some NPC's is changed.
  • The Hidden Market is owned by a Docarri instead of a human.
  • The Humble Boast Chef is a Molekin instead of a human.
• Throughout X'tol's Landing and the Abandoned Wizard's Lab, there are multiple signs explaining basic game mechanics.
• Landing the final hit on the Chromatic Apparition ends the public demo instead of awarding the Coin of Undeath Accord.

Music

• The Humble Boast plays the default Port Town of Brisk theme, "Port Town (Day)." In the final game, the default music track is instead "The Humble Boast Tavern."
• During the arm-wrestling match against Valtraid, the normal combat theme, "Battle On!", plays. In the final game, the music track is instead "Skirmish for Glory!"

Traversable Areas

• The door of The Humble Boast's deckhouse is open and can be accessed during the day. Interacting with the fireplace will set up a camp like normal.
• Guards prevent the player from accessing the upper level of the Port Town of Brisk. When spoken to, they state, "Apologies, this area is off limits for the Demo."
• There is no ledge to climb to reach the sands of the Hidden Market.
• On the world map, if the player tries to access Coral Cascades, dialogue from SaboTeam pops up, explaining that the area is inaccessible in the public demo, though the player may feel free to stand there in order to listen to Yasunori Mitsuda's first guest track.
  • Because of this, the player cannot return to X'tol's Landing after leaving.

UI

• When starting up the public demo, a message is displayed, noting that the game is still a work in progress and various features are subject to change. A similar message is displayed at the bottom of the title screen.
• On the title screen, the word "DEMO" is appended beneath the Sea of Stars logo.
• Seraï's nameplate color is red-orange instead of light green.
• Save Points have a counter that shows how many times the player saved.
• If the entire party gets eliminated, the player is brought back to the title screen instead of being shown the Game Over screen.
• Interacting with a campfire instantly sets up a camp instead of giving the player the option to "Cook" or "Rest."
• Lavish Lake is named "Fishing Lake."

Combat

• Enemies can drop loot bags containing gold after combat.
• Experience Points fly into the air and visibly increment the experience points bar at the end of a battle.
• Moonerang costs 6 MP instead of 7.
• Crescent Arc costs 7 MP instead of 6.
• Mending Light costs 3 Combo Points to perform instead of 2.
• The Croubes within the Abandoned Wizard's Lab are known as Wizcroubes and cast Bubble Drop instead of Thunder.

Items

• All three shops in the Port Town of Brisk carry different items in the public demo.
• The Trader's Signet is not required to buy items from the Hidden Market.
• The content and layout of certain treasure chests in the Port Town of Brisk and the Abandoned Wizard's Lab are altered in the public demo.
• Grains grow at the Fishing Lake.
• The Silver Sword is known as the Silver Blade.

Item Stats

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Item Descriptions

Public Demo Item	Public Demo Description	Final Game Description	Final Game Item
Chaudrée	As good as the pepper you grind on it.	As good as the pepper you grind into it.	Chaudrée
Green Leaf	Max HP +20.	Max HP +15.	Green Leaf
Abacus	Show non-boss enemies HP in combat.	Displays non-boss enemies HP in combat.	Abacus
Eye of Yomara	Show weaknesses and non-boss enemy HP in combat.	Displays weaknesses, resistances and non-boss enemy HP in combat.	Eye of Yomara
Solstice Mage Ring	Party members recover 1MP when they time a block.	Party members recover 1 MP when they time a block.	Solstice Mage Ring
Fish	Filleted from fresh fish.	Filleted from common fish.	Fish
Egg	Easy to learn and hard to master, but always nutritious.	Easy to learn. Hard to master. Always nutritious.	Egg
Amulet of Storytelling	Max HP +100 and auto-heal up to 75% after combat.	Max HP +100% and auto-heal after combat.	Amulet of Storytelling
Sequent Flare	Successfuly [sic] timing hits and blocks causes a star flare to fly out of the character. Recommended for those preferring stronger feedback.	Successfully timing hits and blocks causes a star flare to fly out of the character for a clear-as-day confirmation that the input was properly timed. Recommended for those preferring stronger feedback, or while closing in on the mastery of certain moves.	Sequent Flare

Icons

Public Demo Type	Public Demo	Final Game	Final Game Type
Golden Watch			Golden Watch
Seashell			Rainbow Conch
Scroll of Bash Drop		-	Scroll of Bash Drop
Grains			Grains
Valuable			Valuable
Artifact Item Category		-	-
Valuable Item Category			Valuable Item Category

Talk Portraits

Character	Public Demo	Final Game
Valere
Zale
Garl
Seraï
Teaks
Keenathan
Yolande
Valtraid
Captain Klee'shaë
SaboTeam		-

Merchants

Equipment Store

Item	Price
Rock Lid	44 G
Power Belt	110 G

Item Store

Item	Price
Potato	3 G
Grains	6 G
Egg	9 G
Dairy	6 G
Herbed Filet	12 G
Chaudrée	18 G

Hidden Market

Item	Price
Arcane Amulet	200 G
Artful Gambit	350 G
Eye of Yomara	888 G

Other Available Items

Starting Inventory

Item Category	Item	Quantity
Snacks	Herbed Filet	x3
	Berry Jam	x2
	Mushroom Soup	x2
Key Items	Cookie Jar	x1
Artifacts	Mistral Bracelet	x1
Ingredients	Mushroom	x18
	Potato	x4
	Red Berry	x22
	Tomato	x4
	Lettuce	x5
	Grains	x9
	Dairy	x6
Weapons	Cauldron Lid	x1
	Squire Sword	x1
	Copper Staff	x1
Armor	Adventurer's Vest	x1
	Basic Armor	x2
Trinkets	Abacus	x1
Relics	Amulet of Storytelling	x1
	Sequent Flare	x1

Recipes

Snack	Ingredients
Berry Jam	Red Berry x5
Mushroom Soup	Mushroom x6 Dairy x2
Herbed Filet	Fish x2 Grains x1

Treasures

Location	Quantity	Item
X'tol's Landing	1x	Solstice Mage Ring
	90x	Gold
Port Town of Brisk	1x	Seashell
	6x	Seafood
	1x	Teal Amber Ore
	1x	Seashell
	1x	Pirate Garb
Abandoned Wizard's Lab	1x	Green Crystal
	1x	Teal Amber Staff
	1x	Blue Crystal
	1x	Silver Blade
	1x	Red Crystal
	1x	Golden Watch
	1x	Scroll of Bash Drop
	1x	Mage-Knight Armor
	1x	Green Leaf

Farmable Ingredients

Ingredient	Locations
Grains	X'tol's Landing (limited) Fishing Lake Defeat Wanderers
Potato	X'tol's Landing (limited)
Red Berry	Defeat Wanderers
Seafood	Defeat Wizcroubes

Farmable Fish

Fish	Fillet	Location
Man o'War	Seafood x2	Fishing Lake
Lunar Trout	Fish x2	Fishing Lake Abandoned Wizard's Lab
Crimson Bass	Fish x4	Fishing Lake

Patch Notes

For the main article, see Public Demo Version Changes.

Gallery

The message that shows up when the public demo is opened.

Seraï's introduction.

One of the guards in Brisk denying entry to the rest of the town.

SaboTeam denying entry to the Coral Cascades.

The public demo completion screen message.