Sovereign Tower Demon Power Guide — Rewinds & Cycles

Check consequences before using Demon Power

A rewind is not a consequence-free retry. The 1.2.0 notes confirm that Demon-influence ending slides vary with Demon Power use; using it less can produce lighter consequences. They give no numerical safe-use threshold.

Official patch notes1.2.0October 15 announcement checked October 20, 2026; no independent ending comparison has been performed.

Before rewinding, decide what you learned and which decision you will change. If your goal is a particular ending, keep a record of Demon use alongside your ending-route checklist. Do not repeatedly rewind solely to test whether the aftermath changes.

If the rewind freezes or crashes

Version 1.2.0 fixes a crash after using Demon Power at an audience's end, and a freeze when Demon Power and Finish were selected together. Update before retrying either case. An ongoing crash needs its own version and scene report; these fixes do not prove that every crash is repaired or that a save will recover automatically.

Read the official 1.2.0 notes. The older NG+ fix below concerns a separate mode, not a general carry-over rule.

How many cycles are there?

No accepted official source publishes one universal full-run total. A route can branch, and rewinds can change the path, so a single number taken from one playthrough wouldn't be a reliable answer for every player.

Treat a cycle as the current decision loop shown by the game, not as proof of a fixed remaining chapter count.

What the official material confirms

• The Demon can turn back time.
• Knowledge learned before the rewind is retained.
• Official Steam news says a rewind can reveal new options, pathways, characters, and special responses based on prior knowledge.
• Steam achievements include Demon-related milestones, but their text doesn't define the entire system.

What a rewind is good for

Use it when a result taught you something important: a Knight was a bad fit, a hidden attribute mattered, a relationship choice closed an option, or a quest outcome revealed a more promising route.

The useful resource isn't only a different result. It's the information the failed or abandoned timeline gave you.

What carries over?

Knowledge is the only carry-over stated clearly enough to treat as a general rule. A source may show a particular option, relationship, item, or character behaving differently after a rewind, but that doesn't prove every part of the save state persists in the same way.

Avoid assuming that Treasury, equipment, room construction, Knight availability, or relationship values always survive unless the current screen explicitly shows it.

Version 1.1.0 fixes an NG+ crash

Patch 1.1.0 addresses a crash in New Game Plus (NG+). If an NG+ attempt previously crashed, check that the update is installed before retrying. The developer does not identify the exact crash trigger in these notes.

This fix is specifically described as an NG+ issue. It does not establish new rules for ordinary Demon rewinds, resource carry-over, or the number of cycles.

Read the official 1.1.0 patch notes or see the 1.1.0 update guide.

Official patch notes1.1.0Official NG+ crash fix reviewed 2026-09-08; the exact crash trigger is not stated.

Version 1.0.10 rewind corrections

The official 1.0.10 notes fix the Sovereign's stats not resetting correctly after going back in time. They also change the Act 3 assessment so it uses the values from the current run instead of accumulating values across the entire save. These are bug fixes, not evidence that every other resource or relationship resets in the same way.

The patch also addresses several NG+ problems, including Gideon storyline inconsistencies and a related soft lock, decisions incorrectly repeating in the same way, and Knights failing to reappear after dismissal or being told to return later. Update before diagnosing a repeated route as an intended rewind rule.

Read the official 1.0.10 patch notes.

A rewind decision checkpoint

Before rewinding	A useful answer
What did this timeline teach me?	Name the attribute, pairing, consequence, or response you learned
Which earlier choice will I test?	Pick one decision instead of hoping every result changes
What is confirmed to persist?	Learned knowledge
What should I re-check on screen?	Treasury, equipment, rooms, relationships, and Knight availability

Use the first-cycle walkthrough for the full Audience-to-rewind routine. The quest guide and tips page help turn failed assignments into useful clues for the next cycle.

Spoiler warning: a player's route experience

The first video is a spoiler-lighter explanation of learning before rewinding. The second discusses deaths, recruitment changes, and an ending attempt.