Create Bizarre and Beautiful Medieval Art in ‘Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts’ - First Playable Demo Available Now

Run your very own medieval manuscript workshop and bring weird and wonderful artworks to life in the first playable demo of Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, available to download now as part of Steam Next Fest.

Play the free demo of Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts today to create beautiful (and sometimes bizarre) medieval art as you grow your manuscript workshop with each created masterpiece. Flick through the early pages of Story Mode and take on commissions to illustrate battles, romances, love letters, maps, blackmail notes and other unique works of art for a colourful cast of patrons.

Or sample Sandbox Mode, where boundless imagination meets unlimited rolls of parchment. Relax in your very own workshop, and decorate with a library of medieval assets, free from time limits or client constraints. Meme through the Middle Ages or create something entirely original - the scriptorium is yours!

Drag-and-drop design elements directly onto your canvas. Add ornate text for a finishing flair, and spread your completed works of art across the kingdom, becoming the most celebrated artist in the medieval world.

KEY FEATURES

  • Create medieval illustrations for a colourful cast of clients across the kingdom. Take on tasks and meet each patron’s individual request while adding a creative flair to your masterpiece.

  • Personalise your workshop and use hard-earned coins to splash out on furniture, lighting, tapestries, flowers, windows, and carpets, turning your scriptorium into the coziest workshop in the land.

  • Discover a vast range of drag-and-drop assets inspired by the deepest reaches of history, and save your masterpieces to an in-game gallery, or export your works of art as PNG files for printing and social sharing.

  • Embrace your scriptorium’s full potential by creating letters, invitations, cards, stickers, wallpapers, fantasy maps, medieval recreations of movies, games and pop culture, and - of course - memes.

23. Februar 2026, von Thore Varga