
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
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Assume the role of Takeshi, a Japanese samurai who has to protect his village from the onslaught of an Oni attempting to conquer the land with his undead army. Fight against his army of tengu, undead and the horrifying Jorogumo, all inspired by Japanese mythology, in a unique, brutal stop-motion cinematic adventure.
Explore a meticulously crafted world alive with Japanese mythology and folklore. Wander through ruined villages, mountain caves, desolate cemeteries, and more. Battle yokai, undead monsters, and demons, all expertly rendered in a highly detailed, Ray Harryhausen-esque stop-motion style.
Fight through the undead hordes as three distinct characters: Takeshi, a skilled samurai; Kodama, a brave but tiny spirit; and Chisai, a warrior cat. Each interacts with the world in a different way, from intense sword combat to precise platforming and exploration.
Confront legions of demons armed with the weapons of ancient Japan: the iconic katana, the versatile yari spear, and the formidable bow. Unleash devastating special power attacks and combos unique to each character as you fight your way to the Oni’s castle.
Every step taken and foe vanquished grants you invaluable experience. Harness this to unlock the true potential within you, enhancing your abilities, honing your stats, and above all mastering an array of awe-inspiring moves that you can form into custom combos.
Unique stop-motion-style animation, character design, and cinematics
2D Action Adventure gameplay with Metroidvania elements
Detailed, atmospheric levels full of secrets to discover
Fast, smooth and varied controls ranging from a combo-based combat system to linked magical powers
Dynamic enemy AI makes every encounter challenging and unique
Customizable combat through an in-game combo editor
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Korean*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 43 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Excelente!. Divertidisimo y espectacular en lo artistico.
Это волшебная игра, с интересной боевой системой, крутым звуком и очень запоминающимся визуалом! в игре есть недостатки, в середине игры когда играешь за кодаму - это очень не круто, и там есть баги, но буквально вчера вышло какое то обновление и вроде бы часть багов ушла, или я к ним привык, но даже несмотря на это, игра страсть как хороша! крайне рекомендую!
Визуальный шедевр и настоящий подарок для фанатов мрачного японского фольклора. Анимация завораживает, игра ощущается как «Остров собак» Уэса Андерсона, но в сеттинге сурового тёмного фэнтези. Вместо андерсоновской пастельной симметрии здесь царит осязаемый, липкий кошмар с жуткой нежитью, где покадровые движения подчёркивают каждый удар меча. К боевой системе надо чутка привыкнуть, но в целом настройки комбо и сами анимации выглядят почти зрелищно, а геймплей за кота Тисая отдельный восторг
Has too much bugs to actually enjoy it. There are few decent ideas in this game, and fight mechanic is quite nice. However, there are also moments feeling like they were made annoying on purpose, sometimes it's unclear where to go next. I am happy I bought this game on huge discount.
Bon jeu avec une bonne ambiance
我主要因为小猫咪才买的。游戏画面太暗了看不清楚,眼睛很不舒服,又不能调节亮度。美术风格和小猫可以~
GG
La verdad no me gusto para nada el juego, no lo disfrute nisiquiera un poco todo se nota que esta hecho a full IA, las cinematicas las animaciones y de graficos esta bastante bien pero se nota que las animaciones, combates y todo esta hecho con IA, tenia bastante potencial de ser un muy buen juego con una buena historia y jugabilidad pero todo se siente miuy tosco y sacarle los trofeos son cosas sencillas, lo mas complicado es poder pasarse el juego sin quitarse los ojos al comienzo me intereso por la historia y de lo que iba a tratar pero ya por el final todo se me hacia muy repetitivo y no se notan las mejoras que uno hace en los santuarios, para nada recomendado aburre bastante y frustra mucho 0/10
This is a brief review as I plan a more detailed one but the game some played and I did must be 100% different. Maybe its after all the updates that now its better than it was at launch but man this was a great game. The art style is fantastic especially the enemy designs. The game legit felt like a horror game just with a sword instead of guns. The atmosphere has this dark and oppressive feeling and you get it all the way through and it makes those victories you get feel great. The length its perfect for what it is and it took me about 6hrs and change. I love the feel of the combat as its heavy and then you get those gratifying final blows. I hear some complain about the platforming but I never got a death from it and if you time your jumps right there shouldn't be a problem. Also the check points are very generous so you never feel like you wasted time if you fall in combat or a trap kills you. Now I did have some negatives but these feel like they could be fixed. One is pressing x and direction sometimes didn't make my move come out but when I used the stick there was no problem so I would suggest players use the stick. It might feel weird at first but you get use to it. Also some final attacks I picked wouldn't come out at all and idk if the controls of they just don't go with the previous attack. If its the latter a note saying which ones don't work together would be nice. Lastly there is a specific enemy you run into late in the game that no matter what I couldn't figure out how to get a hit so I had to swing and pray until they died. Thankfully these enemies are rare in the game but they are still a problem and felt cheap. Other than that I loved my time with the game highly recommend it still especially now when its usually on sale for 5 bucks. If you're into horror and samurais this is a must play. I also hope the Mixed review status doesn't stop the devs from making another game as I really want a sequel to this one. Also my time was on the steam deck and it runs great on it.
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