Developer posts and news about this game.
Kraken The journey from Shikoku to Kansai just became a lot more dangerous. A giant kraken has risen from the depths, attacking the ship and threatening your passage. Fire & ice Shaders for burning and frozen enemies have been improved. Skill highlighting Hovering over upgrad
Kansai It is autumn season, the fields are golden and the leaves are turning orange. The demon horde is invading Kansai, overrunning even the mighty Himeji castle. Sailing In order to get from Shikoku to Kansai, head to Tokushima harbor and board a ship heading for Wakayama. Moun
Debuffs We've added poison damage over time, a curse that stacks damage until it hits, and other debuffs to the game. The confusion debuff causes enemies to lose their target and wander around aimlessly. Multi-skill upgrades We've added upgrades that affect more than a single wea
Goldbergs As mentioned in the previous update , we're adding upgrades that allow you to build chain reactions. We're calling them goldbergs, inspired by Rube Goldberg machines , and they now come with extra icons to describe their behavior. Changes Bleeding damage now stacks. Fix
Shadow clones We're taking inspiration from popular ninja animations to bring you shadow clones. The first weapon to feature clones is the spear, where the clones form a wedge and attack in unison. Spear throw In addition to the shadow clones, the spear also received a combo fini
The second region You can now travel to Chubu, an entirely new region. Unlike Shikoku, the demon horde has already overwhelmed Chubu and turned it into burning ruins. Villages are destroyed, chasms have split across the land, creep has calcified, and Mount Fuji is spewing lava. N
Fire Arrow and Fire Aura Set those pesky demons on fire with these two brand new fire weapons. Fire arrows will burn enemies from range, while the fire aura will incinerate any enemies that get too close. Though make sure to rekindle the fire aura at a bonfire, a dying fire isn't
Creep infestation A demonic creep infestation is spreading across Japan. It has already metastasized to multiple locations on Shikoku island. Demons are emerging from the creep's hives and tunnels. Fight back, assault the creep cluster, and defeat its heart before the creep swall
Multiplayer fixes Fixed bonus item notification showing for all players. Fixed grave spawning in the wrong place. Fixed time starting to run before the first player is done loading. Fixed projectile trails sometimes going across the screen. Fixed loot trails sometimes going acros
Bug fixes and Improvements Fixed Spear Thrust card missing. Fixed Halberd Slam card missing. Fixed player animation jitter at low frame rates. Fixed typo in Rolling Boulder description.
Rolling boulder It's time to bring heavy machinery and steamroll demons. The rolling boulder might not attack very often, but when it does, it hits hard. Checkpoints Campfires are back! They save your progress and spawn point. In your next run you start from the campfire you acti
Your feedback 📢 We've made some changes based on your feedback. Most importantly, we've removed Tutorial Mode entirely and replaced it with a choice between upgrade cards and upgrade chests . Most of you prefer cards, so we made that the default. 📢 We've also removed some confu
Minimap We've been working on adding a minimap that will not only display the geography of any explored area, but also indicate the location of unopened chests, bosses, gongs and torii gates, merchants and your fallen allies. Zoom in and out to see what areas of the map are yet t
Boss fights We've been working on boss fights behind the scenes. This update contains the first two behaviors our bosses can have, melee area attacks and charge attacks. Of course all boss attacks are clearly telegraphed, giving you time to run to safety. We're always looking for
As many of you have noticed, our lightning character Raijin had some extremely overpowered attacks, especially the lightning aura. Thank you all for alerting us via the in-game feedback form and on our forums. The lightning aura and lightning ball were not supposed to ship. What
We've added three new weapons for you to find. Grenade 💣 Shuriken Glaives that bounce between enemies Claw swipe More permanent upgrades are coming back: Armor Health Loot magnet range Attack speed As always, you can unlock them by leveling up your characters and skills, and sur
Permanent progression upgrades are back! And not just the generic ones, but also unique upgrade like: life-steal for the katana an additional skill slot a new powerful yumi attack 🏹 You can unlock them by leveling up your characters and skills, and surviving for a long time. Add
Today's shocking update comes with a new playable electrifying character and three new weapons. Chain lightning: jumps between enemies, dealing damage and stun. Fork lightning: targets multiple enemies at the same time. Lightning strike: hits a random enemy, can explode.⚡ We also
Last week we shipped tutorial mode for single player sessions. Now it also works in multiplayer sessions. Plus, you can turn it on/off in the astral plane. ✨
The most common feedback we've received from you, our players, is that upgrade choices are difficult to understand. Today we have good news for you. 😊 We have upgrade choice cards now, telling you what each upgrade does. The game pauses until you make your choice. We're calling