Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello, samurais! Most of our work for 0.3.7 focused on immersion, performance, and quality-of-life improvements. Dungeon maps no longer show everything from the start, the bow has three new skills, and busy rooms received a performance pass. We also improved coating feedback and
Hey everyone! Our game has been selected for the DevGAMM Awards 2026! 🎮 This event is a great opportunity for small teams to showcase their games and compete for a $130k prize pool. Whether you're building your next project or just launched your game, it's a great chance to get
Devlog #1 - Humble beginnings! 0.3.6 — Ranged Weapons, Elemental Damage, and a More Dynamic Demo Hello, samurais! This is our first Devlog and we will keep pushing updates from now on to keep everyone updated! Since version 0.3.5, we’ve been working on expanding Ashikai’s combat
Hello everyone! Our demo is finally online and we are very excited to make it public! We hope you can enjoy your time while in Ashikai and we are still allowing players to send feedback to us and get credited in the game once we release! We are also part of #EMAWeek2026, check ga
Hello everyone! We are super pumped to announce that the demo for Ashikai will drop on the 23th of July!! It's the perfect time as we are participating in GamePavilionJP 2026 Summer (July 17th - 31st) and Eastern Martial Artists Week (July 23th - July 31st) from spiral up games!
The Ashikai public playtest is now live. From June 5 to June 19 , you can step into the world of Ashikai for the first time and try the early build on Steam. This playtest is about the core feel of the game: katana combat, dodging, parrying, skills, loot, pacing, and the first ta
I’m very happy to share that Ashikai reached 1,500 wishlists in its first month on Steam. Seeing people find the game, wishlist it, talk about it, and sign up for the early playtest has been really exciting. Over the next two weeks , we’ll start sending early playtest keys to reg
Hello everyone! We are opening sign up for our early PlayTest! We are looking for players that can help us shape Ashikai! You will be in our credits of the game! And a few more tricks ;) With that also our forever gratitude! Check here: - One Isometric Man
Check IGN's coverage of our game and leave a thumbs up! View game page - One Isometric Man
Ashikai just got covered in the biggest Japanese game media outlet, check it out! - One Isometric Man
Ashikai is a dark fantasy isometric action RPG set in a yokai-cursed feudal Japan. You play as Shinro, a samurai cut off from his lord after an ambush, fighting through cursed roads, caves, and ruined strongholds to find Lord Kuroda and make his way back to his family. Combat is