Castle of Shikigami

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Released: Jun 15, 2017
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Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 19:01 GMT

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09 Dec 2021Developer post
『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion』＆『Castle of Shikigami 2』NOW AVAILABLE！
We've added two new SHMUP titles to the DEIGCA GAMES catalog, and we hope you will enjoy it! If you like SHMUP, then you shouldn't miss out! 『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion』 After one year of its release on Nintendo Switch, "Crimzon Clover World EXplosion" will be making its long
24 Sep 2021Developer post
"Castle of Shikigami 2" is finally coming to Steam!!
Hello, Shikigami fans! We are pleased to announce that the second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements! "Castle of Shikigami 2" is scheduled to be released this December. Wishlist it right now in case yo
Hello, Shikigami fans!
We are pleased to announce that the second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556650/II/
"Castle of Shikigami 2" is scheduled to be released this December. Wishlist it right now in case you miss it out!.
Game Overview
Players choose one of seven (+1?) characters, each with different unique abilities, and use their shots, special Shikigami attack, and bombs to destroy the enemy. The unique backgrounds of each character are intricately intertwined, creating an interesting storyline for the shooter.
In between of total 5 stages, different demos (stories) will be played for each character, and when playing with two players, a completely different story unfolds depending on the combination of characters used, all of which are fully voiced (in Japanese).
New Features
New Entry Mode
Revamped enemy placement in all stages, lots of changes that will surprise even the most experienced!
Brand New Translation
We know everyone is waiting for this!
Dramatic Change Mode
Operates with 1P switching between characters, and you get the same demo as when there's 2P!

Enjoy the storyline with the different personalities of each of the seven (+1?) main characters!
Fight using three types of attack methods: normal attack, shikigami attack, and special attack
5 stages in 3 parts (each stage x 3 parts + a boss in each part)
Aim for a high score with the TBS (Tension Bonus System), which allows players to earn high scores by getting close to enemies or enemy bullets.
Two player simultaneous play (local only)
Plenty of Steam achievements and trading cards available
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04 Jul 2019Developer post
Cave-le TV broadcast: Crimzon Clover July 4th!
Cave's unofficially official Twitch broadcast team, CAVE-le TV, will be playing Crimzon Clover tomorrow (Japan time)! Date: July 5th (Japan) / 4th (PST) Time: 13:15~(Japan) / 21:15~ (PST) Crimzon Clover is on sale, so get some practice in now!
14 Mar 2019Developer post
Humble Store keys revoked
In January a pricing error on the Humble Store meant that a large number of keys were purchased way below their retail price, the majority of these were purchased by accounts which were flagged for various reasons by Humble Store and the keys were revoked. If you purchased your k
10 Oct 2017Developer post
Results of the "Beat the Butterfly" score contest!
In line with Castle of Shikigami's update last week including including practice mode, we also opened a score contest to celebrate. The contest is now over and the results are in, so without further ado, here they are: 121,089,980 umami_chan Poster 112,418,810 eternal166 Poster 9
In line with Castle of Shikigami's update last week including including practice mode, we also opened a score contest to celebrate. The contest is now
over and the results are in, so without further ado, here they are:

121,089,980 umami_chan Poster
112,418,810 eternal166 Poster
91,438,910 uzu51_ Soundtrack
85,252,570 kirisame427
83,460,690 Dirtride2005Men
80,024,790 chipp3421
72,337,750 WaywardSera
34,624,310 Gerald_AWO
One thing that we noticed was the number of people using Kim. The other one was how all your scores were so much higher than ours here at Degica! It must have taken some milking of that boss to squueze out these numbers; well done!
We'll be in contact with our three winners, umami_chan, eternal166 and uzu51_ shortly in order to get their prizes to them.
And here's umami_chan's winning score:
If you have any opinions or requests for another contest, please let us know either here or on Twitter (@degigames).
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10 Oct 2017Developer post
Results of the "Beat the Butterfly" score contest!
In line with Castle of Shikigami's update last week including including practice mode, we also opened a score contest to celebrate. The contest is now over and the results are in, so without further ado, here they are: 121,089,980 umami_chan Poster 112,418,810 eternal166 Poster 9
In line with Castle of Shikigami's update last week including including practice mode, we also opened a score contest to celebrate. The contest is now
over and the results are in, so without further ado, here they are:

121,089,980 umami_chan Poster
112,418,810 eternal166 Poster
91,438,910 uzu51_ Soundtrack
85,252,570 kirisame427
83,460,690 Dirtride2005Men
80,024,790 chipp3421
72,337,750 WaywardSera
34,624,310 Gerald_AWO
One thing that we noticed was the number of people using Kim. The other one was how all your scores were so much higher than ours here at Degica! It must have taken some milking of that boss to squueze out these numbers; well done!
We'll be in contact with our three winners, umami_chan, eternal166 and uzu51_ shortly in order to get their prizes to them.
And here's umami_chan's winning score:
If you have any opinions or requests for another contest, please let us know either here or on Twitter (@degigames).
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05 Oct 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami Hi-Score Contest 2 "Beat the Butterfly"
To celebrate Shikigami's update today, we're having another high score contest and to make sure everyone can take part it's very simple! Rules: Options Difficulty: Normal, Slowdown On or Off (On is easier!) Play Practice 1-1 with any character and record a score (you need to defe
To celebrate Shikigami's update today, we're having another high score contest and to make sure everyone can take part it's very simple!
Rules:

Options Difficulty: Normal, Slowdown On or Off (On is easier!)
Play Practice 1-1 with any character and record a score (you need to defeat the boss, Grotesque Butterfly)
Take a screenshot with F12 of the Practice screen showing your score
Post the capture to Twitter during the contest period with the official hashtag #castleofshikigami and a mention to us (@degigames)
Multiple entries OK, but only one score per user will be accepted.
If you can't locate the screen captures, open your Steam Library, right click on Castle of Shikigami and select 'View Screenshots' and follow the prompts to navigate to the correct folder.
Result screen:
Contest Dates:
Start: Oct 4, 2017 7:00pm (Thursday)
Finish: Oct 9, 2017 7:00pm (Sunday)
Prizes:
1st: A signed Shikigami poster
2nd: A Shikigami poster
3rd: The soundtrack (Steam key)
Poster:
Small Print
In order to deliver physical prizes, we will need to be able to contact you by email, so please check back at the end of the contest.
In order to send the posters, we will need a postal address and name.
Good Luck!
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05 Oct 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami Hi-Score Contest 2 "Beat the Butterfly"
To celebrate Shikigami's update today, we're having another high score contest and to make sure everyone can take part it's very simple! Rules: Options Difficulty: Normal, Slowdown On or Off (On is easier!) Play Practice 1-1 with any character and record a score (you need to defe
To celebrate Shikigami's update today, we're having another high score contest and to make sure everyone can take part it's very simple!
Rules:

Options Difficulty: Normal, Slowdown On or Off (On is easier!)
Play Practice 1-1 with any character and record a score (you need to defeat the boss, Grotesque Butterfly)
Take a screenshot with F12 of the Practice screen showing your score
Post the capture to Twitter during the contest period with the official hashtag #castleofshikigami and a mention to us (@degigames)
Multiple entries OK, but only one score per user will be accepted.
If you can't locate the screen captures, open your Steam Library, right click on Castle of Shikigami and select 'View Screenshots' and follow the prompts to navigate to the correct folder.
Result screen:
Contest Dates:
Start: Oct 4, 2017 7:00pm (Thursday)
Finish: Oct 9, 2017 7:00pm (Sunday)
Prizes:
1st: A signed Shikigami poster
2nd: A Shikigami poster
3rd: The soundtrack (Steam key)
Poster:
Small Print
In order to deliver physical prizes, we will need to be able to contact you by email, so please check back at the end of the contest.
In order to send the posters, we will need a postal address and name.
Good Luck!
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05 Oct 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update
The team has been working hard on improving the game and thanks to your feedback we have a large update to release today. The details are below, but we still have more to come, so stay tuned! Update Details Added Slowdown option Accessed via the Options, this can be turned on or
The team has been working hard on improving the game and thanks to your feedback we have a large update to release today. The details are below, but we still have more to come, so stay tuned!
Update Details

Added Slowdown option Accessed via the Options, this can be turned on or off. The slowdown is as close as we can get to the original console releases, but will vary depending on your PC.
Added Practice Mode Accessed via the main menu. New stages are opened once you've reached them in the main game. Each character's practice stages are independent, so unlocking stages for one character will not unlock them for the others. Scores are local only.
Fixed leaderboard issues Without getting into technical discussions, the problem here is that Shikigami's scores are larger than Steam's leaderboards can cope with, so the approach we took was to divide the scores uploaded to Steam by 10, while leaving the in-game scores faithful to the original game.
Changed Extend scores to match original game
Very Easy: First 100,000,000 and every further 100,000,000 points
Easy: First 100,000,000 and every further 200,000,000 points
Normal: First 150,000,000 and every further 300,000,000 points
Hard: First 200,000,000 and every further 400,000,000 points
Very Hard: First 250,000,000 and every further 400,000,000 points
As always, if you have any issues post-update, please post them here.
Thanks, the Shikigami team.
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05 Oct 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update
The team has been working hard on improving the game and thanks to your feedback we have a large update to release today. The details are below, but we still have more to come, so stay tuned! Update Details Added Slowdown option Accessed via the Options, this can be turned on or
The team has been working hard on improving the game and thanks to your feedback we have a large update to release today. The details are below, but we still have more to come, so stay tuned!
Update Details

Added Slowdown option Accessed via the Options, this can be turned on or off. The slowdown is as close as we can get to the original console releases, but will vary depending on your PC.
Added Practice Mode Accessed via the main menu. New stages are opened once you've reached them in the main game. Each character's practice stages are independent, so unlocking stages for one character will not unlock them for the others. Scores are local only.
Fixed leaderboard issues Without getting into technical discussions, the problem here is that Shikigami's scores are larger than Steam's leaderboards can cope with, so the approach we took was to divide the scores uploaded to Steam by 10, while leaving the in-game scores faithful to the original game.
Changed Extend scores to match original game
Very Easy: First 100,000,000 and every further 100,000,000 points
Easy: First 100,000,000 and every further 200,000,000 points
Normal: First 150,000,000 and every further 300,000,000 points
Hard: First 200,000,000 and every further 400,000,000 points
Very Hard: First 250,000,000 and every further 400,000,000 points
As always, if you have any issues post-update, please post them here.
Thanks, the Shikigami team.
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25 Sep 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!
The Shikigami team have been busy working on an update to address some of the requests and issues we've been receiving from all of you. It's being tested at the moment, so we hope to bring you some good news soon. However, as it effects the way the scoring system works and overal
25 Sep 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!
The Shikigami team have been busy working on an update to address some of the requests and issues we've been receiving from all of you. It's being tested at the moment, so we hope to bring you some good news soon. However, as it effects the way the scoring system works and overal
12 Jul 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.10 Released
We have just released version 1.0.10 with the following updates: Bug Fixes Score Upload: Fixed a crash occurring when the score could not be uploaded to leaderboard Added a warning message when the game detects Steam is offline and will not be able to upload score Changes/ New fe
We have just released version 1.0.10 with the following updates:
Bug Fixes

Score Upload: Fixed a crash occurring when the score could not be uploaded to leaderboard
Added a warning message when the game detects Steam is offline and will not be able to upload score
Changes/ New features

Higher resolution font and new text rendering method
Characters have been added for name display
Score has been changed closer to the original arcade
With regards to scores, Castle of Shikigami has seen many versions and scoring varied from one to another. We chose to listen to fans and restore a score system closer to the original arcade version of the game.
Since new scores will be ~10 times larger than previous scores for the same gameplay, we chose not to delete the existing leaderboard as it will be surpassed as soon as top players play again.
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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12 Jul 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.10 Released
We have just released version 1.0.10 with the following updates: Bug Fixes Score Upload: Fixed a crash occurring when the score could not be uploaded to leaderboard Added a warning message when the game detects Steam is offline and will not be able to upload score Changes/ New fe
We have just released version 1.0.10 with the following updates:
Bug Fixes

Score Upload: Fixed a crash occurring when the score could not be uploaded to leaderboard
Added a warning message when the game detects Steam is offline and will not be able to upload score
Changes/ New features

Higher resolution font and new text rendering method
Characters have been added for name display
Score has been changed closer to the original arcade
With regards to scores, Castle of Shikigami has seen many versions and scoring varied from one to another. We chose to listen to fans and restore a score system closer to the original arcade version of the game.
Since new scores will be ~10 times larger than previous scores for the same gameplay, we chose not to delete the existing leaderboard as it will be surpassed as soon as top players play again.
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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26 Jun 2017Developer post
"Defeat Miyoko" Hi Score Contest results
Here's the results for our first Castle of Shikigami high score contest , held to mark the Steam release of this game on the 16th. We were certain kumi_Gckogasa05 was going to take it, until umami_chan swept in at the last second like some secret boss. Ele8901 put in a great show
Here's the results for our first Castle of Shikigami high score contest , held to mark the Steam release of this game on the 16th.
We were certain kumi_Gckogasa05 was going to take it, until umami_chan swept in at the last second like some secret boss. Ele8901 put in a great showing too and we'd love some hints and tips about topping the 20 million points mark!
Random prizes go to _SOKURO in 8th and Zeqoe in 12th. We'll be contacting all our winners soon, so please hold on.

27,238,450 @umami_chan Soundtrack & Poster
24,136,320 @kumi_Gckogasa05 Poster
22,100,520 @ele8901 Soundtrack
16,098,910 @keke_luck
13,803,510 @eternal166
12,352,910 @phox_brush
11,637,410 @Dirtride2005Men
10,629,830 @_SOKURO Soundtrack
6,780,260 @speedqxz
6,011,050 @WaywardSera
5,450,760 @Lexichu2
5,259,270 @Zeqoe Soundtrack
3,954,250 @macop_uwf
2,584,790 @TypeQQSucka
1,137,060 @mkskxxx1
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for taking part.
See you at the next high score contest!
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26 Jun 2017Developer post
"Defeat Miyoko" Hi Score Contest results
Here's the results for our first Castle of Shikigami high score contest , held to mark the Steam release of this game on the 16th. We were certain kumi_Gckogasa05 was going to take it, until umami_chan swept in at the last second like some secret boss. Ele8901 put in a great show
Here's the results for our first Castle of Shikigami high score contest , held to mark the Steam release of this game on the 16th.
We were certain kumi_Gckogasa05 was going to take it, until umami_chan swept in at the last second like some secret boss. Ele8901 put in a great showing too and we'd love some hints and tips about topping the 20 million points mark!
Random prizes go to _SOKURO in 8th and Zeqoe in 12th. We'll be contacting all our winners soon, so please hold on.

27,238,450 @umami_chan Soundtrack & Poster
24,136,320 @kumi_Gckogasa05 Poster
22,100,520 @ele8901 Soundtrack
16,098,910 @keke_luck
13,803,510 @eternal166
12,352,910 @phox_brush
11,637,410 @Dirtride2005Men
10,629,830 @_SOKURO Soundtrack
6,780,260 @speedqxz
6,011,050 @WaywardSera
5,450,760 @Lexichu2
5,259,270 @Zeqoe Soundtrack
3,954,250 @macop_uwf
2,584,790 @TypeQQSucka
1,137,060 @mkskxxx1
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for taking part.
See you at the next high score contest!
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23 Jun 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.4 Released (BGM playback fix)
We just released version 1.0.4 with the following updates: Fixed BGM not playing on some systems Other minor improvements Apologies for the delay in getting this fixed: it wasn't something that came up during testing or (obviously) we would have addressed it before launch. Edit (
We just released version 1.0.4 with the following updates:

Fixed BGM not playing on some systems
Other minor improvements
Apologies for the delay in getting this fixed: it wasn't something that came up during testing or (obviously) we would have addressed it before launch.
Edit (6/25):
If you still have problems with sound playback, go to Options and switch "Auto detect sound device" a different device then select "Back" to save settings.
Please make sure you have the latest OpenAL drivers installed too.
One other possible cause could be multiple sound devices (monitor via HDMI, USB headphones etc), so if the problem persists, please try unplugging any sound devices you can and rebooting the game.
Don't forget the score contest (details here) either!
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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23 Jun 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.4 Released (BGM playback fix)
We just released version 1.0.4 with the following updates: Fixed BGM not playing on some systems Other minor improvements Apologies for the delay in getting this fixed: it wasn't something that came up during testing or (obviously) we would have addressed it before launch. Edit (
We just released version 1.0.4 with the following updates:

Fixed BGM not playing on some systems
Other minor improvements
Apologies for the delay in getting this fixed: it wasn't something that came up during testing or (obviously) we would have addressed it before launch.
Edit (6/25):
If you still have problems with sound playback, go to Options and switch "Auto detect sound device" a different device then select "Back" to save settings.
Please make sure you have the latest OpenAL drivers installed too.
One other possible cause could be multiple sound devices (monitor via HDMI, USB headphones etc), so if the problem persists, please try unplugging any sound devices you can and rebooting the game.
Don't forget the score contest (details here) either!
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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22 Jun 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.2 Released
We just released version 1.0.2 with the following updates: Added option to switch screen orientation (Settings: Screen rotation) Added ability to use directional pad or analog stick by default Added missing resolution settings NB: to enable borderless vertical/tate display, pleas
We just released version 1.0.2 with the following updates:

Added option to switch screen orientation (Settings: Screen rotation)
Added ability to use directional pad or analog stick by default
Added missing resolution settings
NB: to enable borderless vertical/tate display, please switch the UI to either Classic or Nothing (Settings: UI style).
The reported lack of BGM playback for some users is being worked on as we speak; we hope to have a fix for this soon. Apologies for the wait.
Don't forget the score contest (details here) either!
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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22 Jun 2017Developer post
Castle of Shikigami V1.0.2 Released
We just released version 1.0.2 with the following updates: Added option to switch screen orientation (Settings: Screen rotation) Added ability to use directional pad or analog stick by default Added missing resolution settings NB: to enable borderless vertical/tate display, pleas
We just released version 1.0.2 with the following updates:

Added option to switch screen orientation (Settings: Screen rotation)
Added ability to use directional pad or analog stick by default
Added missing resolution settings
NB: to enable borderless vertical/tate display, please switch the UI to either Classic or Nothing (Settings: UI style).
The reported lack of BGM playback for some users is being worked on as we speak; we hope to have a fix for this soon. Apologies for the wait.
Don't forget the score contest (details here) either!
All other issues reported in the bug report thread are being looked at.
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Castle of Shikigami

Updates & announcements

『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion』＆『Castle of Shikigami 2』NOW AVAILABLE！

『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion』

『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion - Complete Soundtrack』

『Crimzon Clover World EXplosion ｰ Delux Bundle』

『Castle of Shikigami 2』

『Castle of Shikigami - Series Bundle』

『Castle of Shikigami 2 Soundtrack』

『Castle of Shikigami 2 - Collector's Edition』

『Castle of Shikigami 2』ｘ『RPG Maker MZ』 - Free Collab DLC

About『RPG Maker MZ』

"Castle of Shikigami 2" is finally coming to Steam!!

Game Overview

New Features

Cave-le TV broadcast: Crimzon Clover July 4th!

Humble Store keys revoked

Results of the "Beat the Butterfly" score contest!

Results of the "Beat the Butterfly" score contest!

Castle of Shikigami Hi-Score Contest 2 "Beat the Butterfly"

Castle of Shikigami Hi-Score Contest 2 "Beat the Butterfly"

Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update

Update Details

Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update

Update Details

Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!

Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.10 Released

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.10 Released

"Defeat Miyoko" Hi Score Contest results

"Defeat Miyoko" Hi Score Contest results

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.4 Released (BGM playback fix)

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.4 Released (BGM playback fix)

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.2 Released

Castle of Shikigami V1.0.2 Released