To celebrate Wagotabi's one-year anniversary on Steam, Wagotabi is 35% off for two weeks starting today.
We also released a big content update this week (v 1.00.0600), featuring Hokuei, and also new native Japanese audio recordings for the words and example sentences in the first two prefectures (300+ words and 420+ sentences).
This past year has been extremely busy for the project. Here are some of the highlights:
More than 50 updates, including 6 major content updates related to Tottori Prefecture
Wagotabi got recognized by Okayama prefecture
Mochijapa (https://www.mochijapa.com/) joined our team as official native Japanese language teacher, helping us in the Japanese content creation and accuracy
Added several major features, including the Kanji Radical feature in Kanjidex, new puzzle mechanics, listening-focused quizzes, and several Focus Tests (Vocabulary, Grammar, Kanji, and Conjugation)
Added Italian and Polish localization
Significant balancing changes and improvements to make the learning experience much smoother
Plenty of fixes and improvements on localization, Japanese content, lessons.
Roadmap 2026/2027
Thanks to the success of our Steam release we will be able to port the game on several consoles. As for mobile and the Steam version, the console version will be compatible with our cloud save system. The following console porting are planned:
Nintendo Switch (end of 2026)
Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (2027)
Concerning the regular game update content planned:
Conclude the 3rd prefecture (Tottori) and start working on the 4th prefecture
Replacement of all the audio of the game with native professional voice actors (words, exemple sentences, and then in-game dialogues)
Full Japanese Mode (synchronized with or before the Nintendo Switch release)
Better controller support synchronized with the console release
Add the possibility to manually write full sentences in Sentence Block exercises
New focus tests (numbers, time etc.) and minigames
More practice content (side quests, puzzle, etc.) in the first two prefectures
Continue overall balancing rework
As we have done since the beta release of the game in 2021, we will continue to listen to your feedback and adapt the roadmap accordingly.
Thanks
Thank you so much for your support, continuous feedback, and for being such an active and supportive community. 💖 We will continue to work hard in order to improve and expand Wagotabi.
Finally, if you enjoyed the game, please don't hesitate to spread the word to your friends and leave a review on the Steam page. This helps us tremendously and makes a huge difference for the project. 🙇