From the Developer
This week’s update focuses on expanding Japanese learning content with a large new kanji floor and a brand-new idle flashcard system designed to help players study while exploring the world of PLAYNESE.
Floor 5 has been added to the Kanji Room and introduces 50 new important kanji, continuing progression from Kanji #201–250.
In addition, a new Anki Flashcards Idle feature has been added. This system allows players to review Japanese vocabulary, kanji, hiragana, and katakana while continuing other activities in-game or even while working on something else outside the game.
I’ve also continued working on a large amount of future Japanese learning content, including additional example sentences, quizzes, stories, kanji rooms, and other learning systems that will gradually be added over future updates. (Oh and card battles!)
As always, thank you for all feedback, suggestions, and Steam reviews. They help guide the direction of PLAYNESE and future learning features.
Floor 5 Kanji Room Added
A brand new Kanji School Floor 5 has been added.
New additions include:
50 new important kanji (#201–250)
JLPT level displayed (N5–N1)
Japanese school grade level displayed (Grade 2 & 3)
English meanings
Stroke order information
Radical information
Kunyomi and Onyomi readings
Handcrafted mnemonics by Light to assist memorization
Kanji reference sheet containing all kanji within the room
Future updates are planned to add:
Example sentences
Kanji quizzes
Known kanji also tracked on Scorecard (on pc) at school entrance.
New Feature: Anki Flashcards Idle
A new flashcard review system has been added (Top Right).
To access:
Press F
Select 暗記 = あん き = Memorization
Choose your desired study category
Current flashcard categories include:
All Hiragana and extras (100+)
All Katakana and extras (100+)
JLPT N5 (40 cards)
JLPT N4 (40 cards)
JLPT N3 (40 cards)
JLPT N2 (40 cards)
JLPT N1 (40 cards)
Flashcards now display:
Japanese kanji or vocabulary for 8 seconds at the top right, then,
Reading and
English meaning
Additional features:
Press F4 to minimize screen and study while doing other tasks
Flashcards automatically reappear after menus and battles close
Every card is numbered for easy feedback and typo reporting
Can be disabled at any time through the Memorization pink menu arrow at the top of list
Designed to remain readable even when minimized
Thousands of additional flashcards are planned for future updates depending on player feedback.
For now, I focused primarily on kanji. Please let me know if this is something you would like me to grow and expand on!
Fixes
Story Room
Fixed JLPT N3 Story #1 (right page) with correct story.
Other Notes
Many future learning systems and content packs are already partially completed and will continue to be added gradually over future updates.
The new Anki Flashcards Idle system is intended to provide optional passive review without interrupting gameplay. While example sentences inside flashcards were STRONGLY considered, they currently require much more player attention and can make progression difficult while actively playing. Depending on feedback, additional study modes may be added later.
Development continues weekly. :) Sorry for the 1 day delay (Also some streamers who want to stream weekly after updates) as I had a fever and released another hobby project on Steam called "FACTOVIVAL", sharing many mechanics from PLAYNESE.
Again, thank you for playing PLAYNESE and helping shape the game through feedback and support. Every honest Steam review helps more players discover the game and directly supports future development. Please report bugs or feedback on the Discord, discussions page or comment below.
See you in next week's update!
ライト = Light 🎮