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Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi
Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi

Strategy 30 November 2017

Another entry in the series of strategy games developed by Koei Tecmo, this time not only for big platforms but also mobiles devices. As the previous games, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi takes us to the feudal Japan of the Sengoku era and lets us take part in the major battles of those turbulent times.

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Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger
Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger

Strategy 08 March 2018

The third expansion to strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. Developers introduced new content for China and modified national objective trees for Japan and the Third Reich, allowing e.g. to remove Hitler from power and the German Empire.

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SUPERHOT JP
SUPERHOT JP

Action TBA

SUPERHOT JP is a first-person action game developed for PCs, which is a Japanese spin-off of a popular Polish brand. Traditionally, the whole thing revolves around unusual mechanics, in which time runs only when we are in motion. This time, however, we are fighting in locations typical for the Land of the Cherry Blossom and we use new weapons.

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Root Letter: Last Answer
Root Letter: Last Answer

Adventure 20 December 2018

A detective visual novel adventure game by Kadokawa Games, set in contemporary Japan. The production is extended by a new content of the original remake, which was released in 2016. The re-edition replaced the original two-dimensional illustrations with photographs and films of actors characterized as heroes of the title.

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Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown

Fighting 25 June 2019

The next installment of the Samurai Shodown series. The action of the title takes place in Japan at the end of the 18th century, and its history presents many authentic events and characters, which are extend with typically fantastic elements.

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Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars

RPG 28 April 2020

The next installment of the Sakura Wars series, which was born in the mid-1990s on the Sega Saturn console. Like its predecessors, the title combines elements of classic visual novelty and tactical RPG. The action was set in the 1940s in an alternative version of Japan, where young women fight demons using steam-powered mosses.

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Yuoni
Yuoni

Adventure 19 August 2021

Yuoni is a Japanese survival horror in which we control a young schoolgirl trying to survive in a world of wraiths. The girl is defenceless, so the gameplay is mainly focused on sneaking.

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Raging Loop
Raging Loop

Adventure 11 January 2017

Classic two-dimensional visual novel adventure. The hero is trapped in an isolated Japanese village celebrating a mysterious feast during which an ancient deity murders its inhabitants.

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Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II

Adventure 01 December 2022

Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a Japanese horror adventure game. The player investigates a series of deaths that occur in a Tokyo school every ten years. Some RPG elements add variety to the detective gameplay here.

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Ninja Village
Ninja Village

Strategy 25 March 2013

Ninja Village is a strategy game set in 16th century Japan. The player manages the titular village of Ninja warriors. His task is the economic development of the settlement, which allows to fund the training and equipping of the army, which we then use to conquer rebellious provinces.

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Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude

Adventure 01 March 2022

A free visual novel, which is a prequel to the game Ghostwire: Tokyo. In Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude we accompany KK and his team of detectives in the investigation of a mysterious disappearance. The protagonist and his entourage quickly get entangled in a much bigger intrigue.

PCPS4

SunnySide
SunnySide

RPG 2024

A jRPG, life sim and agricultural sim game. In SunnySide we find ourselves in the Japanese province, running our own farm and making relations with other inhabitants of the area, as well as exploring its many secrets.

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Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Adventure 08 March 2023

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo is a Japanese horror adventure game, in which the player faces curses in a faithfully recreated Sumida district of Tokyo. The gameplay revolves around exploration, talking to NPCs and solving puzzles.

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Romancing SaGa 2
Romancing SaGa 2

RPG 23 March 2016

The brushed up edition of 1993's Romancing SaGa 2. It is simultaneously the first installment in the series to be released outside of Japan and intended for mobile devices (Android, iOS). The storyline is set in a fantasy world, which has been invaded by the Seven Heroes – a group of legendary champions, who, for reasons unknown, have transformed into demons and threaten human existence.

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Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief

Action 11 October 2022

Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief is a stealth game in which we play as a Japanese thief working in Edo period. Game offers a lot of freedom of mission execution and non-linear plot, shaped by our decisions.

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The Kids We Were: Complete Edition
The Kids We Were: Complete Edition

Adventure 02 December 2021

The Kids We Were: Complete Edition is an adventure game focused on the narrative aspect. We play as a young boy who explores a sleepy Japanese town in search of information about his father.

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Mizen Tantei: The Protea Cases
Mizen Tantei: The Protea Cases

Adventure 28 July 2022

Mizen Tantei: The Protea Cases is a game with elements of adventure game and visual novel, set in modern Tokyo, in the Shinjuku district. The plot combines detective and romantic plots.

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The Silver 2425
The Silver 2425

Adventure 15 March 2017

A compilation of two detective adventure games by Grasshopper Interactive. The Silver 2425 bundle includes a remastered version of The Silver Case, originally released in 1999 for PlayStation, and its remake, titled The 25th Ward: The Silver Case that came out in 2005 for mobile devices. While playing, we are taken to the Japan of 1999, and our task is to solve cases of mysterious murders.

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NEO: The World Ends with You
NEO: The World Ends with You

RPG 27 July 2021

NEO: The World Ends with You is an action RPG, a follow-up to the 2008 game. During the adventure, the players take on the role of a boy named Rindo, who was involved in a murderous competition called Reapers' Game.

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Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed
Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed

Action 20 July 2021

Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is an absurd action adventure game in which we take on the role of otaku and cross Japan's Akihabara and fight the local vampires by undressing them to a broth. This is a renewed and improved version of the original from the PSP console.

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BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!

Arcade 04 April 2018

A free-to-play mix of classical music-rhythmic game and visual novel, in which we follow the lives of several Japanese high school students starting their musical careers in amateur rock and pop bands. The title offers dozens of original music pieces as well as covers of popular anime songs.

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Love Live! School Idol Festival
Love Live! School Idol Festival

Arcade 11 May 2014

A classic music-rhythm game with adventure elements, based on the anime series Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine! Sunshine! Players follow the fate of Japanese high school girls. They set up a large pop band to save their school, which is threatened with closure. The title offers a total of more than a hundred original songs.

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Yumenikki -Dream Diary-
Yumenikki -Dream Diary-

Adventure 23 February 2018

YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- is a narrative surreal horror adventure game. The title is a commercial remake of the cult free game from 2004. The new version abandons two-dimensional graphics and features fully three-dimensional visuals. It also expands the story with new features.

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Slice, Dice & Rice
Slice, Dice & Rice

Fighting 27 April 2017

A 2D fighting game set in an alternative reality based on how the ancient Japanese imagined afterlife. We can choose from a roster of eight characters, each of them has different appearance, weapons and special abilities. Additionally, they all have their unique stories which we discover during the game. The feature that distinguishes this game, developed by an indie studio called DojoGames, is the lack of a health bar.

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