Cicada

Cicada is a generational action-simulation game set in the Japanese countryside in summer. You live as a cicada, flying through fields and facing foes, or simply wandering the landscape. When your cicada’s vitality runs out, its life ends, but you can pass its power on to the next generation.

A life passed on

You grow stronger by mating with a partner you find in the open fields. Your offspring inherit powerful traits, and you control the next generation as it takes on enemies your previous cicada could not defeat. You can also fall in battle and pass your will to a successor, or spend your brief life exploring the countryside.

Vitality decreases constantly from the start of the game, so each cicada has a limited lifespan. To continue, you must pass on your life to the next generation.

The summer countryside

Explore a peaceful rural landscape with paddy fields, tall grass, streams and rustling trees. You can fly freely through the open world, discover and collect things, and experience the summer setting from a cicada’s perspective. Seen from above, the scenery resembles a detailed miniature diorama.