Muramasa Burden

Muramasa Burden is a dark fantasy hack-and-slash game inspired by Japanese mythology. As a samurai, you wield a cursed katana to fight the Yokai spirits, reach the heart of their invasion and defeat the God of Yokai.

The curse

Your health is represented by a timer rather than health points. Defeating enemies gives you more time, while the curse grants abilities such as an instant dash and a deadly projectile launched with your sword. You can use these powers to fight the Yokai and banish them from the world.

Demonic rage

As your remaining time decreases, demonic rage grows stronger. It has two stages that trigger automatically, each increasing your attack and movement speed and damage while enhancing your abilities. You can also manually activate a special rage stage, which gives the samurai further bonuses but makes the timer run significantly faster.

Locations and competition

The game has two visually distinct locations, each with multiple arenas and a boss at its end. After completing the game, your record is saved to a global leaderboard, where you can compete with other players for the fastest completion time.