Shujinkou

Shujinkou is a dungeon-crawling JRPG about a retired samurai entrusted with saving his home from intelligent, language-devouring Akuma. He is joined by an eccentric fox freed from a cursed abode and an astute princess with her own ambitions. The campaign spans two full-length story arcs, including the Sabaku Arc, and takes over 80 hours; the game offers over 200 hours of gameplay content.

Story and characters

You explore a vast world, meet its characters and take on quests as the story unfolds. You can bond with six partners through 42 story quests and 120 short events. The game includes over 80 special 4K illustrations across the main story and partner content.

Dungeons and combat

The game has 16 handcrafted labyrinths, each with dozens of challenges. You fight over 300 enemies, whose unique names use hiragana, katakana and kanji. More than 180 Arawasu (traditional) skills can be used in battle and in the field, or provide bonuses.

Japanese learning

Learning Japanese is entirely optional and is integrated into the adventure through the Kanakae system. You can study all hiragana and katakana, hundreds of kanji, and over 100 types of grammar corresponding to JLPT N5 to N3. The wider language content spans JLPT N5 to N1 standards and includes words, phrases, kana, kanji and grammar. More than 700 vocal lines each from native Japanese male and female speakers accompany the learning content.

Most user-interface text can be displayed in English, Japanese, Furigana or Romaji. You can switch to English Mode at any time and continue playing as a JRPG.

Activities and music

Alongside the story, you can use skills and items, forge equipment, cook, fish, complete quests, play minigames and visit shops. The game also includes achievements and records to break, as well as six minigames that review different aspects of Japanese.

The soundtrack is described as having a 7-hour runtime and 158 tracks, with music spanning more than a dozen genres. A Jukebox lets you listen to the in-game music, which continues playing while you browse menus. A Gallery collects the fullscreen illustrations you have seen in the story and side content.