Tokyo Valkyries

Tokyo Valkyries is a roguelite deckbuilder in which you build a deck, choose a route through a map and fight to stop an invasion of Tokyo. By day, a group of university students lead ordinary lives; by night, they enter the Underworld as warriors to defend the city.

Story

Grand Earth, a world of swords and magic, was conquered by Belzebia, a dark spirit with immense power. Her conquest begins to threaten a world where magic does not exist. Haruka Fuchi, a Tokyo university student, follows a voice calling for help into a strange space and finds herself in the Underworld, a realm between Grand Earth and her world that Belzebia created.

There, Haruka meets Artesia. If the Underworld is not sealed and Belzebia is not stopped, the world faces annihilation. Haruka and her allies venture into the darkness to protect it.

Card battles

Combat uses turn-based card battles and a deck you build yourself. Each playable character has one of four Attributes: Resolve, Courage, Hope or Dawn. Playing a card that matches a character’s Attribute lets that character act.

Enemy intentions are shown during your turn, so you can decide whether to attack or strengthen your defenses. Reading their actions and responding with offense or defense is central to winning.

Routes and encounters

Each run takes you through a map where you choose which paths to follow on the way to a boss. Its seven types of tiles are:

• Battles against regular enemies
• Elites that pit you against powerful enemies
• Shops where you can buy cards and items
• Cafes where you can restore stamina or boost cards
• Lockers containing random cards or items
• Anomalies with various events
• Bosses who defend the Cursed Swords

The cards you accept or skip after battles and events shape your deck as you progress into the depths and fight the bosses.

Cursed Swords

To seal an Underworld, you must pull out its Cursed Sword, the source of its power, and purify the world. Following Artesia’s instructions, you perform a ritual to remove each sword and stop the invasion.

Pulling out a Cursed Sword can greatly strengthen one of your party members. That character gains an additional Attribute and can become the party leader. Leaders can use a powerful special skill, making party composition and deck-building important to victory.

Characters

The listed characters are Haruka Fuchi (Yuki Nakashima), Artesia (Moe Kakara), Tsubasa Hikami (Mano Ayumi), Anna Keijima (Eri Suzuki), Mamika Kanesaki (Hikaru Iida), Raimu Shirogane (Rika Abe), Suzuno Kosaka (Yuuka Aisaka), Tamaki Tamagoe (Hana Tamegai) and Karin Mikado (Yuina Misuki), among others.