Dark Samurai: The First Duel
By @zxc
Duel against deadly foes using precise strikes, blocks, and powerful skills in this intense samurai fighting game.
How to play
- Select your warrior and enter the arena to face your opponent.
- Move left and right to manage distance and avoid incoming strikes.
- Tap the attack button to strike and hold block to defend.
- Use your three unique skills when their cooldowns are ready.
- Spend earned coins in the training hall to upgrade your stats.
Controls
- Touch
- Use the on-screen joystick to move and tap the action buttons to fight.
- Keyboard
- Move with A/D or arrows, Space to attack, Shift to block, 1/2/3 for skills.
- Mouse
- Not supported.
More about this game
Your goal is to defeat a series of opponents across five challenging stages. In each duel, you must balance moving, attacking, blocking, and managing skill cooldowns to drain the enemy's health before they defeat you. As you progress, enemies become faster, more aggressive, and gain complex attack patterns. You earn coins to upgrade your warrior's health, attack, defense, and skills. A run ends when your health reaches zero or you conquer the final boss.
Tips
- Watch your opponent's anticipation frames carefully. Enemies like the Corrupted Beast have specific wind-up animations before their heavy attacks, giving you time to block.
- Avoid spamming the attack button. Your basic combos have recovery frames, which will leave you completely vulnerable to enemy counterattacks if your strikes miss.
- Spend your coins wisely in the training hall. The maximum upgrade level for any stat is 6, with costs increasing from 40 up to 220 coins.
Questions
How many warriors can I choose from?
You can choose from four unique warriors: Ronin, Oni Warrior, Shadow Assassin, and War Monk. Each has different stats, weapons, and three distinct combat skills.
How many stages are there?
There are five stages to clear. You will face increasingly difficult enemies, culminating in a final boss fight against The Fallen Shogun in the Demon Fortress.
What do the upgrades do?
Upgrades improve your maximum health, basic attack damage, damage reduction, and skill power. You can also upgrade your energy to reduce the cooldown time of your special abilities.