Katana Shadow: Demon Hunter
By @Kim
Navigate a roguelike board map and master timing-based combat to defeat powerful demon bosses.
How to play
- Roll the dice to move your pawn across the board map.
- Manage your thirst and health levels between combat encounters.
- Use the joystick to move, jump, and slide during battles.
- Time your attacks, parries, and dodges to counter enemy strikes.
- Defeat the regional boss to clear the map and progress.
Controls
- Touch
- Use the on-screen joystick to move and tap buttons to attack, parry, and dodge.
- Keyboard
- Use Arrow keys to move, J to slash, K to parry, L to evade, and Space to roll dice.
- Mouse
- Click the on-screen buttons to attack, parry, dodge, and roll dice.
More about this game
Embark on a perilous journey across a board map, managing your health and thirst as you progress toward regional bosses. Engage in intense, timing-based combat where mastering slashes, parries, and dodges is crucial for survival. As you advance, enemies like the Silk Widow and Luka Oni unleash complex, multi-stage attack patterns. A run ends when your health is fully depleted or you successfully conquer the final demon boss.
Tips
- Execute a perfect guard to gain a +25% skill charge and open the enemy for a powerful counterattack.
- Watch for a strike opening to deal 2.0x critical damage to the boss.
- If you get caught in a silk binding, tap the evade button rapidly to break free before taking damage.
Questions
What happens if my thirst runs out?
If your thirst level drops too low, you will suffer from dehydration, which triggers a warning and makes surviving subsequent encounters much more difficult.
How do I use my ultimate skill?
Build up your skill charge by landing attacks and executing perfect parries. Once the ultimate button glows red, press it to unleash a devastating attack.
How does the posture system work?
Attacking and parrying depletes the boss's posture bar. Once broken, it creates an opening for massive damage, but the bar will regenerate over time.