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🏯 Kansai
Kansai It is autumn season, the fields are golden and the leaves are turning orange. The demon horde is invading Kansai, overrunning even the mighty Himeji castle. Sailing In order to get from Shikoku to Kansai, head to…
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Dark Samurai
Also known as Dark Samurai, dark samurai, dark-samurai
Dark Samurai is a roguelike horde survival game with online co-op multiplayer and persistent progression, set in feudal Japan overrun by demons.
Last update
18 May 2026
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- March 2026
- Debuffs We've added poison damage over time, a curse that stacks damage until it hits, and other debuffs to the game. The confusion debuff causes enemies to lose their target and wander around aimlessly. Multi-skill upg…Patch notes
- February 2026
- Goldbergs As mentioned in the previous update, we're adding upgrades that allow you to build chain reactions. We're calling them goldbergs, inspired by Rube Goldberg machines, and they now come with extra icons to descr…Patch notes
- January 2026
- Shadow clones We're taking inspiration from popular ninja animations to bring you shadow clones. The first weapon to feature clones is the spear, where the clones form a wedge and attack in unison. Spear throw In additi…Patch notes
- September 2025
- The second region You can now travel to Chubu, an entirely new region. Unlike Shikoku, the demon horde has already overwhelmed Chubu and turned it into burning ruins. Villages are destroyed, chasms have split across the…Patch notes
- April 2025
- Creep infestation A demonic creep infestation is spreading across Japan. It has already metastasized to multiple locations on Shikoku island. Demons are emerging from the creep's hives and tunnels. Fight back, assault t…Patch notes
- March 2025
- Multiplayer fixes Fixed bonus item notification showing for all players. Fixed grave spawning in the wrong place. Fixed time starting to run before the first player is done loading. Fixed projectile trails sometimes goi…Store
- Bug fixes and Improvements Fixed Spear Thrust card missing. Fixed Halberd Slam card missing. Fixed player animation jitter at low frame rates. Fixed typo in Rolling Boulder description.Patch notes
- February 2025
- 🏯 Rolling boulderRolling boulder It's time to bring heavy machinery and steamroll demons. The rolling boulder might not attack very often, but when it does, it hits hard. Checkpoints Campfires are back! They save your progress and spawn…
- Your feedback 📢 We've made some changes based on your feedback. Most importantly, we've removed Tutorial Mode entirely and replaced it with a choice between upgrade cards and upgrade chests. Most of you prefer cards, s…Patch notes
- January 2025
- Minimap We've been working on adding a minimap that will not only display the geography of any explored area, but also indicate the location of unopened chests, bosses, gongs and torii gates, merchants and your fallen a…Patch notes
- December 2024
- Boss fights We've been working on boss fights behind the scenes. This update contains the first two behaviors our bosses can have, melee area attacks and charge attacks. Of course all boss attacks are clearly telegraphe…Store
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