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- PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 19: Library Expansion | Kanji Tower Floor 2 | New HUD Plus
From the Developer The biggest additions include several Japanese classic stories in the Library, Kanji Tower Floor 2, a brand-new on-screen HUD, and many quality-of-life improvements requested by the community. Thank y…
Patch notes34 changesFixUI/audio - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 18: Main Menu Overhaul | UI Improvements Plus
From the Developer This week's update is releasing earlier than usual because several important fixes needed to be addressed as soon as possible. Expect a large update next week! While adding new features is exciting, f…
Patch notes20 changes1 numericFix - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 17: Library Stories Expansion | Online Tower Defense | Anki N5 Idle
From the Developer This week's update expands PLAYNESE's Library system with the addition of new long-form reading content, including classic Japanese literature and religious texts. A major improvement behind the scene…
Store16 changes1 numericFix - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 16: Phrase of the Day | Space Kanji Destroyer | New Songs
From the Developer This week's update: The biggest addition is a new Main Menu featuring a randomized Common Phrase of the Day, alongside a space-themed mini-game that combines arcade action with advanced kanji practice…
Event15 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 15: Multiplayer Co-op | 4 Mini-Games | Anki Idle Expansion
From the Developer This week's major update introduces the very first playable version of PLAYNESE's Multiplayer Game Center! This is only the beginning of ONLINE PLAY, and I'd like to grow it carefully over time. Rathe…
Event18 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 14: Coming Multiplayer Mini-Games | Inventory | Anki Idle N5
From the Developer Next week you'll be able to play Multiplayer Mini-Games! Since PLAYNESE revolves around your own personalized save file, with your own progress, scorecards, shops, difficulty settings, story progressi…
Event22 changesFixStore - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 13: Custom Anki Deck Plus | Tank Mini-Game
From the Developer This week's update focuses on giving players complete freedom over their Japanese studies by introducing fully customizable Anki flashcard deck, a new tank battle mini-game and more. The biggest addit…
Event27 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 12: Anki App | Mini-Games | 1st Person Zoom | Card Art | Performance
From the Developer This week's update is major and packed, focuses on expanding study tools, adding new mini-games, improving performance and introducing several quality-of-life improvements across PLAYNESE. The biggest…
Event42 changesPerformanceGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 11: Kanji Tower Opens | +250 JLPT Cards | Music | Library Toggle
From the Developer This week's update introduces the first floor of the brand-new Kanji Tower, expands the Anki Idle card collection, adds new study songs, and brings additional quality-of-life improvements to the Libra…
Event22 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 10: +840 JLPT Anki Idle Cards | Study Toggle | New Songs
From the Developer This week’s update focuses mostly on a major expansion of the Japanese Anki Idle cards, and new tracks to the Music Room. A large amount (+840) of new vocabulary has been added across multiple JLPT le…
Patch notes20 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 9: Anki Flashcards Idle | +50 Kanji (Floor 5)
From the Developer This week’s update focuses on expanding Japanese learning content with a large new kanji floor and a brand-new idle flashcard system designed to help players study while exploring the world of PLAYNES…
Patch notes12 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 8: Item Shop | Equipment Sets
From the Developer This week’s update focuses on equipment, item progression, and preparation for larger battles and future exploration systems. As enemy encounters continue to expand, including future space battles, st…
Store30 changesFixBalance - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 7: Story Library | Spider Cave
From the Developer: This week’s update is a bit smaller, mainly because I’ve been working on a large amount of new content behind the scenes that didn’t make it into this release yet. That includes more stories, JLPT qu…
Event21 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 6: Fishing Boat | Kanji Tower | JLPT N2 Expansion
Fishing Boat Exploration Update A new fishing boat has been added near the cave area, allowing you to travel to new locations and explore beyond the main paths. This is the beginning of a larger exploration system plann…
Event27 changesGameplayMaps - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 5: Character Select | Steam Deck | BlackJack
Character System Update (New Feature) A new character selection system has been added: Choose from 5 unique characters (3 male / 2 female) More characters will be added in future updates New Feature: You can now change…
Event24 changesFixGameplay - PLAYNESE: Master Japanese
WEEK 4: JLPT N3 | 日本語能力試験
JLPT N3 Room Update Added 100 new JLPT N3 Questions & Answers using the latest improved format. Cleaner visual layout for easier reading Focus on example sentences to help with understanding UI & Visual Improvements Inv…
Event15 changesGameplayUI/audio
