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Patch Notes v1.45 and Roadmap
Shujinkou v1.45 🛠️ Engine Upgrade Shujinkou's game engine has been upgraded by two major versions. This has led to all-around performance improvements relating to FPS, loading times, lighting systems, animated illustra…
Store13 changesFixPerformance - Shujinkou
Shujinkou @ BitSummit 2026
Shujinkou @ BitSummit 2026 Tokyo, Japan (May 30, 2026) – We did it! Our studio’s first sponsorship for any kind of event—in this case, BitSummit, the biggest indie game show in Japan! There was a whopping 68,000+ visito…
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Shujinkou @ Pomeranian University in Słupsk 🇵🇱
Shujinkou @ Pomeranian University in Słupsk 🇵🇱 We are happy to share that we recently sponsored TENSAI 2026, the third edition of a knowledge competition focused on Japanese language and culture at Pomeranian Universi…
Event3 changes - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Lecture @ Waseda University (早稲田大ĺ¦)
Shujinkou Lecture at Waseda University (早稲田大ĺ¦) Hey! It’s Julian here. The team and I are super excited to share that yesterday, April 7, 2026, I was fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to lecture about S…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Patch v1.44 Hotfix 1
Shujinkou Patch v1.44 Hotfix 1 We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here: Confirmed and fixed an edge case that some completionists encountered involving being unable to unlock the last achievement. Apologies f…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Shujinkou
Steam Spring Sale: Shujinkou is 35% OFF!
Steam Spring Sale: Shujinkou is 35% OFF! The official 🌸 2026 Steam Spring Sale 🌸 is live, and Shujinkou is 35% off for a limited time. If you’ve been waiting for a good moment to jump in, continue your journey, or gif…
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Shujinkou @ GDC 2026
Shujinkou @ GDC 2026! Rice Games is honored to share that themes from Shujinkou were featured in the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming Concert Medley, which celebrated some of the most standout video game music from 2025. Ste…
Store2 changesPerformance - Shujinkou
Patch Notes v1.44
Shujinkou v1.44 Polish / Quality of Life Improved readability of the Kanban Menu's Labyrinth View with text being colored for the currently selected labyrinth. Added Change Time spots to Town 4 and Town 5. Sushi that he…
Store16 changesFixGameplay - Shujinkou
Shujinkou at The New York Game Awards!
Shujinkou at The New York Game Awards! What a night at The 15th New York Game Awards. Our team had an amazing time attending this year’s event, and we are incredibly honored that Shujinkou was nominated for Best Hidden…
Event5 changesGameplay - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 3
Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 3 We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here: Fixed an issue that a player encountered with Otogawa's Ishi (#2). Fixed a writing issue with Tsunako's Ishi (#18). Fixed missing らりるれろ…
Patch notes7 changesFix - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 2
Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 2 We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here: Fixed a few typos and improved text found in quests. Fixed inconsistent level progression for certain Arawasu skills. Improved some word…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Shujinkou
Steam Winter Sale: Shujinkou is 34% off ($39.59) + Holiday Art! ⛄️
2025 Steam Winter Sale The official 2025 Steam Winter Sale is live, and Shujinkou is 34% off for $39.59. This is the biggest sale we've done so far, so if you’ve been waiting for the right time to jump in (or to gift it…
Patch notes2 changesGameplayServer - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Nominated for “Best Hidden Gem” at the New York Game Awards!
Hey everyone! We just got some news we’re genuinely excited (and honestly a bit stunned) to share: Shujinkou has been nominated for " Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem " at the 15th Annual New York Game Awar…
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Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 1
Shujinkou Patch v1.43 Hotfix 1 We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here: Fixed a rare edge case with ultrawide monitors showing a strange display for certain ultrawide devices starting the game for the first t…
Patch notes4 changesFixMaps - Shujinkou
Shujinkou OST Available Now on Steam!
Shujinkou OST Available Now on Steam! We are super excited to announce that the Shujinkou™ Original Soundtrack is now digitally available on Bandcamp, Steam, and the newly-opened Rice Games Web Store! The 158-track digi…
Store2 changes - Shujinkou
Shujinkou Scores 8/10 at VGChartz!
New Review is Live! Our 10th Metacritic-affiliated review is here! We got a comprehensive review from Senior Editor Evan Norris of VGChartz, scoring Shujinkou at an amazing 8/10. VGChartz is one of the toughest critics,…
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