Akai Katana Shin

Experience sensory overload with CAVE's addition to the shmup arena, Akai Katana. Enter into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em-up fans. The people have discovered the powerful Blood Swords. It requires human sacrifices to unleash their immense destructive power.

The empire used these swords to crush neighbouring countries. Akai Katana is the second CAVE release to feature horizontal combat in sumptuous HD. Prepare for a new definition of 'bullet hell'!

Features
• Contains three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series
• New features include new musical arrangements by Daisuke Matsumoto, an online leaderboard and much more.

  • Developer

    CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd. / CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD.

  • Publisher
    Clear River Games
  • Platforms
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
  • Release

    July 31, 2023

  • Genre

    Shoot 'em up

  • Players

    1-2

  • Languages

    English, French, Italian, ​Spanish, and Japanese

  • Age ratings

    PEGI 12

  • European wholesale distribution

Screenshots

What the press says

"When it comes to the visuals, I love how
everything looks."

The Mako Reactor

"Akai Katana is one hell of a game."

Nintendo Life

©2010, 2011 CAVE CO., LTD. / Licensed to, Developed and Published by 2022 CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD. / © 2023 Published by Clear River Games.

Clear River Games is a Swedish publisher located in Karlstad, Sweden