Wanted to have my own Japanese themed ARPG, threw away 1 year of my life and now I'm opening a small playtest
This will be my first game ever on Steam.
This is all new to me, I'm not originally a game dev but a software engineer.
I've read that starting with your dream game is wrong, that making things big is wrong... but my heart and keyboard says its right!
Ashikai will be available for playtest on July 5th until 19th aaaaand I do hope people come in, spend a few minutes and destroy my game!
Jokes aside, I'm putting all my heart into what I would like to play.
If you like ARPGs, Japanese culture or just to walk with a Katana, perhaps this is for you!
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There's a lot of placeholders, specially the voice overs, but fret not, I'm talking to a few japanese Seiyū and perhaps in the future you might be surprised who you will hear!
Register for the playtest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4534780/Ashikai/
Posted May 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC