Kalanoro Brings Malagasy Folklore to 3D Action Adventure
Sega is publishing a console action adventure from a Madagascar studio, and the play report's notes on early difficulty suggest the game leans on precise platforming rather than the folklore setting alone.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Sega plans to release the action adventure game Kalanoro for PS5 and Nintendo Switch on September 24, 2026. Madagascar-based Red Raketa Studio developed it. Players control Karakeri, a Kalanoro girl, who forms a band with lemur musicians, posts flyers to gain fans, and aims to confront the witch Raneny, who seized her island. A 4Gamer play report describes platforming stages, hair-based attacks, and a bush taxi base.
Red Raketa Studio, based in Madagascar, developed the title, and Sega handles publishing. The setting draws on Malagasy folklore: the island of Lemuria, the humanoid UMA Kalanoro, and the witch Raneny, who plundered the island, built factories, and declared herself queen.
Karakeri, a Kalanoro girl, follows a prophecy and forms a band to earn a slot at Raneny's private concert. She rescues imprisoned lemur musicians across stages, recovers their instruments, and gains fans by pasting band posters over Raneny's portraits. Combat uses fists, thrown weapons, and stretchable hair, with a diving attack when the hair connects.
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