Steam Page Opens For Hanafuda Roguelite Hanafuda No Miko
The store page and the October 31 demo slot turn a stated 2027 Early Access plan into something with a page, a hands-on date, and a sticker bonus attached, which is the point at which an indie project can be judged on play rather than description.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Solo developer knp opened the Steam store page for the roguelite action game Hanafuda no Miko on September 29, with Early Access planned for 2027. Players control a miko through a side-scrolling labyrinth, collecting hanafuda cards for effects, choosing among five Goko no Kata, and facing the Goko no Ayakashi boss, whose second phase is a hanafuda yaku battle in 3D space. A playable demo is scheduled for Tokyo Game Dungeon 14 on October 31.
Hanafuda no Miko puts the card game itself inside the boss fight. The Goko no Ayakashi battle runs in two phases: the first half is kata-based action that chips at the boss's shield, and the second shifts to a single-player hanafuda battle in 3D space. That battle is not a standard match. Players pick the yaku they are aiming for from the cards in hand, and can spend health to draw when the combination will not come together. The run is shaped before that: five starting kata based on pine, cherry blossom, pampas grass, rain, and paulownia, more found inside the labyrinth, and cards that adjust attack power, movement speed, attack range, and healing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 「花札」で戦うローグライトアクションゲーム『花札ノ巫孤』Steamストアページが公開。あつめた札を組み合わせ、「役」を揃えてボスを攻撃