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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
Shujinkou is a story-driven, turn-based dungeon crawler that provides players with the option to learn Japanese as they play. Play through an enthralling 80-hour story campaign as Shu, Jin, and Kou in a fight to save the world from the Akuma.
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Review score: 92% on 2026-11-01 → 92% today (27 reviews)
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Shujinkou Patch v1.47 Hotfix 1We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here:Fix issue with some VFX throwing a harmless error screen to some players. Sorry!Fix issue with the game having input issues and an error screen appearing for players who have unor…
Shujinkou v1.47This is a smaller update, but it addresses several important issues reported by our community—thank you to everyone who took the time to flag them. ❤️✨ Polish & Quality of LifeMinor engine update with slight performance improvements.🐞 Bug Fixes…
Shujinkou v1.46📊 LeaderboardsCheck the Leaderboards menu from the Main Menu by going to the Extras section. Your ranks for various different statistics (26 types!) will be shown! Note that ranks will feel a bit outdated and low in total number for some time d…
Shujinkou Demo d1.45Bam! We're back, still alive as always, with d1.45 for the thousands of demo players out there! 🔥This update packs 100+ fixes and improvements implemented over the past few months.If you’ve been curious about Shujinkou but haven’t quite be…
Shujinkou Patch v1.45 Hotfix 1We've got some small bugs addressed and fixed here:Fixed an issue where D-pad was not really working super smoothly/reliably on Steam Deck. This wasn't an issue a few months ago and was traced to a non-Shujinkou bug with Unity, bu…
Shujinkou v1.45🛠️ Engine UpgradeShujinkou'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 illustrations and portraits, and more.✨ Polish & Qu…
Learn Japanese Through Gaming! @ JASSDWe're excited to announce that Julian Rice, founder of Rice Games and director of Shujinkou® (主人公), will be speaking at Learn Japanese Through Gaming!, a free online event hosted by the Japan America Society of San Diego (…
Shujinkou @ The Steam Machine PC Gaming PodcastIn this podcast episode, The Steam Machine PC Gaming Podcast hosts Dalton and Willie take an extended deep dive into Shujinkou, discussing its dungeon-crawling JRPG gameplay, Japanese-learning mechanics, how jam-p…
Shujinkou Arrives on the Mac App Store & Epic Games Store on September 9th!Shujinkou is expanding to two new storefronts on September 9! After an incredible journey here on Steam and across consoles like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, we’re excited to …
Steam Trading Cards & More - Out Now!Featuring: 16 New Steam Achievements!Sixteen new Steam Achievements are now available on Steam, unlockable by progressing through Shujinkou's Akuma and Swimsuit Quests DLCs.Our apologies for the lengthy wait—we've added the…
Steam Trading Cards & More - Out Now!Featuring: Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons, Avatars, and more!Fifteen trading cards are now available on Steam from playing Shujinkou. We hope you enjoy collecting these trading cards filled with AWESOME illustrations from…
Shujinkou Interview with Kyoto CMEXRice Games is happy to share that KYOTO CMEX recently published an interview with founder and director Julian Rice about Shujinkou™, Shujinkou 2, BitSummit PUNCH, and the studio’s decision to participate in Japan;s biggest im…
Rice Games @ GAME AiCON Seoul 2026Rice Games is excited to share that founder and CEO Julian Rice was invited to speak at GAME AiCON Seoul 2026 with a keynote speech titled:“Beyond Localization: Language Learning as Game Innovation” 현지화를 넘어: 게임 혁신으로서의 언어 학습Hel…
Shujinkou @ BitSummit 2026Tokyo, 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+ visitors across the Business Day (May 22nd) and …
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 University in Słupsk in Poland. According to the u…
Shujinkou Lecture at Waseda University (早稲田大学)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 Shujinkou at Waseda University (早稲田大学) in c…
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 gift it to someone who loves ambitious JRPGs,…
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.Presented during GDC in San Francisco, the per…
