Japanese hip hop meets biopunk action in Sonokuni - coming to Steam Next Fest on 10th June
Tokyo, Japan - 3rd June, 2024 - Kakehashi Games and Don Yasa Crew are excited to announce that their Japanese hip hop biopunk action title, Sonokuni, will have a new playable demo featured during the coming Steam Next Fest on 10th June.
A sneak peak of what’s to come will also be shown during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase on 8th June, including a brand new trailer and track from the game.
In Sonokuni, players will take on the role of Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. Join in her struggle to balance the morality of extreme violence against the defence of her own people, in a story inspired by real-life Japanese mythology (with every moment punctuated with a visceral soundtrack from Japanese developer and hip hop group, Don Yasa Crew).
Are you ready to deliver vengeance? Wishlist the game now over on the Sonokuni Steam page to be alerted when the demo goes live.
Press/influencer information:
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Want a key to help prepare coverage of Sonokuni? Feel free to head to our PressEngine page here to submit a request.
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For other press enquiries, review, preview and/or interview requests, please reach out to press@kakehashigames.com
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Find the full Sonokuni Press Kit here.
About Don Yasa Crew
Don Yasa Crew is a 7-person Japanese hip hop group who in 2019 - during the height of Covid pandemic lockdown in Japan - decided to make a game. With live performances impossible, their aim was to convey their particular have-not-hip-hop style through Sonokuni - a world and story infused with their raw energetic music and a fresh biopunk take on Japanese mythology.
About Kakehashi Games
Founded in Tokyo in 2013, Kakehashi Games is a boutique publishing team that strives to build bridges between East and West. Over the last decade they have helped release over 300 of the most acclaimed indie titles in Japan, including Hollow Knight, Sea of Stars, Dead Cells, Eastward, and more. As of 2023, Kakehashi Games has become a worldwide publisher as well, with a focus on bringing the best indie games from Asia to the rest of the world. Check their website for more information.
