Shizuku: Japanese myth | Small creatures. A big story.

A forest at night. A single drop falls from the branch of a great tree while a fox looks up from a rock

What spilled that night

was the kindness of the world.

ABOUT

Transform,and change the world.

A 2D action-adventure set in Japanese mythology

"Shizuku: Japanese myth" (Kamikara no Shizuku) is a 2D action-adventure game set in the world of Japanese mythology.

On one side it is an action game, where the heroine's power to transform opens up all kinds of moves. On the other it is an adventure, where you talk with the many characters of a story set in Japan, and sometimes even with your enemies.

There is rarely a single solution to a problem. Save the world your own way.

SteamEarly Access out now
Nintendo SwitchComing later

Transform, run, jump

Your form decides which road you can take

Story

STORY

Long, long ago.

A precious drum was stolen

from the village of the foxes.

Chasing after it,

Rin learns what the Red Oni

are really after.

Read the story

An ink painting of a forest and a torii gate, with a fox looking up at the moon under autumn leaves

Characters

CHARACTER

Small encounters move a great destiny.

Fox キツネ Fast on her feet, and climbs ladders with ease.
Human ヒト Double jump. Takes no damage while sliding.
Red Oni アカオニ Release to smash brittle rocks.
Kappa カッパ Coming in the full release Strong near water. Moves like a human.
Tanuki タヌキ Coming in the full release Floats down gently. Cannot jump high, but stays in the air for a long time.

Meet the characters

World

WORLD

Mountains, villages, rivers,

and the lives lived between them.

A Japan both beautiful

and somehow nostalgic.

A journey through Japanese myth.

Explore the world

In-game screen of Fox Village — Fox Village Where Rin and the foxes live. The journey starts here.

In-game screen of Red Oni Forest — Red Oni Forest The territory of those who took the village treasure.

In-game screen of Oni Village — Oni Village Beyond the fence, the Red Oni go about their lives.

In-game screen of walking through the kappa bamboo grove

The foxes

could transform.

Conversation会話

Talk, learn, and move the world.

On your adventure you meet characters of many races. By talking with them you come to understand the world. What they tell you may hide a secret, or may even be a lie. And a race that will not normally speak to you might open up once you transform into someone else. Depending on what you do, you may find yourself moving the world.

See the systems

In-game screen of Talking with a Red Oni — Talking with a Red Oni You can talk to enemies too.

In-game screen of The dialogue window — The dialogue window Replies change with your form.

Systems

SYSTEM

Change your form, and the road changes with you.

化ける
Transform

Change your form to fool everyone around you. How you run, where you can reach, and who will talk to you all change.
解き方はひとつではない
More than one answer

Push through by force, talk your way past, or find another road entirely. Play it your way.
頼まれごと
Quests

Fix a ladder, gather herbs, drive off the Onipan. Take on the villagers' requests as you go.
壊して進む
Break through

Charge as a Red Oni to smash brittle rocks. There is more than one way forward.