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NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow

"NINDO: Guardian of the starlit shadow" is a ninja rogue-like deck-building game set in a beautiful Japanese-inspired world. Face powerful enemies, make strategic choices, and grow stronger to craft a unique battle style.

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Release Date:

Q1 2026

Developer:

MORIKICHIDO

Publisher:

MORIKICHIDO

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔
Japanese	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔
Traditional Chinese	✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Because we want to deliver the core concepts we aim to express in a playable form to players as quickly as possible.

■ Core Concepts

Provide a robust tutorial for players who are new to deck-building roguelikes.

Let players focus on becoming as strong as possible to conquer the dungeon, with the ability to save a completion archive—their deck, acquired items, etc.—upon clearing a run.

Enable players to use that completion archive to take on high-difficulty missions.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We’re planning for roughly 1–2 years, with regular updates throughout that period.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version will launch with a lean content set: a minimal roster of playable characters and the minimum necessary number of implemented cards, equipment, items, and enemy types.
For the planned full version, we aim to expand to up to four playable characters while increasing the variety of cards, equipment, items, and enemies—and continuously fine-tuning game balance.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“With a minimal feature set, the game is already playable in a form that delivers on the core concept:

Tutorial Mode

Main roguelike deck-building mode

High-difficulty mode that uses your completion archive”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The game’s price will change between Early Access and after it. We plan to raise the price for the full version—once the target feature set has been implemented—relative to the Early Access price.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“As a unified global community, we plan to use the Steam Community Hub and discussion threads to post update information and to share bug reports and improvement ideas.”

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Planned Release Date: Q1 2026

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About This Game

About the Game

NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow is a ninja-themed roguelike deckbuilding game set in a beautifully stylized Japanese world.
Face powerful enemies, grow through choices, and craft your own unique path of strategy and strength.

Key Features

🖼️ Striking Visuals: Anime Meets Traditional Japan
Explore a vivid world where classic Japanese aesthetics blend with colorful anime-style visuals. Unique characters and enemies bring this world to life.

🃏 Deckbuilding with Tactical Depth
Choose new cards after each battle to strengthen your deck. Use ninjutsu, martial arts, and ultimate techniques to outsmart your foes.

🔁 Roguelite Replayability
Each dungeon run offers new encounters and events. Learn from defeat, grow stronger, and dive back into the challenge.

📖 Storytelling through Flavor Text
Discover the pasts and fates of the ninja through the rich flavor text on cards and items.

Gameplay Flow

Traverse procedurally generated maps filled with battles and events
Play cards strategically to defeat your enemies
Strengthen your deck with new cards, items, and gear

Forge your own NINDO — the way of the ninja.
🎮 Play the free demo now and get a taste of what's to come!
🛒 Add to your wishlist so you won't miss the official release!

Supported Languages

Japanese (Full Support)
English (Translated)
Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)

Development Roadmap

🛠 Currently in development for Early Access
🔄 Regular updates planned with new cards and features
🤝 Community feedback is welcome — help shape the future of NINDO!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Statement on the use of AI technology
In the development of "NINDO -Guardian of the Starlight-", we have used AI technology in the following areas:

Art production assistance
AI-generated technology was used as a reference for the initial sketches of some character and background designs. These materials were finally modified and optimized by artists to create a unique art style.

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Storage: 2 GB available space

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