Underplayed Gems

Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat (2018)

Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat cover
Developer
Sleepy Duck
Publisher
RIVER CROW STUDIO
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating
4.2 of 5, 382 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Feels like classroom drills disguised as a turn-based RPG, with structured lessons and repetitive kanji combat.

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What players say

Players say the game works well as a flash-card replacement for learning kanji meanings, but many report game-breaking bugs the developers never fixed. The RPG mechanics feel tacked-on, with odd scaling and an unskippable story that frustrates some. It is best approached as a supplement to other study tools.

Screenshots

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