Let's Learn Japanese! Hiragana (2019)

Developer: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 130 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A slow-paced, encouraging learning tool where you practice and memorize characters through simple interactive exercises.

educationalcasualrelaxingrepetitivefocusedaccessible

What players say

Players finish the game in under 2 hours and say it works well for reviewing hiragana you already know, but beginners should stick with Duolingo. The audio is inconsistent and one romanization (hu for fu) is considered wrong. The match-3 minigame is widely disliked as confusing.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.