Trek to Yomi (2022)

Developer: Leonard Menchiari
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 76 player ratings
Main story: about 6.3 hours
Completionist: about 12 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

Playing Trek to Yomi feels like guiding a lone samurai through a monochrome world of quiet, deliberate sword clashes and somber reflection.

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About

As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.

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