Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles
Become the blade that destroys demons! In Solo Mode, follow Tanjiro through the story from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime as he faces demons in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has become a…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is an adventure developed by CyberConnect2, released 14 October 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is an adventure game developed by CyberConnect2 and released in 2021. It was published by Aniplex. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Based on the acclaimed anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga, this adventure retraces the story of Tanjiro Kamado, a kindhearted young charcoal seller living in the mountains of Taisho-era Japan. Tanjiro's peaceful life is shattered when his family is slaughtered by a demon, leaving only his sister Nezuko alive but transformed into a demon herself. Refusing to give up on her, Tanjiro resolves to find a way to restore her humanity and avenge his family. He undergoes brutal training and joins the Demon Slayer Corps, a secret order of warriors who hunt the man-eating demons that stalk the night. Following the events of the anime's first season and the Mugen Train arc, the story carries…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is the fourth of 7 entries we hold in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series. It arrived 7 months after Demon Slayer Tamagotchi Hashira Gathering Version. The next entry was Demon Slayer Tamagotchi Yukaku Edition in 2022. Its critic score of 73 is almost exactly the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 at 82.
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How it was received
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles launched on 14 October 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Far Cry 6. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Far Cry 6.
Cheats and codes
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Official trailer
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Dlc
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles: Tengen Uzui Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Additional Costume Pack - Kimetsu Academy Summer Uniforms
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Nezuko Advanced Demon Form
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke - Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Daki Character Pack
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles: Gyutaro Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Zenitsu Agatsuma (Infinity Castle) Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Tanjiro Kamado (Infinity Castle) Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Giyu Tomioka (Infinity Castle) Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Doma Character Pack
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles: Akaza (Infinity Castle) Character Pack
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