Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief
Join honorable thief Ebizo on the streets of Mikado, and put your thieving skills to the test! Will you walk the path of honor for the sake of family? The choice is yours to make.
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief is an adventure developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 11 October 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief is
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief is an adventure game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2022. It was published by NIS America. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set during the Edo period of Japan, Kamiwaza stars amateur thief Ebizo, who aspires to steal from the rich and give to the poor. During his first stint, however, he and his mentor, Ainosuke, witness their own men take the lives of innocent civilians. Disillusioned by the horrific display of violence, Ainosuke advises Ebizo to escape with the only survivor—a lone girl. A decade later, Ebizo has held fast to his morals, living an honest and fulfilling life with Suzuna, the young girl he took in as his own daughter. But the illusion of security is shattered once Suzuna falls ill. In order to buy the medicine she desperately needs, Ebizo is faced with a heavy financial burden. Conflicted, Ebizo…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief launched on 11 October 2022, within three weeks of A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Bayonetta 3. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 9 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3.
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