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Karakuri Kengeki

Karakuri Kengeki is a VR sword-fighting game in which the player fights as a samurai robot using a Japanese katana, moving through various stages redolent of old Japan.

3 January 2023

Karakuri Kengeki is a fighting, released 3 January 2023 on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR.

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What Karakuri Kengeki is

Karakuri Kengeki was released in 2023. It is available on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As a samurai robot, you take up your katana bravely against the enemies ranked against you in each stage, battling with swords amid vividly Japanese settings as the tension ratchets up. Because the enemies are waiting for you in formation, you cannot win simply by waving your sword around like a maniac. Instead, you work your way carefully through each stage, discovering the bespelled sword with its mysterious power, luring the enemy cleverly into single combat to make quick work of them.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Karakuri Kengeki launched on 3 January 2023, within three weeks of Fire Emblem Engage, High on Life, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Free Next-Gen Update.

Released around the same time: Fire Emblem Engage, High on Life, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Free Next-Gen Update.

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When did Karakuri Kengeki come out?
Karakuri Kengeki was released on 3 January 2023 for Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR.

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