Oniken: Unstoppable Edition

Inspired by the demanding gameplay of 8-bit action/platformers, Oniken pits your agility and swordplay against a gauntlet of enemies, traps, and challenging bosses.

73 5 February 2014

Arcade Fighting Platform Action

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition is an arcade developed by JoyMasher, released 5 February 2014 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Oniken: Unstoppable Edition is

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition is an arcade game developed by JoyMasher and released in 2014. It was published by Digerati Distribution. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken. One day, a ninja mercenary named Zaku offers his services to the resistance for unknown reasons. His moves are lethal and now he is the resistance's only hope.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 32 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.0 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 32MB VRAM Integrated Graphics Card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition launched on 5 February 2014, within three weeks of The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition gameplay screenshot

Quick answers

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Oniken: Unstoppable Edition come out?

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition was released on 5 February 2014 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Oniken: Unstoppable Edition?

At minimum, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition needs 1.0 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 32MB VRAM Integrated Graphics Card graphics, 100 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Oniken: Unstoppable Edition?

The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("100 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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