Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress (2024) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress

Shikon-X is a space Point & Click game where you play as Major Daaia, the best Federation pilot. During a routine operation, you receive a mysterious transmission from the attackers, which kick-starts an epic…

25 July 2024

What Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress is

Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress is an adventure game developed by Kindermann Corp. and released in 2024. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress, you play as Major Daaia, the best pilot in the Federation, who, during a routine defense operation, receives a mysterious message from humanity's mortal enemy, the Rolars. That message kick-starts an intergalactic adventure of epic proportions, where you'll visit alien planets, meet all kinds of weird and silly characters, and even discover the truth about the war and why you've been chosen to uncover it all. You've never played an adventure game like this before! Shikon-X features streamlined controls: you only have one inventory and one interaction button, no verbs and no pixel hunting, just interact with the environment and characters, and don't worry…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shikon-X Astro Defense Fortress launched on 25 July 2024, within three weeks of Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human and Cat Quest III. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human, Cat Quest III.

Official trailer