Demon Slayer board game-styled title announced for the Nintendo Switch for 2024 

Aniplex announced Demon Slayer: Mezase! Saikyou Taishi! (lit. Demon Slayer: Strive! Strongest Trooper!) on September 11. The game’s release is planned for 2024 for the Nintendo Switch. 

Demon Slayer: Mezase! Saikyou Taishi! is a digital board game title set in the world of the Demon Slayer anime series. The player can pick their favorite member of the Demon Slayer Corps and play as them. Much like other board games, the player rolls dice, and the number they get decides how much they may advance. Depending on the field you land on various events, including mini games, take place. The game is played versus other players.

An interesting characteristic of the upcoming title is that it features a system of night and day. When night falls, the map changes and demons make their appearance, which calls for players to come together to defeat them. On the other hand, daytime is spent clearing events and mini games, preparing for nighttime. Players compete in how well they perform in battles against demons. It appears that the use of Joy-Con motion controls is planned for the demon battles as well. 

The game will support up to 4 players in both online and offline multiplayer modes. Tanjiro Kamada, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira and the 9 Pillars will be included as playable characters. Nezuko, who can’t be active during the day, will be featured as a supporting character that helps out the player. Moreover, other characters are also expected to make appearances. 

Demon Slayer: Mezase! Saikyou Taishi! is the second console game of the franchise, following the battle action game Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles. While the games adopt completely different systems, they both run on Unreal Engine. 

Demon Slayer: Mezase! Saikyou Taishi! is scheduled for release in 2024 for the Nintendo Switch. 

Written by. Amber V based on the original Japanese article (original article’s publication date: 2023-09-11 10:20 JST)