{"id":11652,"date":"2022-04-18T15:54:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T06:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11652"},"modified":"2022-04-18T15:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T06:54:33","slug":"20220418-11652","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220418-11652\/","title":{"rendered":"Deathsmiles I &#038; II coming to Steam on June 23, preorders open for Steam Physical Version in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>City Connection has announced that <em><strong>Deathsmiles I &amp; II<\/strong><\/em> is coming to Steam on June 23, along with a physical Steam version releasing in Japan that includes DLC characters, a soundtrack, and other items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u30c7\u30b9\u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30eb\u30baI\u30fbII\u300f\u30d7\u30ed\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u6620\u50cf DEATSHSMILES I\u30fbII Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VR8YhaEdgyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Deathsmiles<\/em> is a horizontal bullet hell shoot \u2018em up series from Cave that began in 2007. The games see players take control of girls known as \u201cAngels\u201d as they navigate the world\u2019s gothic influenced stages. Now, on the heels of the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions that released in December of last year, the game is now coming to Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Deathsmiles<\/em> takes place in the alternate world of Gilverado, a peaceful country that various girls who disappeared from Earth have found themselves in. And those who wander into this world are also imbued with magical powers that they use to help keep the peace in Gilverado. But when demons invade, these magical girls, called Angels, must fight back as they navigate the game\u2019s bullet hell shooting stages.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-001-747x420.jpeg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Deathsmiles I &amp; II<\/em> contains 3 games: <em>Deathsmiles<\/em>, <em>Deathsmiles Mega Black Label<\/em>, and <em>Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell<\/em>. The games boast having modes that were only available in the console versions, a comprehensive training mode, and online rankings for each mode in each title. There are also additional DLC sets containing characters from the <em>Gothic wa Mahou Otome<\/em> series, which also take place in the world of Gilverado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Connection has also announced the Steam Physical Version in Japan. While the game itself will be distributed to players via a Steam Key, there are an assortment of physical and digital items included. The physical release comes in a special box with a mouse pad, arranged CD soundtrack, and Steam Keys for the game, DLC, and previously mentioned soundtrack.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220418-11652-002-747x420.jpeg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/city-connection.co.jp\/deathsmiles\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deathsmiles I &amp; II<\/a><\/em> is currently available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The upcoming Steam version can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1884300\/Deathsmiles_III\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deathsmiles I &#038; II is coming to Steam on June 23, along with a physical Steam version releasing in Japan that includes DLC characters, a soundtrack, and other items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":11656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-11652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deathsmiles I &amp; II coming to Steam on June 23, preorders open for Steam Physical Version in Japan - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deathsmiles I &amp; 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