{"id":27259,"date":"2024-02-15T17:58:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27259"},"modified":"2024-02-15T17:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:58:44","slug":"20240215-27259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240215-27259\/","title":{"rendered":"Touhou-inspired Korean bullet hell shooter Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage announced for Steam\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Korean publisher CFK opened the Steam Store page for <strong>Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage<\/strong> on February 14. Developed by DeerFarm, the game\u2019s release is planned for the second quarter of 2024 for the PC (Steam).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256992869\/movie_max_vp9.webm?t=1705905431\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage is a vertical-scrolling bullet hell shoot \u2019em up featuring elements of Korean mythology. The game expands upon its 2017 predecessor Shikhondo: Soul Eater, and is set in a world swarmed by soul-eating Youkai who have broken free from Hell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protagonist, an anonymous girl, fights against the Youkai in search of her lost memories, and is accompanied by the Grim Reaper. Aside from an Arcade\/Story mode, Shikhondo will have a Boss Rush mode that focuses on boss fights, a sudden-death option called Hardcore mode and a Dual mode in which you can switch between characters mid-play.\u00a0<\/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=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240215-27259-header.-001jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage gameplay screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240215-27259-header.-001jpg.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240215-27259-header.-001jpg-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240215-27259-header.-001jpg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240215-27259-header.-001jpg-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game will feature a \u201cSoul collecting\u201d mechanic \u2013 by grazing bullets, you can collect souls to charge your Soul Gauge. Once charged, it can be used to launch an attack that nullifies enemy bullets for a moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trailer footage reveals sleek graphics and attractive character designs, while gameplay appears to be inspired by the Touhou series. The developer warns of mild nudity in boss designs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage is planned to release in the second quarter of 2024 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2712480\/Shikhondo_Youkai_Rampage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage is an upcoming indie bullet-hell shoot \u2019em up inspired by Touhou Project and Korean mythology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":27262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-27259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-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>Touhou-inspired Korean bullet hell shooter Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage announced for Steam\u00a0 - 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