{"id":27433,"date":"2024-02-19T19:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27433"},"modified":"2024-02-19T19:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:32:40","slug":"20240219-27433","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240219-27433\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkour your way to a legendary hot spring in this Japanese jumping game for all skill levels\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie game development studio Monochrome Tales announced their new action game <strong>HopStepHotspring<\/strong> for PC (Steam). It will be playable in English and will release around the end of March (price TBA). HopStepHotspring was created under the intriguing concept of a \u201cdevious game that even novice players can complete if they are determined not to give up.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You play as Atsumi Minagawa, a young woman who wants to go to a hot spring on her day off work. She has high standards and wants to soak in the best hot spring she can find. Therefore, the aim of the game is to reach a legendary hot spring hidden in the mountains by jumping effectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-002.jpeg\" alt=\"HopStepHotspring japanese indie jumping game monochrome tales\" class=\"wp-image-27444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-002-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this beginner-friendly title, the player progresses by using a simple combination of the left and right movement keys and a jump button. There are 3 types of jump, which vary in height, and you can switch between them by pressing the jump button. You will need to use the appropriate jump to traverse each obstacle and continue your quest for bathing bliss.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-001.jpeg\" alt=\"HopStepHotspring japanese indie jumping game monochrome tales\" class=\"wp-image-27443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-001.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240219-27433-001-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game appears to consist of one long side scrolling stage and the landscapes you will come across on your journey look rather surreal. It seems Atsumi will have to parkour through tree lined parks, through people\u2019s houses and even traverse floating platforms in a Middle Eastern inspired desert. You will have to play the game to find out what intrepid lengths Atsumi will have to go to in order to find the legendary spring. Incidentally, the adult content description on Steam hints at some nudity, suggesting that you may get to see the main character entering the hot spring bath after her climb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Steam\u306b\u3066\u30b9\u30c8\u30a2\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u516c\u958b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<br><br>\u5927\u597d\u304d\u306a\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u7cfb\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092<br>\u81ea\u5206\u3067\u4f5c\u3063\u3066\u307f\u305f\u3044\uff01\u304b\u3089\u958b\u767a\u304c\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u305f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30ad\u30f3\u3084\u58fa\u7cfb\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u304a\u597d\u304d\u306a\u65b9\u3082<br>\u305d\u3046\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u3001\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u306a\u65b9\u3082<br><br>\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3089\u30a6\u30a3\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u5165\u308c\u3066\u767a\u58f2\u304a\u307e\u3061\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff5e\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioV5fB3mAX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ioV5fB3mAX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MonochromeTales (@MonochromeTales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonochromeTales\/status\/1758339392538902950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>The game page is now up on Steam! <\/em>\u00a0<br><em>I started developing this title because I wanted to make my own jump game.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>It\u2019s for those who like jumping and hammer-and-pot climbing games, as well as for those who don\u2019t, and casual players.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>If this sounds good to you, please add it to your wishlist and wait for its release.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Monochrome Tales\u2019 page on X, HopStepHotspring was borne from the developer\u2019s love of jumping games. The developer would like casual players as well as jumping game veterans who enjoyed titles such as <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1061090\/Jump_King\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jump King<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/240720\/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting Over It with Bennet Froddy<\/a> to give the game a go. HopStepHotspring is apparently designed so that even those who are not good at jumping games can gradually improve their skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HopStepHotspring is scheduled to release for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2833390\/HopStepHotspring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) around the end of March 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240217-282876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240217-282845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240216-282731\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-17 11:36\u00a0JST)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help Japanese office worker Atsumi reach a secret hot spring on her day off in the deceptively simple indie jumping game HopStepHotspring. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":27442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-27433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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